Stars 3–5 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Dec 16, 2009)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Tuomo Ruutu

3 G

4 shots · 20:19 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Eric Staal

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 19:48 TOI

3rd star ⭐ DAL

Mike Ribeiro

3 A

2 shots · 20:37 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Jussi Jokinen PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:48

Assists: Bryan Rodney, Cam Ward · beat Marty Turco

0–1

🌪️ Tuomo Ruutu 1st · 06:32

Assists: Eric Staal, Joni Pitkanen · beat Marty Turco

0–2

🌪️ Eric Staal PP 1st · 12:35

Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Bryan Rodney · beat Marty Turco

0–3

⭐ Steve Ott PP 1st · 15:09

Assists: Brenden Morrow, Mike Ribeiro · beat Cam Ward

1–3

2nd period

⭐ Brenden Morrow PP 2nd · 08:32

Assists: Jere Lehtinen, Mike Ribeiro · beat Cam Ward

2–3

3rd period

🌪️ Tuomo Ruutu 3rd · 04:47

Assists: Brett Carson, Joni Pitkanen · beat Marty Turco

2–4

⭐ Loui Eriksson 3rd · 18:56

Assists: Mike Modano, Mike Ribeiro · beat Cam Ward

3–4

🌪️ Tuomo Ruutu PP Empty net 3rd · 19:54

Assists: Ray Whitney, Eric Staal

3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⭐Stars

L1 Morrow · Neal · Ribeiro 20:01

L2 Eriksson · Richards · Lehtinen 17:40

L3 Benn · Ott · Modano 14:43

L4 Brunnstrom · Wandell · Barch 10:50

D1 Robidas · Niskanen 24:04

D2 Grossmann · Fistric 21:58

D3 Skrastins · Daley 12:08

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Ruutu · Whitney · Cullen 20:19

L2 Samsonov · Jokinen · Staal 17:54

L3 Sutter · Yelle · Kostopoulos 14:04

L4 Brind'Amour · Dwyer · Walker 9:38

D1 Pitkanen · Ward 23:53

D2 Harrison · Carson 18:37

D3 Alberts · Rodney 14:36

Team stats

Away left · home right

⭐DAL CAR🌪️

27 Shots on goal 29

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5

32 Hits 29

13 Blocked shots 13

6 Takeaways 10

4 Giveaways 6

10 Penalty minutes 6

DAL shooting 11.1% (3/27) CAR shooting 17.2% (5/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⭐Stars

Marty Turco

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 58:27 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 59:58 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

DAL CAR

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Stars

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

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Stars

Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-2-3 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 232009 🌪️CAR @ ⭐DAL 0–2 Mar 122009 🌪️CAR @ ⭐DAL 2–3 Nov 182006 ⭐DAL @ 🌪️CAR 4–5 Dec 22005 🌪️CAR @ ⭐DAL 4–5 SO Dec 222003 ⭐DAL @ 🌪️CAR 3–1

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Who won Stars vs Hurricanes on December 16, 2009?

Hurricanes won 5–3. The final score was Stars 3, Hurricanes 5.

Who scored for Stars?

Brenden Morrow, Loui Eriksson, Steve Ott.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Tuomo Ruutu (3), Eric Staal, Jussi Jokinen.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Stars vs Hurricanes season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⭐ Stars

BeforeDec 12 ⭐DAL @ 👑LAK 2–3 AfterDec 17 ⭐DAL @ 🐦ATL 5–6

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 12 🌪️CAR @ 🏛️OTT 2–4 AfterDec 18 🌪️CAR @ 🐆FLA 3–6

Also on December 16

🇨🇦MTL 1–2 😈NJD 🏝️NYI 2–1 🗽NYR 🌵PHX 6–3 🍁TOR ⚔️BUF 0–2 🏛️OTT 🐦ATL 3–4 🐆FLA 🎵STL 0–3 🪶CHI 🦆ANA 3–2 🐋VAN

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