Flyers 2–1 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Dec 6, 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 🔔 PHI

Jeff Carter

1 G

5 shots · 23:24 TOI

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Mike Richards

1 G

4 shots · 23:31 TOI

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Antero Niittymaki

35 saves

0.972 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Mike Richards SH Go-ahead 1st · 03:59

Assists: Simon Gagne · beat Michael Leighton

1–0

3rd period

🌪️ Sergei Samsonov PP Tying 3rd · 00:55

Assists: Ray Whitney, Joni Pitkanen · beat Antero Niittymaki

1–1

Overtime

🔔 Jeff Carter Go-ahead OT · 03:34

Unassisted · beat Michael Leighton

2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 Richards · Carter · Knuble 23:24

L2 Hartnell · Gagne · Metropolit 17:36

L3 Lupul · Powe · Upshall 12:14

L4 Cote · Nodl · Asham 7:27

D1 Timonen · Coburn 27:15

D2 Vaananen · Alberts 23:42

D3 Sbisa · Kukkonen 13:05

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Samsonov · Whitney · Staal 21:47

L2 Ruutu · Brind'Amour · Cullen 19:32

L3 Bayda · Eaves · Williams 14:19

L4 Sutter · LaRose 7:50

D1 Pitkanen · Babchuk 27:48

D2 Corvo · Wallin 20:34

D3 Conboy · Borer 13:22

D4 Brookbank 3:18

Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI CAR🌪️

31 Shots on goal 36

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

37 Hits 23

23 Blocked shots 21

6 Takeaways 6

2 Giveaways 4

21 Penalty minutes 15

PHI shooting 6.5% (2/31) CAR shooting 2.8% (1/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Antero Niittymaki

35/36

.972 SV% · 1 GA · 63:34 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Michael Leighton

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 63:34 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Flyers

Flyers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-1-2 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4-2 (40% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Flyers

Flyers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1-2 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Flyers lead the season series 2–1

Nov 282008 🌪️CAR @ 🔔PHI 3–2 OT Nov 262008 🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR 3–1 Dec 152007 🌪️CAR @ 🔔PHI 6–5 SO Nov 282007 🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR 3–1 Nov 212007 🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR 6–3

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Who won Flyers vs Hurricanes on December 6, 2008?

Flyers won 2–1 in overtime. The final score was Flyers 2, Hurricanes 1.

Who scored for Flyers?

Jeff Carter, Mike Richards.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Sergei Samsonov.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Antero Niittymaki made 35 saves on 36 shots (.972 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Michael Leighton made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Flyers vs Hurricanes season series?

Flyers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🔔 Flyers

BeforeDec 4 😈NJD @ 🔔PHI 3–2 AfterDec 9 🏝️NYI @ 🔔PHI 3–4

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 4 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 5–2 AfterDec 7 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 1–3

Also on December 6

🐧PIT 2–3 🏛️OTT 🐦ATL 5–1 🏝️NYI 🐻BOS 4–0 🐆FLA 🪶CHI 4–5 🐙DET 😈NJD 2–1 🇨🇦MTL 🦅WSH 2–1 🍁TOR ⚔️BUF 4–3 ⚡TBL 🌲MIN 0–1 🐯NSH

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