Tuesday, May 12, 2009 NHL Game #: 216

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1 Tuesday, May, NHL Game #: Carolina Hurricanes Team Game: Home Game: 7 - ( -, Home) ( -, Road) Boston Bruins Team Game: Road Game: - ( -, Home) ( -, Road) # Goaltender GP W - L GAA Sv% # Goaltender GP W - L GAA Sv% Cam Ward Michael Leighton Tim Thomas Manny Fernandez # Pos Player GP G - A - P +/- PIM # Pos Player GP G - A - P +/- PIM ennis Seidenberg Frantisek Kaberle Tim Gleason Niclas Wallin C Matt Cullen C Eric Staal (A) L Ray Whitney (A) L Sergei Samsonov C Tuomo Ruutu C Rod Brind'Amour (C) L Ryan Bayda R Scott Walker Joni Pitkanen L Erik Cole Anton Babchuk L Jussi Jokinen Tim Conboy R Patrick wyer R Patrick Eaves C Chad LaRose C wight Helminen Joe Corvo ennis Wideman L P. J. Axelsson R Chuck Kobasew L Milan Lucic C Stephane Yelle Andrew Ference L Shawn Thornton Steve Montador L Blake Wheeler R Mark Recchi Zdeno Chara (C) Shane Hnidy C Patrice Bergeron Aaron Ward Mark Stuart C avid Krejci Matt Hunwick R Byron Bitz R Michael Ryder R Phil Kessel C Marc Savard President/General Manager Jim Rutherford General Manager Peter Chiarelli VPt/Asst Gen. Mgr. Jason Karmanos Assistant General Manager Jim Benning Head Coach Paul Maurice irector of Hockey Operations/Player on Sweeney Associate Head Coach Ron Francis evelopment Assistant Coaches Tom Rowe, Kevin McCarthy Head Coach Claude Julien Goaltending Coach / ir. of Goalie Tom Barrasso Assistant Coach oug Houda evelopment Assistant Coach Craig Ramsay Video Coach Chris Huffine Assistant Coach Geoff Ward ir of efensemen evel. Glen Wesley Goaltending Coach Bob Essensa Head Athletic Trainer/Strength and Peter Friesen Strength/Conditioning Coach John Whitesides Conditioning Coach Video Analyst Brant Berglund Assistant Athletic Trainer Jason Bailey Athletic Trainer on elnegro Equipment Managers Wally Tatomir, Skip Cunningham, Physical Therapist Scott Waugh Bob Gorman Assistant Athletic Trainer/Massage erek Repucci ir. of Team Operations Brian Tatum Therapist Media Contacts Mike Sundheim, Kyle Hanlin Equipment Manager Mark umas Assistant Equipment Managers Keith Robinson, Mark umas II Tonight's Officials: Referees Marc Joannette # Kelly Sutherland # Supervisor Kay Whitmore Nat'l Anthem Singer Katherine Fritsch CAR 7: PM ANA 7: PM Linesmen Shane Heyer # Brian Murphy # Video Goal Judge Pat Bush Standby Officials Brad Lazarowich; Tim Peel Additional statistical information, press releases, and more available at Media.NHL.com

2 Carolina Hurricanes Roster Active SW# Name Pos Height Weight Born Birthplace ennis Seidenberg Frantisek Kaberle Tim Gleason Niclas Wallin Matt Cullen Eric Staal Ray Whitney Sergei Samsonov Tuomo Ruutu Rod Brind'Amour Ryan Bayda Scott Walker Joni Pitkanen Erik Cole Cam Ward Anton Babchuk Jussi Jokinen Tim Conboy Patrick wyer Patrick Eaves Michael Leighton Chad LaRose wight Helminen Joe Corvo C C L L C C L R L G L R R G C C ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' '8'' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' /8/8 /8/7 //8 //7 //7 //8 /8/7 /7/78 //8 8//7 //8 7//7 //8 //78 //8 //8 //8 //8 //8 //8 //8 /7/8 //8 //77 Injury Reserve List SW# Name Pos Height Weight Born Birthplace Schwenningen, EU Kladno, CZE Clawson, MI, USA Boden, SWE Virginia, MN, USA Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Fort Saskatchewan, AB, CAN Moscow, RUS Vantaa, FIN Ottawa, ON, CAN Saskatoon, SK, CAN Cambridge, ON, CAN Oulu, FIN Oswego, NY, USA Saskatoon, SK, CAN Kiev, UKR Kalajoki, FIN Farmington, MN, USA Spokane, WA, USA Calgary, AB, CAN Petrolia, ON, CAN Fraser, MI, USA Hancock, MI, USA Oak Park, IL, USA Active - On IRL - Total - Average - Height: ''' Weight: 8 Age:. Current Streaks Player Games Streak ( no players ) Goals ( no players ) Assists ( no players ) Points (G - A - P)

3 Boston Bruins Roster Active SW# Name Pos Height Weight Born Birthplace ennis Wideman P. J. Axelsson Chuck Kobasew Milan Lucic Stephane Yelle Andrew Ference Shawn Thornton Steve Montador Blake Wheeler Mark Recchi Tim Thomas Zdeno Chara Shane Hnidy Manny Fernandez Patrice Bergeron Aaron Ward Mark Stuart avid Krejci Matt Hunwick Byron Bitz Michael Ryder Phil Kessel Marc Savard L R L C L L R G G C C R R R C ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' ''' //8 //7 /7/8 /7/88 //7 /7/7 7//77 //7 8//8 //8 //7 /8/77 /8/7 8/7/7 7//8 /7/7 /7/8 /8/8 //8 7//8 //8 //87 7/7/77 Kitchener, ON, CAN Kungalv, SWE Vancouver, BC, CAN Vancouver, BC, CAN Ottawa, ON, CAN Edmonton, AB, CAN Oshawa, ON, CAN Vancouver, BC, CAN Robbinsdale, MN, USA Kamloops, BC, CAN Flint, MI, USA Trencin, SVK Neepawa, MB, CAN Etobicoke, ON, CAN Ancienne-Lorette, QC, CAN Windsor, ON, CAN Rochester, MN, USA Sternberk, CZE Warren, MI, USA Saskatoon, SK, CAN Bonavista, NL, CAN Madison, WI, USA Ottawa, ON, CAN Injury Reserve List SW# Name Pos Height Weight Born Birthplace Marco Sturm L ''' /8/78 ingolfing, EU Active - On IRL - Total - Average - Height: ''' Weight: Age:. Current Streaks Player Games Streak ( no players ) Goals Michael Ryder Assists Marc Savard Mark Recchi Michael Ryder Points (G - A - P)

4 Playoff Statistics Carolina Hurricanes Pos # Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% C L L R L R L C R L C R C C L R C L STAAL JOKINEN WHITNEY LAROSE CORVO PITKANEN SAMSONOV RUUTU GLEASON BAYA CULLEN WALKER SEIENBERG COLE BRIN'AMOUR EAVES BABCHUK WALLIN KABERLE CONBOY HELMINEN CARSON RONEY RYAN BOWMAN WYER SUTTER BOYCHUK :7 : 7: : : : : : : 7: : :8 : 7: : :7 : : : : :8 : : : : : : : # Goaltender GP Min Avg W L EN SO GA Svs Sv% G A PIM WAR PETERS LEIGHTON Boston Bruins Pos # Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% C R C L C R R C L C L R R SAVAR RYER KESSEL LUCIC KREJCI WIEMAN RECCHI KOBASEW CHARA BERGERON MONTAOR WAR THORNTON HNIY YELLE AXELSSON STUART BITZ WHEELER FERENCE HUNWICK : : : : : :8 : : : 7: 8: 8: : : : : 7: : :7 : : # Goaltender GP Min Avg W L EN SO GA Svs Sv% G A PIM FERNANEZ THOMAS

5 Team Records Carolina Hurricanes Boston Bruins Last Game Sunday At Boston (- L) Sunday Vs Carolina (- W) Next Game Thursday At Boston Thursday Vs Carolina Overall record / streak 7 - / Lost - / Win Home record / streak - / Win - / Win Road record / streak - / Lost - / Lost Last Games - - Last Games - - -goal games - - -goal games - - -goal games - - Scoring first - - Opponent scoring first - - Leading after period - - Trailing after period - - Tied after period - - Leading after periods - - Trailing after periods - - Tied after periods - - Outshooting opponent - - Outshot by opponent - - Even shots - - Playoff Month by Month Record: Carolina Hurricanes Boston Bruins W - L W - L April - - May - - June - - Totals 7 - -

6 Goals By Period Carolina Hurricanes OT T Avg Hurricanes 8 8 (. avg.) Opponents (. avg.) Boston Bruins OT T Avg Bruins 8 (. avg.) Opponents 7 7 (. avg.) Shots By Period Carolina Hurricanes OT T Avg Hurricanes 8 (.8 avg.) Opponents 8 (. avg.) Boston Bruins OT T Avg Bruins (. avg.) Opponents 8 7 (8. avg.) Power Play Carolina Hurricanes Boston Bruins G Att Pct G Att Pct Overall. (th NHL) 7. (th NHL) Home 8. (8th NHL) (T-th NHL) Road.8 (th NHL) 8. (th NHL) SHORT HANE GOALS ALLOWE (T-st NHL) SHORT HANE GOALS ALLOWE (T-th NHL) Penalty Killing Carolina Hurricanes Boston Bruins G Att Pct G Att Pct Overall 8 8. (nd NHL) 8. (th NHL) Home. (T-th NHL) (T-st NHL) Road 88. (th NHL) 7 (th NHL) SHORT HANE GOALS SCORE (T-nd NHL) SHORT HANE GOALS SCORE (T-th NHL) Penalties Carolina Hurricanes Boston Bruins GP Min Avg. / Rank GP Min Avg. / Rank. (th NHL) 7. (th NHL) Goal Situation Carolina Hurricanes Boston Bruins For Against For Against on on on on on on on on on Empty Net

7 Pen. Shot Totals 8 8 7

8 Individual Leaders Carolina Hurricanes Boston Bruins Points E. Staal (),J. Jokinen (),R. Whitney (8) M. Savard (),M. Ryder (),P. Kessel () Goals E. Staal (),J. Jokinen (),R. Whitney () P. Kessel (),M. Savard (),M. Ryder () Assists C. Larose (),R. Whitney (),J. Corvo () M. Savard (),M. Ryder (),. Wideman () PP Goals E. Staal (),J. Jokinen () M. Savard (),M. Recchi (),Z. Chara () SH Goals M. Cullen () GW Goals J. Jokinen (),R. Whitney (),J. Corvo () M. Recchi (),M. Savard (),Z. Chara () + goals PIM T. Gleason (7),S. Walker (7),E. Cole () M. Lucic (),S. Montador (),C. Kobasew () Shots E. Staal (7),R. Whitney (7),J. Corvo () P. Kessel (),Z. Chara (),. Wideman () Plus/Minus S. Samsonov (+),T. Gleason (+),J. Jokinen (+) M. Lucic (+),. Krejci (+),M. Stuart (+) Carolina Hurricanes Special Teams Scoring Power Play G A Pts Short Handed G A Pts A. Babchuk E. Cole E. Staal J. Corvo J. Jokinen R. Brind'amour R. Whitney S. Samsonov C. Larose M. Cullen Boston Bruins Special Teams Scoring Power Play G A Pts Short Handed G A Pts. Wideman M. Recchi M. Ryder M. Savard P. Kessel S. Montador Z. Chara

9 General Information Recent Boston Bruins Games Last BOS games: - - Last BOS games: - - Conference Semi-Final Series vs. Carolina: CSF... May,... Carolina at Boston... The Bruins opened the scoring in this series just : into the first period with Aaron Ward netting his first of this post-season vs. his former teammates. Jussi Jokinen evened the score for Carolina with a goal at the 8: mark of the first to send the teams into the intermission tied at -. Marc Savard scored the eventual game-winner at 7: of the second period and Michael Ryder netted an unassisted tally just over five minutes later to give Boston a - lead after two periods. Savard scored his second of the game at the same 7: mark of the third period to account for the - final. Tim Thomas extended his playoff win streak to five games with saves while Cam Ward took the loss in goal for Carolina while facing Boston shots. Neither team scored on the power play as Boston went - and Carolina -. CSF... May,... Carolina at Boston... The Bruins suffered their first loss of this post-season with a - setback to the Hurricanes. Following a scoreless first period, Carolina's Joe Corvo and Matt Cullen (SH) each scored in the second to send the Bruins into an intermission trailing for the first time of these playoffs. Eric Staal finished the scoring with an empty net goal. Tim Thomas had his five-game win streak snapped while facing shots while Cam Ward made saves to record the first ever playoff shutout by a Hartford/Carolina goaltender in the lifetime series between these teams. These teams have yet to score a power play goal in this series as the Bruins went - and Carolina -. CSF... May,... Boston at Carolina /OT... The Bruins played their first overtime game of this post-season, falling to a Jussi Jokinen goal at :8 of the first overtime period. The Bruins opened the scoring with a Milan Lucic first period goal, but the Hurricanes struck twice in a : span of the second period on goals by Eric Staal and Sergei Samsonov. Mark Recchi scored for his fifth post-season team in the third to send the game into the extra session. Tim Thomas earned a consecutive loss for the first time since Mar. - while facing a career playoff-high shots. Cam Ward took the win facing Boston shots. The Hurricanes scored the first power play goal by either team in this series and finished - on the power play while the Bruins went - with the man-advantage. CSF... May 8,... Boston at Carolina... The Hurricanes took a - series lead with their second straight home win vs. the Bruins. Carolina opened the scoring on an Eric Staal goal to lead into the first intermissin. Marc Savard scored the only goal of the second period to send the teams into the third period tied at - but the Hurricanes scored three unanswered goals by Jussi Jokinen (his second straight game-winner), Sergei Samsonov and Staal's second of the game. Tim Thomas took his third straight loss in goal for the first time since Oct. - while Cam Ward earned his third straight victory. The Bruins snapped an -7 power play stretch going - on the man-advantage while the Hurricanes went - on the power play. CSF... May,... Carolina at Boston... The Bruins celebrated the anniversary of their 7 Stanley Cup clinching game with a - win of their own in their first elimination game of this post-season. Boston got off to a - first period lead on goals by Mark Recchi and Phil Kessel, Kessel added his second of the game in the second period and Milan Lucic finished the scoring with a third period tally. Tim Thomas made saves for his first career NHL playoff shutout, while Cam Ward faced shots, a playoff-high for Boston. The Bruins went - on the power play while stopping all five of their times short. Conference Quarter-Final Series vs. Montreal: CQF... April,... Montreal at Boston... The Bruins went out to a - lead with goals by Phil Kessel and avid Krejci just seconds apart. Montreal's Christopher Higgins scored at the : mark of the first to cut the score to - and Alex Kovalev scored the only goal of the second period with just : remaining in the stanza to send the teams into the third period tied at -. The Bruins tallied twice in the third, however, with Zdeno Chara netting the game-winner on the power play and Kessel getting his second of the night into an empty net. Three Bruins had multpile-point games (Kessel, a career playoff-game high -=; Krejci, -=; Milan Lucic, -=). Tim Thomas earned the win in net with saves while Carey Price took the loss while facing shots. The Bruins were - on the power play while the Canadiens went - with the man-advantage. CQF... April 8,... Montreal at Bosotn... The Bruins again scored the first two goals of the game with tallies by Marc Savard and Chuck Kobasew sending the game into the first intermission. Montreal's Alex Kovalev scored his second of the series just seconds into the second period, but the Bruins scored three unanswered goals in the period by Shane Hnidy, Savard again and Michael Ryder to seal the win. Two Bruins had multiplepoint games with Savard having the first four-point night by a Bruin (-=) since and Ryder having -= totals. Tim Thomas earned the win in net with saves, while Carey Price took the loss yielding five goals on shots before being replaced in the third period by Jaroslav Halak (five shots). The Bruins were - on the power play while the Canadiens did not score on a : man-advantage situation to end the game. CQF... April,... Boston at Montreal... The Canadiens scored the first goal of the game for the first time in this series, but the Bruins countered with Phil Kessel's third of this series at the 8: mark of the first period to send the teams into the first intermission tied at one. Shawn Thornton then scored his first career playoff goal just : into the second period for a - lead before the Canadiens evened the score just : later. Michael Ryder scored the eventual game-winning goal at the 7: mark of the second and Chuck Kobasew added an empty net tally for the - final. Tim Thomas again earned the win in net facing shots while Carey Price took the loss with shots against. Neither team scored on the power play with Boston going - and the Canadiens -. CQF... April,... Boston at Montreal... The Canadiens scored the game's first goal just : into the opening stanza but that was all the offense they would muster. Michael Ryder and avid Krejci combined for goals in the last three minutes of the first period to give Boston the lead they would not relinquish. Phil Kessel and Ryder again tallied in the second period for the final score. Tim Thomas won his fourth straight game in net facing 7 Montreal shots while Carey Price faced Boston shots. Neither team tallied on the power play for the second straight game as Boston went - and Montreal -.

10 - The Bruins concluded their regular season with an 8-- record in their last ten games and a -- mark in their last contests. - They were 8-- in their last nine home games with their last regulation home loss a - setback to Phoenix on Mar.. Boston Bruins Injuries/Transactions Total Regular Season Man-Games Lost:... Total Playoff Man-Games Lost: Injuries: Andrew Ference: Undisclosed injury. Matt Hunwick: Out indefinitely following Apr. 8 surgery to remove his spleen. Marco Sturm: Out for playoffs with knee injury suffered ec. 8 vs. Toronto; Jan. surgery. Aaron Ward: Injured, on trip. Recent Transactions (Last ays): April : April : April : April : Mikko Lehtonen returned to Providence/AHL. Vladimir Sobotka returned to Providence/AHL. Milan Lucic suspended by NHL for one game (April at Montreal) for match penalty incurred Apr. 8 vs. Montreal. Matt alton singed as a free agent to an entry-level contract. Boston Bruins Notes Playoffs: - The Bruins visit the Hurricanes tonight for game six of their Conference Semi-Final series... The Hurricanes lead the series, three games to two as the Bruins face their second elimination game of this post-season. - The Bruins are - overall this post-season with a - record on the road... The Hurricanes are 7- overall this post-season with a - record on home ice. - It is the st time that the Bruins have fallen behind - in a best-of-seven series and they are - in the previous series... of those series were decided in five games, four were decided in six games and one was extended to seven games... Their five series extended beyond game five were: Year Series Opponent Gm Score Gm Score Gm 7 Score CSF Carolina - at Boston 8 CQF Montreal - at Montreal - at Boston - at Montreal CQF Buffalo - at Boston - at Buffalo -- 8 CQF Washington - at Washington -/OT at Washington -- 8 CF NY Islanders - at Boston -8 at New York -- 7 F Philadelphia - at Boston - at Philadelphia -- - It is the th time overall that the Bruins have fallen behind - in a best-of-seven series and they are - in the previous series... of those series were decided in the sixth game (-), while seven were extended to seven games (-)... Their two series wins when trailing a best-of-seven series -: Year Series Opponent Gm Score Gm 7 Score CQF Montreal - at Montreal - at Boston SF Toronto - at Toronto - at Boston - It is the fourth time that the Hurricanes have taken a - series lead and they have won each of their previous three series... One of those series was decided in game five, one was decided in the sixth game and one was extended to seven games... Their last such series lead was the Stanley Cup Final series vs. Edmonton when the Oilers won games five and six before the Hurricanes prevailed in game seven. - The Bruins are now - lifetime in best-of-seven series elimination games. - Mark Recchi is playing his th career NHL playoff game tonight and he is one goal shy of his th career playoff goal. - Tim Thomas recorded his first career playoff shutout with saves in the game five - win on May... It was the first Boston playoff shutout since Andrew Raycroft vs. Montreal on April 7,. - Marc Savard -= totals) and Mark Recchi (-= totals) both have points in their last three straight games. - Milan Lucic has -= totals in four of his last six games. - Tim Thomas had his five-game playoff win streak stopped on May vs. Carolina with four wins in the CQF series vs. Montreal and a victory in game one of this series... He had also won straight games overall, as he finished the regular season on a six-game win streak. - Michael Ryder had his four-game goal and five-game playoff point streaks stopped on May vs. Carolina with -= totals in his first five post-season games played... He had -=7 totals in four games of the CQF series vs. Montreal and opened this CSF series with a -= effort in game one. - Phil Kessel had his a five-game playoff point streak snapped on May vs. Carolina with -=8 totals in his first five post-season games played... He had -= totals in four games of the CQF series vs. Montreal and opened this CSF series with two assists in game one... Kessel

