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BOX SCORE
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SCORING
 
 
 
First Period: Scoring: 1, Boston, Van Impe 5 (Smith), 2:58. 2, Boston,
Smith 1 (unassisted), 10:17. 3, Carolina, Roberts 15 (power play) (Hill,
Francis), 12:13. Penalties: Coffey, Car (cross checking), 0:53; Smith, Bos
(interference), 5:04; K Belanger, Bos (slashing), 11:26; Rolston, Bos
(Obstr hooking), 11:38; Kron, Car (tripping), 19:22.
 
Second Period: Scoring: 4, Carolina, Roberts 16 (power play) (Oneill,
Francis), 8:17. Penalties: Irbe, Car served by Roberts (Obstr tripping),
5:55; Wilson, Bos served by K Belanger (roughing), 6:38; Kovalenko, Car
(charging), 12:25; Brind'amour, Car (Ob holding the stick), 15:17;
Axelsson, Bos (cross checking), 17:33; Malik, Car (Obstr hooking), 4:38.
 
Third Period: Scoring: 5, Carolina, Kron 11 (Malik), 2:05. 6, Boston,
Bates 4 (Smith), 6:42. 7, Boston, Thornton 18 (power play) (unassisted),
18:25. 8, Boston, Rolston 12 (empty net) (Axelsson, Sweeney), 19:16.
Penalties: Thornton, Bos (Obstr hooking), 7:39; Kovalenko, Car (roughing),
18:02.
 
 SHOTS ON GOAL 
| Boston | 
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9 | 
9 | 
6 | 
--24 | 
 
Carolina 
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 | 
12 
 | 
11 
 | 
8 
 | 
--31 
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Power-play Conversions: Bos - 1 of 7, Car - 2 of 6.  Goalies: Boston,
Grahame (31 shots, 28 saves; record: 5-6-3). Carolina, Irbe (23, 19;
record: 26-23-8), Fitzpatrick (10:17 of 1st period, 0, 0), Irbe (11:26 of
1st period).  A:13,716.  Referees: Kimmerly, S Walkom. Linesmen: Broseker,
Sericolo.
 
  INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS 
| Boston |  |  |  |  | Carolina |  |  |  |  |  
 | 
G | 
A | 
+/- | 
Shots | 
 | 
G | 
A | 
+/- | 
Shots | 
 
Axelsson 
Bates 
Eloranta 
Gill 
Heinze 
K Belanger 
K Mclaren 
Laaksonen 
Mann 
Nickulas 
Rolston 
Samsonov 
Smith 
Sweeney 
Thornton 
Timander 
Van Impe 
Wilson 
 | 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
 | 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
 | 
+3 
even 
-1 
-1 
+1 
even 
+2 
even 
+3 
-1 
+2 
+1 
+3 
+1 
+1 
-1 
+2 
even 
 | 
0 
2 
0 
1 
2 
0 
2 
0 
1 
0 
3 
4 
3 
0 
2 
0 
1 
3 
 | 
Battaglia 
Brind'amour 
Coffey 
Francis 
Gelinas 
Halko 
Hill 
Kapanen 
Karpa 
Kovalenko 
Kron 
Malik 
Manderville 
Oneill 
Ranheim 
Roberts 
T Westlund 
Wesley 
 | 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
2 
0 
0 
 | 
0 
0 
0 
2 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
 | 
+1 
-2 
-3 
-3 
-1 
-1 
-2 
-2 
+1 
+1 
+1 
even 
even 
-2 
even 
-2 
even 
-2 
 | 
2 
0 
4 
4 
0 
0 
2 
1 
1 
2 
4 
1 
1 
3 
0 
4 
0 
2 
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Boston Clubhouse
 
 
Carolina Clubhouse
 
 
BOXSCORES 
Montreal 3 Buffalo 2
New Jersey 9 Atlanta 0
 
Boston 5 Carolina 3
 
Florida 4 Tampa Bay 3
 
Detroit 3 Nashville 1
 
NY Islanders 4 Dallas 3
 
Colorado 4 Edmonton 2
 
 
  
  
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