Carolina Hurricanes vs Boston Bruins

Playoffs · Sunday, May 3, 2009 · TD Banknorth Garden

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3–0

Final

SOG 25–36

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Game summary

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at TD Banknorth Garden. The Bruins outshot the Hurricanes 36-25.

Goals came from Joe Corvo, Matt Cullen and Eric Staal.

Cam Ward made 36 saves on 36 shots for the win; Tim Thomas stopped 22 of 24.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CAR	0	2	1	3	25
BOS	0	0	0	0	36

Scoring

2nd period

Joe Corvo (1)Eric Staal (3), Erik Cole (1)1–002:30 CAR
Matt Cullen (1)Chad LaRose (6)2–007:32 CAR · SHG

3rd period

Eric Staal (6)Joe Corvo (4)3–019:32 CAR · EN

Team stats

CARBOS

25Shots on goal36

48%Faceoff %52%

0/1Power play0/4

8Penalty minutes2

30Hits38

13Blocked shots17

1Giveaways3

8Takeaways1

Penalties

2nd 06:24Joni Pitkanen · elbowing2 min
2nd 17:49Dennis Seidenberg · holding2 min
3rd 01:31Andrew Ference · slashing2 min
3rd 12:15Tim Gleason · delaying game puck over glass2 min
3rd 16:53Joni Pitkanen · cross checking2 min

Season series

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters

12Eric StaalC	1	1	2	+2	2	2	1	0	47	20:35
77Joe CorvoD	1	1	2	+3	3	1	0	0	–	21:18
8Matt CullenC	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	50	13:50
26Erik ColeL	0	1	1	+2	1	3	0	0	–	17:10
59Chad LaRoseR	0	1	1	+1	1	3	2	0	–	13:06
13Ray WhitneyL	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	15:06
14Sergei SamsonovL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	18:02
15Tuomo RuutuL	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	–	17:05
17Rod Brind'AmourC	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	0	55	11:15
18Ryan BaydaL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	07:11
24Scott WalkerR	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	–	11:46
36Jussi JokinenL	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	44	19:36
44Patrick EavesR	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	–	06:36
4Dennis SeidenbergD	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	–	24:19
6Tim GleasonD	0	0	0	+3	0	1	0	2	–	20:59
7Niclas WallinD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	12:42
25Joni PitkanenD	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	4	–	27:51
33Anton BabchukD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	13:33

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Cam WardG	W	36	36	0	1.000	60:00
49Michael LeightonG		0	0	0	–	–

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters

11P.J. AxelssonL	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	–	13:04
12Chuck KobasewR	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	–	14:01
17Milan LucicL	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	–	16:50
18Stephane YelleC	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	36	12:30
22Shawn ThorntonL	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	–	10:40
26Blake WheelerR	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	12:57
28Mark RecchiR	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	–	16:04
37Patrice BergeronC	0	0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	69	16:12
46David KrejciC	0	0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	54	16:13
73Michael RyderR	0	0	0	-3	2	3	0	0	–	17:35
81Phil KesselR	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	–	16:01
91Marc SavardC	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	46	19:50
6Dennis WidemanD	0	0	0	-2	3	0	4	0	–	22:13
21Andrew FerenceD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	–	19:02
23Steve MontadorD	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	–	17:07
33Zdeno CharaD	0	0	0	-3	4	6	1	0	–	24:37
44Aaron WardD	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	–	17:43
45Mark StuartD	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	–	16:35

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Tim ThomasG	L	24	22	2	.917	58:46
35Manny FernandezG		0	0	0	–	–