11 had also recorded points in eight straight games overall (-= totals), as he finished the regular season on a three-game point streak (-= totals). - avid Krejci had his three-game point streak stopped on May vs. Carolina with -= totals in that stretch. - Mark Recchi scored his first goal of this post-season on May in game three of this series... Boston became the fifth NHL team with which he has scored a playoff goal (Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Montreal, Carolina). - The Bruins allowed their first power play goal of this post-season to Carolina in game three on May and have yielded three goals in their last times short in their last three games... They had killed off their first ten times short of this post-season. - The Bruins trailed for 7: in game two of this series on May after trailing for just : total in the first minutes of their first five playoff games... Of the :8 minutes in their nine playoff games to date, the Bruins have held the lead for 7: of that time, have been tied for : and have trailed for :7. - The Bruins had their five-game post-season win streak stopped on May in game two of this series... It was their longest such streak since May -, when they won the last game of their ivision Semi-Final series vs. Buffalo and then swept the Canadiens in four straight games of the ivision Final series. - Their game two loss in this series also featured several other Boston firsts this post-season in addition to their various halted streaks - they trailed by a - score after the second period, which was the first time they had trailed in a game by two goals and the first time they had trailed at the end of a period and they allowed a third period goal for the first time during these playoffs... They also were held scoreless in three periods of that game after failing to score a goal in just three total periods in their first five post-season games. - The Bruins have scored eight of their 8 goals in this post-season in the last three minutes of a period... Two of those goals proved game-winners and two were empty net tallies. - Three Bruins have played their first career NHL playoff games this post-season - Matt Hunwick and Blake Wheeler (Apr. vs. Montreal) and Byron Bitz (Apr. vs. Montreal)... Bitz also recorded his first career playoff point in that game. - Shawn Thornton scored his first career playoff point with a goal on Apr. in Montreal. - Marc Savard had a -= night on Apr. 8 vs. Montreal... It was the most points by a Bruin in a playoff game since Adam Oates had a -= effort on Apr., vs. Florida. - Tim Thomas had an assist on Apr. 8 vs. Montreal... It was the first post-season assist by a Boston goaltender since Andy Moog on May 7, vs. Montreal. - Boston's four-game win over Montreal in their Conference Quarter-Final series was their first series sweep since they won four straight vs. Montreal in the Adams ivision Final, was the th sweep overall by the Bruins in a playoff series (excluding total goals series) and was their th in a best-of-seven format. Playoff Fun Fact: - The Bruins have three players who scored their first career playoff goals in overtime - Steve Montador with Calgary on May, at San Jose; Patrice Bergeron with Boston on April, vs. Montreal; and Marc Savard with Boston on April, 8 vs. Montreal. 8- Regular Season: Bruins Hit Second-Highest Regular Season Attendance Mark: - The Bruins finished their home schedule on Apr. with a total home attendance figure of 8,8 this season (average 7,). - That is the second-highest single regular season attendance mark in their history behind only the 7, total (average 7,7) in - which was the first season at the then-fleetcenter and now T Banknorth Garden. - Boston's top five single season attendance records are: Season Total Average Sellouts - 7, 7, ,8 7, -,7, 8-8,, 7 -,7, Notes - The - season was the first in the T Banknorth Garden (then-fleetcenter)... The - season was the year coming out of the - NHL lockout... A sellout figure at T Banknorth Garden is 7, while the highest capacity figure at Boston Garden was,. - The Bruins finished their regular season atop the Eastern Conference with a -- record and points... It was their league-record 8th -point season and eighth -win campaign. - The points was the third-highest total in team history, trailing only the points in 7-7 and in The wins were also the third-highest total in team history, behind their team record of 7 in 7-7 and in They finished with home victories, tied for second in team annals only to the set in 7-7 and Their road wins also tied for the second-highest in their history behind their team record of set in They had a +78 goal differential as they scored the second-most in the league with 7 (etroit, ) and were the only team to allow fewer than at... That was points better than the next-best team in that category, San Jose at +. - The Bruins recorded the longest overall win streak (ten games from ec. -Jan. ), home win streak ( games from Oct. -Jan. ) and road win streak (tied, seven gaems from ec. -Jan. ) in the league this season. - The Bruins had seven players with -or-more goals (Kessel,, Ryder 7, Savard, Recchi, Krejci, Wheeler, Kobasew ). - That was the most in the NHL this season (Calgary, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and San Jose, six each) and is the most by a Bruins team since they had seven in -. - The Bruins hold the NHL record for most -or-more goal scorers with in

12 - The Bruins recorded four hat tricks this season, all by players age or younger (Milan Lucic, avid Krejci, Blake Wheeler and Phil Kessel)... It was the first time since the 8-8 Hartford Whalers () that a team had that many hat tricks by players under the age of. - The Bruins had seven shutouts on the season by three different goaltenders - Tim Thomas had a career-best five and Manny Fernandez and Tuukka Rask had one each... Four of the seven came by - scores. - Phil Kessel had the league's longest point streak this season at 8 games from Nov. -ec. (-=8 totals) which was the fifth-longest streak in team history and tied for the longest NHL streak by a U.S.-born player (Ed Olczyk). - Matt Hunwick had a six-game point streak from Nov. 7-8 (-=8 totals) which tied Ray Bourque's 8 club record for point streak by a rookie defenseman. - Phil Kessel's goals were the most by a Bruin since - (Glen Murray, and Joe Thornton, ). - Zdeno Chara's goals were the most by a Boston defenseman since Ray Bourque scored in Blake Wheeler's goals were the most by a Bruins rookie since Brad Boyes in -. - Tim Thomas' wins were the most by a Boston goaltender since Andy Moog's 7 in -. They were: - -- in games in which they faced two goaltenders vs. Original Six opponents (-- vs. Chicago, -- vs. etroit, -- vs. Montreal, -- vs. NY Rangers, -- vs. Toronto) in afternoon games in the first game of back-to-back games and -- in the second game of these sets in games in which they wore their Reebok Third Jersey System (jersey and socks) in games in which they faced an opponent who had played the night before in games in which they took a three-goal lead, including -- in games in which they scored the first three goals in games in which they scored the game's first two goals. Boston Bruins Upcoming Schedule Note - The upcoming practice schedule is not yet set. Please call the Bruins media information line the previous evening or before leaving for the rink to confirm the schedule Thu. May : TB Game Seven vs. Carolina Hurricanes at T Banknorth Garden; Boston MA

13 Boston Bruins Player Game by Game WIEMAN AXELSSON KOBASEW LUCIC YELLE FERENCE THORNTON ate Opp # # # # 7 # 8 # # Apr Apr 8 Apr Apr May May May May 8 May Vs MTL Vs MTL Vs CAR Vs CAR Vs CAR - / : - / :8 - / : - / : - / : - /- : - / 8: - /- 7: - / :7 - /- : - / : - / : - /- : - /- : - / : - /- : - / : - / :7 - / : - (W) / :7 - / : - / :8 - / :7 - / : - / : - / : - / : - / : - / : SUS - / :8 - / :8 - / : - / : - /- :8 - / : - /- : - / : - / : - / : - / : - / : - /- : - / : - / : N N N N - / : - / : - / 7: N N - / 7:8 - / : - / : - / : - / : - / : - /- : N - / : Skaters: Goals-Assists (GameWinning or GameTying) Shots / (+/-) TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed / Shots ecision Minutes Played MONTAOR WHEELER RECCHI CHARA HNIY BERGERON WAR date Opp # # # 8 # # # 7 # Apr Apr 8 Apr Apr May May May May 8 May Vs MTL Vs MTL Vs CAR Vs CAR Vs CAR - / : - / 8: - / : - / : - / : - / 7:7 - / 7: - / : - / :7 - /- : - / : - / : - / : - / : - /- :7 - / : - / : N - /- 7: - / 7:8 - / : - / 8: - / : - /- : - / : - / :8 - (W) / 8:8 - (W) / : - / :7 - / : - / : - / :8 - /- :7 - /- : - /- : - / : N - / :8 - /- :7 - / : N N N - /- : - / : - /- 7: - / : - / : - / :8 - / 7:7 - /- : - / : - / 7: - / 7: - / :7 - / : - / 8:7 - / 8: - / : - /- 7: - /- : - /- : - / 7: Skaters: Goals-Assists (GameWinning or GameTying) Shots / (+/-) TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed / Shots ecision Minutes Played STUART KREJCI HUNWICK BITZ RYER KESSEL SAVAR date Opp # # # 8 # # 7 # 8 # Apr Apr 8 Apr Apr May May May May 8 May Vs MTL Vs MTL Vs CAR Vs CAR Vs CAR - / 7: - / : - / : - / :7 - / 7: - / : - / : - / 8: - / : - / : - /- : - / : - (W) / 7: - / : - /- : - / :7 - /- 7: - / 8: - / : N N N N N N N N N N - / : N N N N - /- : - / : - / : - / : - (W) / : - / 7: - / : - /- 7: - / : - /- : - / 8:7 - / : - / : - / : - / :8 - / : - / : - / :8 - / :8 - / : - / : - / : - /- 7: - /- : - (W) / 7: - /- : - / : - /- 7: - / : Skaters: Goals-Assists (GameWinning or GameTying) Shots / (+/-) TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed / Shots ecision Minutes Played STURM THOMAS FERNANEZ date Opp # # Apr Vs MTL INJ -8 W NP Apr 8 Vs MTL INJ - W NP MTL INJ - W NP MTL INJ -7 W NP May Vs CAR INJ -7 W NP May Vs CAR INJ - L NP CAR INJ - L NP May CAR INJ - L NP May Vs CAR INJ - W NP Skaters: Goals-Assists (GameWinning or GameTying) Shots / (+/-) TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed / Shots ecision Minutes Played

