Philadelphia Flyers vs Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season · Saturday, December 26, 2009 · RBC Center
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Game summary
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at RBC Center. The Hurricanes outshot the Flyers 40-36.
Jussi Jokinen scored twice. Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, Daniel Brière and Brandon Sutter also scored.
Michael Leighton made 37 saves on 40 shots for the win; Cam Ward stopped 33 of 36.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Mike Richards (1)Claude Giroux (1)1–009:47 PHI
Jeff Carter (1)Scott Hartnell (1), Braydon Coburn (1)2–013:55 PHI
3rd period
Daniel Brière (1)Kimmo Timonen (1), Chris Pronger (1)3–009:00 PHI · PPG
Jussi Jokinen (1)Eric Staal (1), Matt Cullen (1)3–109:24 CAR
Brandon Sutter (1)Joni Pitkanen (1), Cam Ward (1)3–215:58 CAR · PPG- Jussi Jokinen (2)Eric Staal (2), Matt Cullen (2)3–316:47 CAR
SO period
- Daniel BrièreUnassisted4–300:00 PHI
Team stats
PHICAR
36Shots on goal40
54%Faceoff %46%
1/3Power play1/5
10Penalty minutes6
25Hits31
22Blocked shots6
7Giveaways12
6Takeaways10
Penalties
- 1st 04:26
Aaron Ward · tripping2 min - 1st 07:28
Oskars Bartulis · interference2 min - 2nd 06:25Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 14:20Simon Gagne · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 2nd 18:03Joni Pitkanen · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 08:37Joni Pitkanen · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 14:23Scott Hartnell · hooking2 min
- 3rd 19:00Jeff Carter · high sticking2 min
Season series
Philadelphia Flyers
| 17Jeff CarterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 20:02 |
| 18Mike RichardsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22:41 |
| 19Scott HartnellL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 15:00 |
| 28Claude GirouxR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:29 |
| 48Daniel BrièreC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 16:25 |
| 5Braydon CoburnD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:16 |
| 20Chris ProngerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32:46 |
| 44Kimmo TimonenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 30:11 |
| 11Blair BettsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:05 |
| 12Simon GagneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:14 |
| 13Daniel CarcilloL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:34 |
| 14Ian LaperriereR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 |
| 21James van RiemsdykL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:13 |
| 27Mika PyoralaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:55 |
| 36Darroll PoweC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 12:39 |
| 45Arron AshamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:53 |
| 3Oskars BartulisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:38 |
| 25Matt CarleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 25:20 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Brian BoucherG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 49Michael LeightonG | W | 40 | 37 | 3 | .925 | 65:00 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 8Matt CullenC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 25:58 |
| 12Eric StaalC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 23:05 |
| 36Jussi JokinenL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 20:00 |
| 16Brandon SutterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20:53 |
| 25Joni PitkanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 33:46 |
| 13Ray WhitneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:50 |
| 14Sergei SamsonovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20:46 |
| 17Rod Brind'AmourC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 06:45 |
| 18Stephane YelleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 06:21 |
| 24Scott WalkerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 06:11 |
| 29Tom KostopoulosR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 |
| 39Patrick DwyerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:56 |
| 4Aaron WardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 |
| 6Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:51 |
| 7Niclas WallinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:49 |
| 27Brett CarsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:18 |
| 41Andrew AlbertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Cam WardG | O | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 65:00 |
| 34Manny LegaceG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |