Bruins 4–2 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Dec 27, 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 🐻 BOS

Blake Wheeler

2 G

3 shots · 11:53 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Dennis Wideman

2 A

2 shots · 25:33 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Marc Savard

2 A

1 shots · 18:51 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Matt Cullen Go-ahead 1st · 16:06

Assists: Chad LaRose, Frantisek Kaberle · beat Tim Thomas

0–1

2nd period

🐻 Blake Wheeler Tying 2nd · 02:23

Assists: Matt Hunwick · beat Cam Ward

1–1

🐻 Blake Wheeler Go-ahead 2nd · 06:04

Assists: David Krejci, Dennis Wideman · beat Cam Ward

2–1

🌪️ Anton Babchuk Tying 2nd · 10:58

Assists: Brandon Sutter, Ryan Bayda · beat Tim Thomas

2–2

3rd period

🐻 Michael Ryder Go-ahead 3rd · 13:46

Assists: Marc Savard · beat Cam Ward

3–2

🐻 Chuck Kobasew Empty net 3rd · 19:44

Assists: Marc Savard, Dennis Wideman

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Savard · Krejci 17:16

L2 Lucic · Yelle · Kessel 15:51

L3 St. Pierre · Kobasew · Ryder 13:32

L4 Thornton · Sobotka · Wheeler 10:51

D1 Chara · Wideman 27:39

D2 Hnidy · Hunwick 18:36

D3 Stuart · Lashoff 13:54

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Ruutu · Staal · Brind'Amour 19:34

L2 Samsonov · Whitney · Walker 16:56

L3 Cullen · Williams · LaRose 12:52

L4 Bayda · Sutter · Eaves 9:08

D1 Pitkanen · Corvo 28:01

D2 Seidenberg · Gleason 21:06

D3 Babchuk · Kaberle 10:55

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS CAR🌪️

22 Shots on goal 31

28 Hits 24

12 Blocked shots 21

6 Takeaways 7

6 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 6

BOS shooting 18.2% (4/22) CAR shooting 6.5% (2/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 58:59 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1-1 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-5-1 (40% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 7-1-1 (78% win rate, 9 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 2–0

Dec 202008 🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS 2–4 Feb 192008 🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 SO Feb 122008 🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS 3–2 Jan 82008 🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS 1–0 Dec 282007 🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR 3–4

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Who won Bruins vs Hurricanes on December 27, 2008?

Bruins won 4–2. The final score was Bruins 4, Hurricanes 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Blake Wheeler (2), Chuck Kobasew, Michael Ryder.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Anton Babchuk, Matt Cullen.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Hurricanes season series?

Bruins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 23 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 2–0 AfterDec 28 🐻BOS @ 🐦ATL 2–1

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 26 🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL 5–4 AfterDec 31 🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR 1–3

Also on December 27

🏝️NYI 3–4 ⚔️BUF 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 🐧PIT 🔔PHI 0–3 🧥CBJ 😈NJD 4–2 🗽NYR 🐆FLA 4–6 ⚡TBL 🦆ANA 3–4 ⭐DAL 🦈SJS 2–3 🎵STL 👑LAK 4–0 🌵PHX

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