New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season · Saturday, March 31, 2012 · PNC Arena
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Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-0 on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at PNC Arena. The Devils outshot the Hurricanes 31-22.
Goals came from David Clarkson, Ilya Kovalchuk, Ryan Carter, Petr Sykora and Zach Parise.
Martin Brodeur made 22 saves on 22 shots for the win; Brian Boucher stopped 26 of 31.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
David Clarkson (1)Patrik Elias (1), Ilya Kovalchuk (1)1–019:38 NJD · PPG
2nd period
Ilya Kovalchuk (1)Petr Sykora (1), Dainius Zubrus (1)2–001:44 NJD
Ryan Carter (1)Steve Bernier (1), Jacob Josefson (1)3–003:28 NJD
Petr Sykora (1)Patrik Elias (2)4–017:30 NJD
3rd period
Zach Parise (1)Ilya Kovalchuk (2), Travis Zajac (1)5–001:15 NJD
Team stats
NJDCAR
31Shots on goal22
46%Faceoff %54%
1/4Power play0/4
8Penalty minutes8
7Hits18
11Blocked shots10
5Giveaways4
7Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 03:27
Zach Parise · interference2 min - 1st 12:45Ilya Kovalchuk · cross checking2 min
- 1st 15:53
Jussi Jokinen · holding2 min - 1st 19:17Jeff Skinner · interference2 min
- 1st 19:38Jeff Skinner · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 04:45Petr Sykora · interference2 min
- 2nd 09:02Eric Staal · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 3rd 16:46Ryan Carter · slashing2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 17Ilya KovalchukL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 20:20 |
| 15Petr SykoraR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 12:44 |
| 26Patrik EliasL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 15:21 |
| 8Dainius ZubrusC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 15:15 |
| 9Zach PariseL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 16:36 |
| 16Jacob JosefsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:28 |
| 18Steve BernierR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:53 |
| 19Travis ZajacC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:21 |
| 20Ryan CarterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:05 |
| 23David ClarksonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:44 |
| 12Alexei PonikarovskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 |
| 14Adam HenriqueC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:31 |
| 2Marek ZidlickyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 21:35 |
| 6Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:48 |
| 10Peter HarroldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:11 |
| 24Bryce SalvadorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:05 |
| 28Anton VolchenkovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 18:13 |
| 29Mark FayneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:40 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johan HedbergG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 30Martin BrodeurG | W | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1.000 | 59:57 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 12Eric StaalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:05 |
| 13Anthony StewartR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:36 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:03 |
| 16Brandon SutterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:20 |
| 19Jiri TlustyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:40 |
| 21Drayson BowmanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:44 |
| 36Jussi JokinenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:40 |
| 37Tim BrentC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:18 |
| 39Patrick DwyerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:53 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 18:03 |
| 59Chad LaRoseR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:34 |
| 4Jamie McBainD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:28 |
| 5Bryan AllenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:18 |
| 6Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:09 |
| 25Joni PitkanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:02 |
| 27Derek JoslinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 08:36 |
| 28Justin FaulkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 21:08 |
| 44Jay HarrisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 15:04 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Cam WardG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 33Brian BoucherG | L | 31 | 26 | 5 | .839 | 59:53 |