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2011-12 regular season

Hurricanes at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1

Lightning beat Hurricanes 5–2 at AMALIE Arena on December 31, 2011.

CAR – TBL
26–32
Shots on goal
2/4–1/3
Power play
15–16
Hits
15–13
Blocked shots
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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 ⚡ TBL
Steven Stamkos
3 G
5 shots · 21:13 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Steve Downie
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 17:32 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Martin St. Louis
3 A
4 shots · 19:55 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Steven Stamkos Go-ahead 1st · 03:22
Assists: Martin St. Louis, Steve Downie · beat Cam Ward
0–1
🌪️ Justin Faulk PP Tying 1st · 16:12
Assists: Drayson Bowman, Eric Staal · beat Mathieu Garon
1–1
2nd period
🌪️ Jay Harrison PP Go-ahead 2nd · 04:29
Assists: Eric Staal, Jamie McBain · beat Mathieu Garon
2–1
⚡ Steven Stamkos Tying 2nd · 08:17
Assists: Martin St. Louis, Steve Downie · beat Cam Ward
2–2
3rd period
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP Go-ahead 3rd · 00:43
Assists: Martin St. Louis, Ryan Malone · beat Cam Ward
2–3
⚡ Teddy Purcell 3rd · 01:05
Assists: Ryan Malone, Brett Clark · beat Cam Ward
2–4
⚡ Steve Downie 3rd · 06:51
Assists: Ryan Malone, Tom Pyatt · beat Cam Ward
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Tlusty · Staal · Sutter 17:10
L2 Jokinen · Ponikarovsky · Dalpe 15:45
L3 Ruutu · Bowman · LaRose 15:42
L4 Brent · Nodl · Stewart 8:47
D1 Faulk · McBain 22:18
D2 Harrison · Allen 19:58
D3 Gleason · Spacek 17:25
⚡Lightning
L1 Stamkos · St. Louis · Downie 19:55
L2 Malone · Purcell · Lecavalier 16:30
L3 Pyatt · Moore · Hall 12:56
L4 Jones · Tyrell · Wyman 10:04
D1 Kubina · Brewer 24:58
D2 Clark · Gilroy 18:32
D3 Bergeron · Gervais 14:54

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR TBL⚡
26 Shots on goal 32
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
15 Hits 16
15 Blocked shots 13
7 Takeaways 8
5 Giveaways 10
10 Penalty minutes 12
CAR shooting 7.7% (2/26) TBL shooting 15.6% (5/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Cam Ward
27/32
.844 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚡Lightning
Mathieu Garon
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Steven Stamkos · 1st 03:22 · 0–1 Justin Faulk · 1st 16:12 · 1–1 Jay Harrison · 2nd 04:29 · 2–1 Steven Stamkos · 2nd 08:17 · 2–2 Steven Stamkos · 3rd 00:43 · 2–3 Teddy Purcell · 3rd 01:05 · 2–4 Steve Downie · 3rd 06:51 · 2–5
CAR TBL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 5-4-4 (38% win rate, 13 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 9-8-1 (50% win rate, 18 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 3-7-2 (25% win rate, 12 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 1-2-2 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

All →
Lightning lead the season series 2–1
Nov 12011 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 2–4 Oct 72011 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 5–1 Apr 92011 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 6–2 Mar 262011 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 4–2 Mar 252011 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 4–3
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Who won Hurricanes vs Lightning on December 31, 2011?

Lightning won 5–2. The final score was Hurricanes 2, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jay Harrison, Justin Faulk.

Who scored for Lightning?

Steven Stamkos (3), Steve Downie, Teddy Purcell.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeDec 29 🍁TOR @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 AfterJan 3 🏝️NYI @ 🌪️CAR 4–3
⚡ Lightning
BeforeDec 29 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–4 AfterJan 3 ⚡TBL @ 🍁TOR 3–7
Also on December 31
🛢️EDM 1–4 🏝️NYI 🐧PIT 1–3 😈NJD 🌵PHX 4–2 🌲MIN 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 🐆FLA 🏛️OTT 3–2 ⚔️BUF 🍁TOR 2–3 ✈️WPG 🎵STL 0–3 🐙DET 🦅WSH 4–2 🧥CBJ
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