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Boston 4, Carolina 2

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
BOS	2	2	0	4
CAR	0	1	1	2

Final

7:00 PM ET, May 12, 2009

RBC Center

Raleigh, North Carolina

THREE STARS

C. Kobasew
Bruins (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

T. Thomas
Bruins (G )

Saves: 31
Save Pct.: .939

P. Bergeron
Bruins (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

Game Information
Arena: RBC Center Location: Raleigh, North Carolina	Referees: Marc Joannette, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 18,680 (99.7% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Boston

Carolina

Total Shots
	19
	33

PIM
	6
	4

Hits
	22
	40

Giveaways
	3
	9

Takeaways
	7
	6

Faceoffs Won
	22
	26

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:01		Mark Recchi (3) Assists: Patrice Bergeron, Chuck Kobasew	Boston 1-0
5:04		Steve Montador (1) Assists: David Krejci, Michael Ryder	Boston 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
19:29		Zdeno Chara: 2 Minutes for Holding Eric Staal

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:49		Matt Cullen (2) Assists: Scott Walker, Chad LaRose	Boston 2-1
8:53		Marc Savard (6) Assists: Milan Lucic, Dennis Wideman	Boston 3-1
18:03		Chuck Kobasew (3) Assists: Patrice Bergeron, Mark Recchi	Boston 4-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
14:11		Patrick Eaves: 2 Minutes for Tripping P.J. Axelsson
19:27		Anton Babchuk: 2 Minutes for Holding Byron Bitz

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
7:20		Sergei Samsonov (3) Assists: Eric Staal, Tim Gleason	Boston 4-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
8:11		Steve Montador: 2 Minutes for Boarding Tuomo Ruutu
10:46		Dennis Wideman: 2 Minutes for Delaying Game - Puck over Glass

Player Summary

Boston Bruins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
P. Axelsson LW	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	16:00	0:00	3:29	12:31	0	0	00.0
P. Bergeron C	0	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	28	20:32	1:52	2:48	15:52	6	12	33.3
B. Bitz RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	16	11:13	0:00	0:00	11:13	0	0	00.0
Z. Chara D	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	2	2	0	0	35	24:28	2:52	2:44	18:52	0	0	00.0
S. Hnidy D	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:52	0:00	0:00	11:52	0	0	00.0
P. Kessel RW	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	15:40	1:21	0:00	14:19	0	0	00.0
C. Kobasew RW	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	18:43	2:35	0:00	16:08	0	0	00.0
D. Krejci C	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	15:36	1:21	1:27	12:48	6	4	60.0
M. Lucic LW	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	15:43	0:27	0:00	15:16	0	1	00.0
S. Montador D	1	0	2	2	1	3	1	2	2	0	0	30	18:06	1:08	1:04	15:54	0	0	00.0
M. Recchi RW	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:05	2:39	0:48	12:38	0	0	00.0
M. Ryder RW	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	14	10:15	0:58	0:00	9:17	0	0	00.0
M. Savard C	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	13:24	2:39	0:46	9:59	7	5	58.3
M. Stuart D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	27	19:26	0:00	2:49	16:37	0	0	00.0
S. Thornton LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	7:53	0:00	0:00	7:53	0	0	00.0
A. Ward D	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	26	20:09	0:00	2:24	17:45	0	0	00.0
D. Wideman D	0	1	3	1	4	0	1	2	1	0	0	27	24:26	2:08	2:59	19:19	0	0	00.0
S. Yelle C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	14:29	0:00	2:42	11:47	3	4	42.9
Boston Bruins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Ference									Lower Body
M Hunwick									Spleen
B Wheeler									Scratched

Carolina Hurricanes												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
A. Babchuk D	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	19	15:43	2:20	0:00	13:23	0	0	00.0
R. Bayda LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	6:08	0:00	0:00	6:08	0	0	00.0
R. Brind'Amour C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:18	1:09	1:40	7:29	5	2	71.4
E. Cole LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	2	22	18:01	3:07	0:00	14:54	0	0	00.0
J. Corvo D	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	28	24:24	4:14	2:27	17:43	0	0	00.0
M. Cullen C	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	20	14:51	0:00	1:52	12:59	7	6	53.8
P. Eaves RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	11	7:14	0:00	0:19	6:55	0	0	00.0
T. Gleason D	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	23	19:57	0:00	2:27	17:30	0	0	00.0
J. Jokinen LW	0	0	-3	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	18	16:19	1:42	0:19	14:18	6	4	60.0
C. LaRose RW	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	20	18:48	1:10	1:54	15:44	0	0	00.0
J. Pitkanen D	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	25	25:47	3:41	1:06	21:00	0	0	00.0
T. Ruutu RW	0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	17	14:26	0:01	0:00	14:25	0	0	00.0
S. Samsonov LW	1	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	15:59	1:21	0:00	14:38	0	0	00.0
D. Seidenberg D	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	28	21:58	1:45	1:33	18:40	0	0	00.0
E. Staal C	0	1	0	5	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	25	23:09	4:51	1:47	16:31	8	10	44.4
S. Walker RW	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:11	0:00	0:00	13:11	0	0	00.0
N. Wallin D	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:17	0:00	0:27	11:50	0	0	00.0
R. Whitney LW	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	19:26	4:39	0:09	14:38	0	0	00.0
Carolina Hurricanes Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
F Kaberle									Scratched
P Dwyer									Scratched
T Conboy									Scratched
D Helminen									Scratched
M Ryan									Scratched
J Peters									Scratched
B Rodney									Scratched
B Carson									Scratched
D Bowman									Scratched
B Sutter									Scratched
Z Boychuk									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Boston Bruins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
T. Thomas	33	2	31	.939	60:00	0

Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Ward	19	4	15	.789	57:59	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Boston	9	6	4	19
Carolina	11	8	14	33

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Boston	0 of 0
Carolina	0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

Playoff Series

Carolina won 4-3

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NHL Scores

Tuesday, May 12th

Boston	4	Final
Carolina	2

Detroit	1	Final
Anaheim	2

ESPN NHL

Boston 4, Carolina 2

Final

Playoff Series

NHL Scores

Tuesday, May 12th