Hurricanes 9–3 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Mar 7, 2009)

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Three stars

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1st star 🌪️ CAR

Eric Staal

4 G, 2 A

6 shots · 13:55 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Tuomo Ruutu

2 G, 3 A

4 shots · 14:05 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Erik Cole

4 A

1 shots · 14:50 TOI

Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Eric Staal SH Go-ahead 1st · 07:01

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour · beat Mike McKenna

1–0

🌪️ Eric Staal 1st · 09:40

Assists: Erik Cole, Tuomo Ruutu · beat Mike McKenna

2–0

🌪️ Anton Babchuk 1st · 10:09

Assists: Joni Pitkanen · beat Mike McKenna

3–0

⚡ Martin St. Louis 1st · 12:43

Assists: Steven Stamkos, Paul Szczechura · beat Cam Ward

3–1

2nd period

🌪️ Joe Corvo 2nd · 02:41

Assists: Erik Cole, Eric Staal · beat Karri Ramo

4–1

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour PP 2nd · 03:48

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Matt Cullen · beat Karri Ramo

5–1

🌪️ Tuomo Ruutu PP 2nd · 06:03

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Joe Corvo · beat Karri Ramo

6–1

🌪️ Eric Staal 2nd · 12:48

Assists: Chad LaRose, Tuomo Ruutu · beat Karri Ramo

7–1

🌪️ Eric Staal 2nd · 16:45

Assists: Tuomo Ruutu, Erik Cole · beat Karri Ramo

8–1

🌪️ Tuomo Ruutu 2nd · 19:33

Assists: Eric Staal, Erik Cole · beat Karri Ramo

9–1

3rd period

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier 3rd · 03:30

Assists: Ryan Malone, Vinny Prospal · beat Cam Ward

9–2

⚡ Ryan Malone 3rd · 09:12

Assists: Vinny Prospal, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Cam Ward

9–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · Cullen · Eaves 17:21

L2 Samsonov · Cole · LaRose 15:06

L3 Ruutu · Whitney · Staal 13:55

L4 Helminen · Ryan 10:13

D1 Pitkanen · Seidenberg 22:22

D2 Babchuk · Corvo 20:08

D3 Gleason · Wallin 17:10

D4 Conboy 10:05

⚡Lightning

L1 Stamkos · Lecavalier · St. Louis 18:44

L2 Prospal · Pettinger · Halpern 17:23

L3 Malone · Koci · Szczechura 11:59

L4 Craig · Karsums · Hall 11:17

L5 Artyukhin 10:47

D1 Welch · Murphy 25:10

D2 Krajicek · Smaby 19:03

D3 Melichar 14:48

Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR TBL⚡

37 Shots on goal 25

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

14 Hits 21

19 Blocked shots 14

5 Takeaways 7

8 Giveaways 10

10 Penalty minutes 12

CAR shooting 24.3% (9/37) TBL shooting 12.0% (3/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI

⚡Lightning

Karri Ramo

16/22

.727 SV% · 6 GA · 29:47 TOI

Mike McKenna

12/15

.800 SV% · 3 GA · 29:58 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3-1 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Hurricanes lead the season series 6–0

Feb 202009 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 1–4 Jan 292009 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 Jan 32009 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 3–2 Nov 162008 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 SO Oct 112008 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 4–3 OT

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Who won Hurricanes vs Lightning on March 7, 2009?

Hurricanes won 9–3. The final score was Hurricanes 9, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Eric Staal (4), Tuomo Ruutu (2), Anton Babchuk, Joe Corvo, Rod Brind'Amour.

Who scored for Lightning?

Martin St. Louis, Ryan Malone, Vincent Lecavalier.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Karri Ramo made 16 saves on 22 shots (.727 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Lightning season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 6–0 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeMar 6 🔥CGY @ 🌪️CAR 1–6 AfterMar 9 🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR 0–3

⚡ Lightning

BeforeMar 6 🎵STL @ ⚡TBL 4–3 AfterMar 11 ⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT 2–3

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