New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season · Friday, March 18, 2011 · RBC Center
FS-CR (HD) · MSG PLUS 2
Game summary
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 3-2 in overtime on Friday, March 18, 2011 at RBC Center. The Islanders outshot the Hurricanes 37-35.
Goals came from Jeff Skinner, Frans Nielsen, Michael Grabner, Erik Cole and Joni Pitkanen.
Cam Ward made 35 saves on 37 shots for the win; Al Montoya stopped 32 of 35.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jeff Skinner (1)Jussi Jokinen (1), Tuomo Ruutu (1)0–116:33 CAR
Frans Nielsen (1)Michael Grabner (1), Radek Martinek (1)1–117:52 NYI
2nd period
Michael Grabner (1)Travis Hamonic (1), Frans Nielsen (1)2–103:10 NYI
3rd period
Erik Cole (1)Cory Stillman (1)2–215:23 CAR
OT period
Joni Pitkanen (1)Jeff Skinner (1), Eric Staal (1)2–303:58 CAR
Team stats
NYICAR
37Shots on goal35
59%Faceoff %41%
0/4Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes8
16Hits27
23Blocked shots17
10Giveaways18
22Takeaways24
Penalties
- 2nd 04:26
Micheal Haley · interference2 min - 2nd 06:58
Jay Harrison · hooking2 min - 2nd 16:43Tim Gleason · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 01:00Tim Gleason · roughing2 min
- 3rd 08:41Chad LaRose · hooking2 min
- 3rd 12:17John Tavares · interference2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 40Michael GrabnerR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 9 | 17:13 |
| 51Frans NielsenC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:12 |
| 24Radek MartinekD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23:07 |
| 36Travis HamonicD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:08 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:14 |
| 15PA ParenteauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:01 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:16 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:23 |
| 26Matt MoulsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:33 |
| 28Zenon KonopkaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:34 |
| 57Blake ComeauL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 18:36 |
| 58Jesse JoensuuL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:48 |
| 59Micheal HaleyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:08 |
| 91John TavaresC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:45 |
| 8Bruno GervaisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:34 |
| 27Milan JurcinaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:15 |
| 38Jack HillenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:25 |
| 47Andrew MacDonaldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27:40 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Al MontoyaG | O | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 63:58 |
| 39Rick DiPietroG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 16:56 |
| 12Eric StaalC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:42 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 15:33 |
| 26Erik ColeL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 20:45 |
| 36Jussi JokinenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:37 |
| 61Cory StillmanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17:45 |
| 25Joni PitkanenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 24:56 |
| 16Brandon SutterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:27 |
| 19Jiri TlustyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:12 |
| 21Drayson BowmanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:07 |
| 39Patrick DwyerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:38 |
| 59Chad LaRoseR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 |
| 71Jerome SamsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:02 |
| 5Bryan AllenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 18:21 |
| 6Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:00 |
| 33Derek JoslinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 22:39 |
| 44Jay HarrisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:24 |
| 77Joe CorvoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27:21 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Cam WardG | W | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 63:48 |
| 60Justin PetersG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |