Lightning 2–6 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Apr 2, 2008)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🌪️ CAR

Chad LaRose

3 G

4 shots · 11:22 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Eric Staal

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 19:34 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Tuomo Ruutu

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:02 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Eric Staal Go-ahead 1st · 00:32

Assists: Erik Cole, Bret Hedican · beat Mike Smith

0–1

⚡ Martin St. Louis PP Tying 1st · 08:24

Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Cam Ward

1–1

🌪️ Chad LaRose Go-ahead 1st · 16:10

Assists: Eric Staal, Trevor Letowski · beat Mike Smith

1–2

2nd period

🌪️ Chad LaRose 2nd · 04:31

Assists: Tuomo Ruutu, Joe Corvo · beat Mike Smith

1–3

🌪️ Scott Walker PP 2nd · 08:08

Assists: Dennis Seidenberg, Frantisek Kaberle · beat Mike Smith

1–4

3rd period

🌪️ Tuomo Ruutu PP 3rd · 02:09

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Dennis Seidenberg · beat Mike Smith

1–5

⚡ Jeff Halpern PP 3rd · 15:46

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Cam Ward

2–5

🌪️ Chad LaRose 3rd · 18:21

Assists: Erik Cole · beat Mike Smith

2–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Darche · Halpern · St. Louis 21:33

L2 Jokinen · Lecavalier · Ouellet 18:50

L3 Karlsson · MacDonald · Ward 11:02

L4 Tarnasky · Lessard 7:16

D1 Boyle · Kuba 26:38

D2 Smaby · Picard 22:02

D3 Lundin · Lukowich 11:26

D4 Janik 5:50

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Cole · Ruutu · Staal 20:02

L2 Bayda · Samsonov · Walker 17:30

L3 Whitney · Aucoin · Letowski 13:30

L4 Cullen · LaRose 10:56

D1 Seidenberg · Wallin 20:14

D2 Gleason · Corvo 17:52

D3 Hedican · Wesley 13:34

D4 Kaberle 12:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL CAR🌪️

25 Shots on goal 32

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

23 Hits 27

8 Blocked shots 13

7 Takeaways 7

4 Giveaways 2

12 Penalty minutes 12

TBL shooting 8.0% (2/25) CAR shooting 18.8% (6/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Mike Smith

26/32

.812 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-12-2 (26% win rate, 19 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-3-1 (73% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 1–4

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-7 (0% win rate, 7 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 4–4

Mar 292008 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 1–2 Mar 12008 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 1–5 Dec 222007 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 4–1 Dec 62007 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 1–2 Nov 232007 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 3–4

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Who won Lightning vs Hurricanes on April 2, 2008?

Hurricanes won 6–2. The final score was Lightning 2, Hurricanes 6.

Who scored for Lightning?

Jeff Halpern, Martin St. Louis.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Chad LaRose (3), Eric Staal, Scott Walker, Tuomo Ruutu.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 26 saves on 32 shots (.812 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Hurricanes season series?

Season series tied 4–4 after 8 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeMar 31 🐦ATL @ ⚡TBL 2–0 AfterApr 3 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 1–4

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeApr 1 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 1–4 AfterApr 4 🐆FLA @ 🌪️CAR 4–3

Also on April 2

🐻BOS 2–3 😈NJD 🔔PHI 2–4 🐧PIT 🐙DET 2–6 🪶CHI

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