🌪️ Away Hurricanes 37-29-5
3–0
Final
🪶 Home Blackhawks 33-30-7
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🌪️ CAR 3003
🪶 CHI 0000

Hurricanes at Blackhawks

Hurricanes beat Blackhawks 3–0 at United Center on March 12, 2008.

🗓 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2007-08 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Eric Staal
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 23:34 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Erik Cole
1 G
4 shots · 20:54 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Matt Cullen
1 G
3 shots · 16:41 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Erik Cole PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:57
Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Eric Staal · beat Corey Crawford
1–0
🌪️ Matt Cullen PP 1st · 10:39
Assists: Eric Staal · beat Corey Crawford
2–0
🌪️ Eric Staal 1st · 12:45
Assists: Joe Corvo, Tuomo Ruutu · beat Corey Crawford
3–0

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Cole · Ruutu · Staal 20:54
L2 Samsonov · Cullen · Walker 16:41
L3 Bayda · Aucoin · Eaves 13:52
L4 Letowski 11:45
D1 Gleason · Hedican 22:03
D2 Corvo · Kaberle 16:09
D3 Wallin · Wesley 13:39
D4 Seidenberg · Conboy 7:34
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Sharp · Lang · Kane 19:13
L2 Ladd · Williams · Toews 17:32
L3 Bolland · Bourque · Adams 13:45
L4 Adams · Burish 8:22
D1 Keith · Barker 22:59
D2 Hendry · Zyuzin 17:50
D3 Hjalmarsson · Seabrook 15:26
D4 Byfuglien 13:55

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR CHI🪶
32 Shots on goal 25
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
8 Hits 17
9 Blocked shots 9
2 Takeaways 3
1 Giveaways 3
10 Penalty minutes 12
CAR shooting 9.4% (3/32) CHI shooting 0.0% (0/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward Shutout
25/25
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:51 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Corey Crawford
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–0
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 3–0
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0
Dec 132005 🪶CHI @ 🌪️CAR 3–5 Mar 172004 🌪️CAR @ 🪶CHI 3–2 Oct 262002 🪶CHI @ 🌪️CAR 3–3 OT Mar 52002 🌪️CAR @ 🪶CHI 2–1 OT Mar 42001 🌪️CAR @ 🪶CHI 6–3
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Who won Hurricanes vs Blackhawks on March 12, 2008?

Hurricanes won 3–0. The final score was Hurricanes 3, Blackhawks 0.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Eric Staal, Erik Cole, Matt Cullen.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 25 saves on 25 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Corey Crawford made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Blackhawks season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeMar 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 AfterMar 14 🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF 1–7
🪶 Blackhawks
BeforeMar 11 🪶CHI @ 🐙DET 1–3 AfterMar 14 🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ 6–3
Also on March 12
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