14 General Information Today's Game The Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins continue their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinal series with Game on Tuesday at the RBC Center (7 p.m., FS Carolinas H, Hurricanes Radio Network). In the series first two games at Boston s T Banknorth Garden, the Bruins scored a - win in Game before the Hurricanes answered with a - win in Game. Carolina notched a - overtime win in front of the home crowd in Game before taking a - win on Friday in Game. Boston scored a - home win in Game on Sunday to send the series back to Raleigh for Game. Carolina advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals with a - series win against the New Jersey evils in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, while the conference s top-seeded Bruins advanced through their quarterfinal series with a - series win against Montreal. The Hurricanes and the Bruins last met in the playoffs in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Boston won that series - in Carolina s first postseason appearance since its relocation in 7. Broadcast Notes: The Hurricanes television partner, Fox Sports Carolinas will carry Games,,, and 7 of the series, with Games,, and confirmed to be telecast in high definition. As always, play-by-play voice John Forslund will call all of the exciting action and former professional goaltender Tripp Tracy will provide analysis for Hurricanes games on Fox Sports Carolinas. National Hockey League U.S. television rightsholder Versus will televise Games and of the series nationally, on an exclusive basis, and will televise Game nationally in the U.S. outside of the Carolina and Boston markets. uring the playoffs, Hurricanes Radio Network flagship. FM The Fan, will host one-hour pre- and post-game shows surrounding Hurricanes radio broadcasts, hosted by The Fan s Hurricanes insider Mike Maniscalco. Maniscalco and. The Fan reporter Adam Harris will travel with the team throughout the postseason. Hall of Fame play-by-play man Chuck Kaiton will call the in-game action for all games on the Hurricanes Radio Network. CURRENT STREAKS none POSTSEASON MILESTONES AN FIRSTS Eric Staal Passed Ron Francis to become the franchise s all-time playoff scoring leader, May 8 v. Boston Rod Brind Amour Became the franchise s leader in playoff games played, May at Boston Rod Brind Amour Played his th NHL playoff game, May at Boston Cam Ward Became the franchise s playoffs game-played leader among goalies, May at Boston Tuomo Ruutu Scored his first NHL playoff goal, April 8 at New Jersey Cam Ward Became the franchise leader in playoff shutouts (), April vs. New Jersey wight Helminen Played his first NHL playoff game, April at New Jersey Tuomo Ruutu Earned his first NHL playoff point with an assist, April at New Jersey Chad LaRose Scored his first NHL playoff goal, April vs. New Jersey Ryan Bayda Earned his first NHL playoff point with a goal, April vs. New Jersey Tim Gleason Earned his first NHL playoff point with a goal, April 7 at New Jersey Ryan Bayda Played his first NHL playoff game, April 7 at New Jersey Anton Babchuk Played his first NHL playoff game, April at New Jersey Tim Conboy Played his first NHL playoff game, April at New Jersey Tim Gleason Played his first NHL playoff game, April at New Jersey Tuomo Ruutu Played his first NHL playoff game, April at New Jersey MEIA INFORMATION The Hurricanes would like to welcome all members of the Boston media, and Bruins team officials to Raleigh and the RBC Center. We hope you enjoy your stay in North Carolina! WIRELESS INTERNET The RBC Center media areas are equipped with high-speed wireless Internet and the service is free of charge to working media. Two routers are accessible from the press box on the fifth floor pressrow and courtside. Please connect to whichever router suits your needs. There are also two routers available in the media workroom on the Arena (A) level

15 interview lounge and press room. Please dial the RBC Center IT Help esk at ext. 7 if you experience problems connecting. When prompted for a password please enter stormy7. MEIA WORKROOM AN INTERVIEW LOUNGE The RBC Center media workroom and interview lounge are located on the Arena (A) level just outside the south elevators. The pre-game media meal will be served in the interview lounge for the price of $7US. Both head coaches will hold their post-game news conferences in the interview lounge. PRESS BOX The RBC Center press box is located on the fifth floor of the building. Please access the press box from the south elevators and follow the hallway to the media seating area. A seating chart will be posted in the hallway outside of the media seating area. Please sit in your assigned position. LOCKER ROOMS The home and visiting locker rooms will open five minutes following the conclusion of the game. Both locker rooms are located on the Arena (A) level of the RBC Center. PLAYOFF GUIE The Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup Playoff Guide is now available on via the Stats pull-down menu. Additionally, a limited number of hard copies will be made available to on-site media covering the team during the postseason. RELEASES, GAME PREVIEWS, ETC. To be added or removed from the Hurricanes news release and audio clips lists, or if you have questions about covering the team, credential procedures, etc., please Mike Sundheim at mikes@carolinahurricanes.com, or Kyle Hanlin at kyleh@carolinahurricanes.com. Lifetime Series AGAINST THE BRUINS This marks the fourth all-time playoff series between the Carolina franchise and the Boston Bruins, and the second postseason series between the clubs since the Hurricanes relocation in 7. Boston has won each of the three prior playoff series between the clubs, scoring - series wins in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals and the Adams ivision Semifinals, and a - series win in the Adams ivision Semifinals. Carolina franchise vs. Boston all-time playoff series results Year Result GF GA - loss in Adams iv. Semifinals - loss in Adams iv. Semifinals 7 - loss in Conf. Quarterfinals CAR leads conf. Semifinals - The teams met four times during the 8- regular season, with Boston scoring wins in each of the meetings while out-scoring Carolina 8-. It marked the first time since the Carolina franchise entered the NHL in 7 that a team swept a regular-season series between the clubs. Ray Whitney led Carolina in the regular-season series with three points (g, a) while avid Krejci paced Boston with seven points (g, a). Cam Ward posted a -- record, a.8 goals-against average and an.87 save percentage in the series, while Tim Thomas was -- with a. GAA and a.7 save percentage. The Hurricanes franchise is all-time in the regular season against the Bruins, with a -8- home record and a --7 record in Boston. Carolina vs. Boston 8- regular-season game recaps Feb. 7, Boston, Hurricanes The Hurricanes suffered a - loss against the Boston Bruins at the RBC Center on the night the organization retired former defenseman and alternate captain Glen Wesley s No. jersey to the rafters. Carolina got on the board first when Ray Whitney connected with Matt Cullen who gave the Hurricanes a - lead : into the game. Blake Wheeler tied the game with a power-play goal with : remaining in the first frame. Shane Hnidy scored at : of the second period as his shot off of avid Krejci s faceoff win found its way through a maze of players and into the Carolina net. The teams skated at - until Krejci scored a shorthanded goal with :8 remaining in regulation to give Boston a - lead. Chuck Kobasew followed that up with a power play goal one minute later and Patrice Bergeron finished the game with an empty-netter at : of the third. Cam Ward allowed four goals on shots for the Hurricanes while Tim Thomas made saves to give Boston its th win of the season. Jan.,

