Minnesota Wild vs Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season · Thursday, March 6, 2008 · RBC Center
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Game summary
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at RBC Center.
Goals came from Matt Cullen, Scott Walker, Pavol Demitra, Mikko Koivu and Erik Cole.
Cam Ward made 26 saves on 28 shots for the win; Josh Harding stopped 25 of 28.
Scoring
1st period
Matt Cullen (12)Joe Corvo (26), Sergei Samsonov (16)0–112:30 CAR
Scott Walker (9)Eric Staal (32), Keith Aucoin (7)0–214:09 CAR
Pavol Demitra (15)Pierre-Marc Bouchard (43), Brian Rolston (22)1–218:02 MIN
2nd period
Mikko Koivu (10)Aaron Voros (7), Marian Gaborik (34)2–200:19 MIN
Erik Cole (19)Matt Cullen (35), Joe Corvo (27)2–309:41 CAR · PPG
Team stats
MINCAR
28Shots on goal28
47%Faceoff %53%
0/6Power play1/5
37Penalty minutes48
18Hits21
15Blocked shots18
2Giveaways2
0Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 11:45
Eric Staal · hooking2 min - 1st 11:59
Pavol Demitra · hooking2 min - 1st 15:19Tim Conboy · fighting5 min
- 1st 15:19Sean Hill · interference2 min
- 1st 15:19Todd Fedoruk · fighting5 min
- 2nd 03:03Matt Cullen · hooking2 min
- 2nd 09:11Keith Carney · slashing2 min
- 2nd 12:29Tim Conboy · hooking2 min
- 2nd 16:33Tim Gleason · roughing2 min
- 3rd 03:17Tim Gleason · slashing2 min
- 3rd 05:59Scott Walker · game misconduct10 min
- 3rd 05:59Erik Cole · instigator2 min
- 3rd 05:59Erik Cole · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 05:59Erik Cole · fighting5 min
- 3rd 05:59Erik Cole · misconduct10 min
- 3rd 05:59Keith Carney · game misconduct10 min
- 3rd 05:59Aaron Voros · boarding5 min
- 3rd 05:59Aaron Voros · fighting5 min
- 3rd 07:47Eric Belanger · holding2 min
- 3rd 16:48Joe Corvo · holding2 min
- 3rd 19:06Aaron Voros · hooking2 min
- 3rd 19:56Sergei Samsonov · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 19:56Nick Schultz · roughing2 min
Minnesota Wild
| 9Mikko KoivuC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 21:34 |
| 10Marian GaborikR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:00 |
| 12Brian RolstonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 20:20 |
| 34Aaron VorosL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:18 |
| 38Pavol DemitraR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20:11 |
| 96Pierre-Marc BouchardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:55 |
| 15James SheppardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:53 |
| 17Todd FedorukL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 07:18 |
| 19Stephane VeilleuxL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:17 |
| 21Mark ParrishR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:48 |
| 25Eric BelangerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 13:59 |
| 92Branko RadivojevicR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:08 |
| 3Keith CarneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 09:38 |
| 5Kim JohnssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 26:46 |
| 6Sean HillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:23 |
| 8Brent BurnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 24:51 |
| 41Martin SkoulaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:19 |
| 55Nick SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Josh HardingG | L | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 59:44 |
| 32Niklas BackstromG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 8Matt CullenC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20:38 |
| 77Joe CorvoD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:30 |
| 12Eric StaalC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 25:16 |
| 14Sergei SamsonovL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 |
| 24Scott WalkerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:28 |
| 26Erik ColeL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:57 |
| 37Keith AucoinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:17 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:17 |
| 18Ryan BaydaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:46 |
| 19Trevor LetowskiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:18 |
| 44Patrick EavesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 11:48 |
| 2Glen WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:03 |
| 4Dennis SeidenbergD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:38 |
| 5Frantisek KaberleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 |
| 7Niclas WallinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:35 |
| 28Wade BrookbankD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02:46 |
| 38Tim ConboyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 02:44 |
| 42Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:24 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Cam WardG | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 60:00 |
| 47John GrahameG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |