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2009-10 regular season

Hurricanes at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Avalanche beat Hurricanes 5–4 at Ball Arena on October 23, 2009.

CAR – COL
36–36
Shots on goal
1/2–2/7
Power play
26–15
Hits
16–17
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Paul Stastny
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:49 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Milan Hejduk
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 20:41 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Craig Anderson
32 saves
0.889 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🌪️ Joe Corvo PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:16
Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Tuomo Ruutu · beat Craig Anderson
1–0
🌪️ Tuomo Ruutu 1st · 05:49
Assists: Niclas Wallin, Stephane Yelle · beat Craig Anderson
2–0
🏔️ Ryan O'Reilly 1st · 16:16
Assists: Wojtek Wolski, Chris Stewart · beat Cam Ward
2–1
🏔️ Paul Stastny Tying 1st · 16:47
Assists: Ryan Wilson · beat Cam Ward
2–2
2nd period
🏔️ Milan Hejduk PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:00
Assists: Paul Stastny, Matt Duchene · beat Cam Ward
2–3
🏔️ Wojtek Wolski 2nd · 10:40
Assists: Chris Stewart, Ryan O'Reilly · beat Cam Ward
2–4
🌪️ Matt Cullen 2nd · 16:15
Assists: Scott Walker, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Craig Anderson
3–4
3rd period
🏔️ Paul Stastny PP 3rd · 06:21
Assists: Milan Hejduk, Matt Duchene · beat Cam Ward
3–5
🌪️ Ray Whitney 3rd · 08:40
Assists: Chad LaRose, Eric Staal · beat Craig Anderson
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Whitney · Brind'Amour · Staal 19:08
L2 Jokinen · Cullen · LaRose 17:35
L3 Samsonov · Walker · Kostopoulos 13:44
L4 Ruutu · Yelle 7:00
D1 Corvo · Pitkanen 24:50
D2 Wallin · Ward 19:16
D3 Alberts · Harrison 15:04
D4 Conboy 2:23
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Stastny · Duchene · Hejduk 20:41
L2 Wolski · O'Reilly · Jones 19:04
L3 Hendricks · Stewart · Svatos 15:51
L4 Galiardi · Koci · Tucker 6:42
D1 Quincey · Hannan 25:28
D2 Cumiskey · Foote 19:02
D3 Clark · Wilson 13:37

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR COL🏔️
36 Shots on goal 36
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7
26 Hits 15
16 Blocked shots 17
11 Takeaways 15
7 Giveaways 17
47 Penalty minutes 8
CAR shooting 11.1% (4/36) COL shooting 13.9% (5/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
31/36
.861 SV% · 5 GA · 58:49 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Craig Anderson
32/36
.889 SV% · 4 GA · 59:44 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Joe Corvo · 1st 03:16 · 1–0 Tuomo Ruutu · 1st 05:49 · 2–0 Ryan O'Reilly · 1st 16:16 · 2–1 Paul Stastny · 1st 16:47 · 2–2 Milan Hejduk · 2nd 10:00 · 2–3 Wojtek Wolski · 2nd 10:40 · 2–4 Matt Cullen · 2nd 16:15 · 3–4 Paul Stastny · 3rd 06:21 · 3–5 Ray Whitney · 3rd 08:40 · 4–5
CAR COL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 3–4
Hurricanes
Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

All →
Avalanche lead the season series 1–0
Feb 222009 🏔️COL @ 🌪️CAR 2–5 Jan 122008 🏔️COL @ 🌪️CAR 5–4 Dec 112006 🌪️CAR @ 🏔️COL 2–5 Feb 32004 🌪️CAR @ 🏔️COL 1–3 Jan 122003 🏔️COL @ 🌪️CAR 3–2 OT
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Who won Hurricanes vs Avalanche on October 23, 2009?

Avalanche won 5–4. The final score was Hurricanes 4, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Joe Corvo, Matt Cullen, Ray Whitney, Tuomo Ruutu.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Paul Stastny (2), Milan Hejduk, Ryan O'Reilly, Wojtek Wolski.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 31 saves on 36 shots (.861 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Avalanche season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeOct 21 🌪️CAR @ 🏝️NYI 3–4 AfterOct 24 🌪️CAR @ 🌲MIN 2–3
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeOct 21 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 AfterOct 24 🐙DET @ 🏔️COL 1–3
Also on October 23
🐆FLA 2–3 🐧PIT 🌲MIN 1–3 🎵STL
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