16 Boston, Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes suffered their second four-goal loss of the 8- season, as the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins scored a - win at the T Banknorth Garden. avid Krejci got Boston on the board 7: into the game with a power-play goal, and Stephane Yelle extended that lead to - with : remaining in the first period. Cam Ward was lifted in favor of Michael Leighton after Mark Stuart put the Bruins ahead - at the :7 mark of the second. Michael Ryder gave Boston a - lead with two goals before the end of the second frame. Carolina s lone goal came :7 into the third period when Justin Williams re-directed a Frantisek Kaberle shot past Bruins netminder Tim Thomas. ec. 7, 8 Boston, Hurricanes The Boston Bruins paid their first visit to Raleigh of 8- and skated away from the RBC Center with a - win. Carolina jumped to a - lead when Matt Cullen lit the lamp : into the game. Boston s Blake Wheeler scored two goals in the early stages of the second frame to give the Bruins a - lead, but Anton Babchuk leveled the score for Carolina when he scored his second goal of the season midway through the second. Michael Ryder scored the game-winner at : of the third period before Chuck Kobasew sealed the win for Boston with an empty-net goal with seconds remaining. Cam Ward made 8 saves on shots faced and Tim Thomas earned the win with saves. ec., 8 Boston, Hurricanes The Boston Bruins scored a - win against the Carolina Hurricanes at the T Banknorth Garden. Carolina jumped to a - lead when Joni Pitkanen scored his third goal of the season on the power-play at : of the first frame. Bruins scoring leader Marc Savard answered the bell 7: into the second period with his th goal of the year. Boston would score the game s next two goals in the first minutes of the third period before Ray Whitney made it a one-goal game with : remaining in regulation. But, the Hurricanes could not muster a goal in the game s final four minutes, even with the help of a power play, and Stephane Yelle ended the game at :7 with an empty-net goal. Cam Ward suffered the loss, stopping of shots, while Manny Fernandez got the win for Boston. Rod Brind Amour earned the primary assists on each of Carolina s two goals to extend his assists streak to eight games. Recent Carolina Hurricanes Games Last CAR games: - - Last CAR games: - - EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS RECAP Goals For: Goals Against: Power Play: -for- (.%) Penalty Kill: -for- (.%) Leading Scorer: Jussi Jokinen (g, a) Goaltender: Cam Ward (-,. GAA,. SV%, SO) GAME Boston, Hurricanes The Boston Bruins scored a - win against the Carolina Hurricanes at the T Banknorth Garden in Game of the teams best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinals series. Former Hurricanes winger Mark Recchi got Boston on the board with a power-play goal at :8 of the first period. Phil Kessel notched his first of two goals in the game :8 later to send the teams to the dressing room with the Bruins holding a - lead. Kessel struck again at : of the second frame and Milan Lucic closed the scoring with his second of the postseason at : of the third. Tim Thomas made saves to earn the shutout while Cam Ward made saves in the loss. The teams combined for 8 penalty minutes in the game, including 7 penalty minutes in the third period. Scott Walker received a game misconduct when he was assessed an instigator and a fighting major following an altercation with former Hurricanes defenseman Aaron Ward with :7 remaining in regulation. GAME Hurricanes, Boston The Carolina Hurricanes extended their series lead to - in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinals series with the Boston Bruins, scoring a - win at the RBC Center. Eric Staal opened the scoring with his third power-play goal of the postseason at the : mark of the first period. Marc Savard knotted the game at - with a power-play goal of his own :7 into the second frame. The teams skated without a goal until Jussi Jokinen converted on a Rod Brind Amour pass early in the third frame to give Carolina another power-play goal and a - lead in the game. Sergei Samsonov notched his second goal in as many games with : remaining in regulation, and Staal closed the scoring : later to give the Hurricanes a - win. Staal s second goal made him the Carolina franchise s all-time scoring leader, giving him playoff points (8g, a) in career playoff games and passing Ron Francis who had points (g, a) in his playoff games with the franchise. Staal s second goal also made him the franchise s all-time leading playoff goal scorer with 8, passing Brind Amour and Kevin ineen on that list. Cam Ward made saves to earn his seventh win of the postseason. Tuomo Ruutu was named the game s third star behind Jokinen and Staal, as Ruutu earned an assist on Samsonov s goal, and was credited with eight hits in the game. GAME Hurricanes, Boston (OT) The Carolina Hurricanes took a - series lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinals series with the Boston

17 Bruins, scoring a - overtime win at the RBC Center. Jussi Jokinen notched the game-winner :8 into the overtime period on a rebound of a Sergei Samsonov shot. It marked Jokinen s fifth goal of the postseason, and his second game-winning goal of the playoffs. Milan Lucic opened the scoring in the game when he scored 8: into the first period. The Hurricanes evened the score when Eric Staal notched a power-play goal at : of the second frame. Samsonov notched his first goal of the playoffs just : later to give Carolina a - lead. Former Hurricanes winger Mark Recchi tied the game for Boston when he re-directed Chuck Kobasew s shot into the net at : of the third period. Cam Ward earned the win with saves, while Tim Thomas suffered the loss for the Bruins despite making 8 saves. Carolina winger Scott Walker earned the primary assist on Samsonov s goal, and was credited with nine hits in : of ice time. GAME Hurricanes, Boston The Carolina Hurricanes evened their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinals series with the Boston Bruins at a game a piece with a - shutout win at the T Banknorth Garden. Cam Ward shut the door by making saves including in the third period on the same Bruins team that notched four goals on shots in Game. Joe Corvo broke the ice with his first goal of the postseason : into the second period. Matt Cullen notched his first goal of the playoffs when he converted on a Chad LaRose pass from behind the net while the Hurricanes were shorthanded at 7: of the second frame. LaRose had his own goal disallowed after a lengthy video review in the closing seconds of the second period, and Carolina held a - lead after minutes. Ward made a number of stunning saves in the third period to hold the charging Bruins at bay, and Eric Staal notched an empty-net goal with 8 seconds remaining to seal the win for the Hurricanes.

