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  FINAL
Boston 5, Carolina 3
 
  BOX SCORE | SCORING

  1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
Boston 2 0 3 5
Carolina 1 1 1 3

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 9 9 6 --24
Carolina

12
11
8
--31

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
BostonCarolina
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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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