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Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers game recap
| Final - 3.23.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Florida Panthers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Florida Goal - Jay Bouwmeester (14), from Cory Stillman at 8:30. 2, Carolina Power-Play Goal - Tuomo Ruutu (23), from Anton Babchuk and Eric Staal at 13:47. Penalties - Kamil Kreps, Florida (tripping), 13:13; Joni Pitkanen, Carolina (slashing), 16:25. |
| Second Period |
| - 3, Carolina Goal - Patrick Eaves (6), from Rod Brind'Amour and Sergei Samsonov at 19:47. Penalties - Jussi Jokinen, Carolina (hooking), 15:56. |
| Third Period |
| - 4, Florida Power-Play Goal - Cory Stillman (14), from David Booth and Nathan Horton at 15:55. Penalties - Rod Brind`Amour, Carolina (high-sticking), 14:50; Erik Cole, Carolina (tripping), 15:24. |
| Overtime |
| - 5, Carolina Goal - Ray Whitney (24), from Joni Pitkanen and Rod Brind'Amour at 1:37. |