18 GAME Boston, Hurricanes The Boston Bruins scored a - win at the T Banknorth Garden against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game of the team s best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinals series. Former Carolina defenseman Aaron Ward set the tone for the game when his point shot found its way behind Hurricanes netminder Cam Ward just : into the game. Jussi Jokinen evened the score at - when he beat Boston goalie Tim Thomas with : remaining in the opening frame. The game was tied - when Marc Savard put a backhanded shot above the left shoulder of Ward 7: into the second. The Bruins took a - lead : later when Michael Ryder capitalized on a Hurricanes giveaway and beat Ward to the short side. Savard notched his second of the game 7: into the third frame to close the scoring and give Boston a - lead in the series. EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS RECAP Goals For: 7 Goals Against: Power Play: -for- (.%) Penalty Kill: -for-7 (88.%) Leading Scorers: Eric Staal (g, a), Ray Whitney (g, a), Chad LaRose (g, a) Goaltender: Cam Ward (-,. GAA,.8 SV%, SO) GAME 7 April 8, Hurricanes, New Jersey THE SHOCK AT THE ROCK The Carolina Hurricanes scored a - come-from-behind, series-clinching win at the Prudential Center in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series against the New Jersey evils. The Hurricanes trailed - with : remaining in regulation when Jussi Jokinen one-timed a pass from Joni Pitkanen past evils netminder Martin Brodeur. Tim Gleason started the play when he held the puck just inside the blue line and was able to slide it over to Pitkanen. Eric Staal then notched the game-winner as he came down the right wing toward the New Jersey net and fired a shot under Brodeur s right shoulder with seconds remaining. Staal s goal marked the latest game-winning goal in the third period of a Game 7 in Stanley Cup playoffs history, breaking the record held by Al MacAdam of the Minnesota North Stars who scored at 8: of the third period in a Game 7 win against Montreal in 8. The combination of Jokinen s and Staal s goals in the final : also marked the latest in a Game 7 that a team trailed in regulation and came back to win. The feat broke the record previously held by the Maple Leafs when they came back from a - deficit at Boston on April 7,, in the final : of the third period when Bob Pulford scored at 8: and Gerry Ehman scored at 7:7 to give Toronto a - win. Earlier in the game, winger Tuomo Ruutu put the Hurricanes ahead - just : into the game. It marked Ruutu s first NHL playoff goal. New Jersey tied it - just : later when Jamie Langenbrunner notched his second of the postseason. The evils took a - lead on Jay Pandolfo s goal at the :7 mark of the first before Ray Whitney knotted the game - just : into the second frame. New Jersey s final goal of the postseason was scored on a second-period power play by Brian Rolston, but the Hurricanes heroics in the third sealed the evils fate. Cam Ward made saves in the game, including several big stops in the third period, and setting a new franchise record of 7 saves in a single postseason series (formerly by Frank Pietrangelo against Montreal in ). GAME April, Hurricanes, New Jersey The Carolina Hurricanes evened their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series against the New Jersey evils and forced a deciding Game 7 with a - shutout win in Game at the RBC Center. Ray Whitney led the way, scoring the Hurricanes first goal at : of the first period and earning the primary assists on each of Carolina s other three goals. Whitney set up Eric Staal on the Hurricanes second and third goals, coming at : and 7: of the second period, respectively. Midway through the third period, Whitney made a cross-crease pass to Jussi Jokinen who scored his second goal of the playoffs during a -on- Carolina power play. Chad LaRose earned assists on Whitney s goal and Staal s first goal while Cam Ward made 8 saves for his first shutout of the playoffs. Tim Gleason earned third star of the game honors with an assist, three hits, four blocked shots and a fight in 7: of ice time. GAME April, New Jersey, Hurricanes The New Jersey evils returned their one-game lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series against the Carolina Hurricanes, as the evils scored a - win at the Prudential Center. New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur made saves to earn his rd career playoff shutout, tying the NHL record held by Hall of Famer Patrick Roy. avid Clarkson scored the game s lone goal at the : mark of the second period during a evils power play when he tipped Andy Greene s shot into the Carolina net. Hurricanes netminder Cam Ward made saves in the loss.

19 GAME April, Hurricanes, New Jersey The Carolina Hurricanes evened their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series against the New Jersey evils with a dramatic - win at the RBC Center. With the game tied - with one second remaining, ennis Seidenberg fired a shot from the blue line toward New Jersey netminder Martin Brodeur. Jussi Jokinen tipped Seidenberg s shot with his skate and sent it into the net behind Brodeur with. seconds remaining. It was the latest game-winning goal to be scored in regulation in Stanley Cup playoffs history. Jokinen s goal came after the evils erased a - Hurricanes lead. Eric Staal and Ryan Bayda scored first-period goals to send Carolina to the locker room up - after minutes. Chad Larose scored : into the second frame to extend the Hurricanes lead, but Brian Gionta scored his second goal of the postseason with 8 seconds remaining in the period to get the evils on the board. New Jersey came out flying in the third period and used goals by Brendan Shanahan and avid Clarkson to tie the game. Cam Ward earned the win with saves, as the Hurricanes out-shot the evils -, including Carolina shots in the second period. GAME April, New Jersey, Hurricanes (OT) The New Jersey evils took a - lead on the Carolina Hurricanes in the teams best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series with a - overtime win in Game at the RBC Center. New Jersey got on the board first when Zach Parise was the last evils player to touch a pin-balling puck that found the net behind Carolina netminder Cam Ward : into the game. The Hurricanes struck back quickly when Ryan Bayda earned his first NHL playoff point with a goal at the : mark. The teams appeared to be headed to the locker rooms tied - after the first frame before Brian Gionta intercepted a Joe Corvo clearing pass and beat Ward with less than nine seconds remaining in the period. Carolina evened the score at the : mark of the second frame when Chad LaRose tipped Patrick Eaves shot past evils goaltender Martin Brodeur. After battling through a goalless third period, the teams squared off in an overtime period that ended when Travis Zajac s second-chance shot found its way into the top of the net behind Ward :8 into the extra frame. Ward suffered the loss for Carolina despite making saves, while Brodeur made 8 saves in the win. GAME April 7, Hurricanes, New Jersey (OT) The Carolina Hurricanes scored a - overtime win against the New Jersey evils at the Prudential Center in Game of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Zach Parise notched his second goal of the postseason on the power play to give the evils a - lead : into the first period. Eric Staal answered with seconds left in the first with a power-play goal of his own, marking Staal s first goal of the playoffs. The teams skated without a goal through the second and third periods before defenseman Tim Gleason found the net behind Martin Brodeur to give the Hurricanes the win. It marked Gleason s first playoff goal, coming in just his second career playoff game. Cam Ward made saves to earn the win for the Hurricanes. GAME April, New Jersey, Hurricanes The New Jersey evils scored a - win against the Carolina Hurricanes at the Prudential Center in Game of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Mike Mottau scored the evils first goal at : of the first period, and Zach Parise put New Jersey ahead - early in the second frame. Patrik Elias lit the lamp behind Carolina netminder Cam Ward at the : mark of the second to give the evils a - lead. The Hurricanes solved New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur at : of the third when Ray Whitney notched his first of the playoffs on a backhand. Carolina nearly scored again after the ensuing faceoff, but the puck went the other way and evils captain Jamie Langenbrunner scored to return New Jersey s three-goal lead just seconds after the Hurricanes goal.