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21/5/2012
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Carolina Hurricanes 4 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 27 - 23
PP: 2 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:81/102=79 %, Challenges:21/35=58 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:69/89=77 %, Challenges:22/37=57 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:31 0-1 Tom Kuhnhackl [4] (Paul Mara, Robyn Regehr)
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23:44 0-2 Alexander Avtsyn [4] (Joe Thornton, Jason Spezza)
25:01 1-2 Claude Giroux [6] (Mike Duco)
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42:45 2-2 Ilya Kovalchuk [7] (Tim Gleason, Henrik Sedin)PP
46:45 2-3 Joni Pitkänen [4] (Mathieu Carle, Jason Spezza)PP
48:32 3-3 Mike Duco [7] (Claude Giroux)
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61:24 4-3 Ilya Kovalchuk [8] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Anton Babchuk)PP
Penalty summary:
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03:42 Jordan Schroeder (2 min for boarding)
11:17 Alexander Avtsyn (2 min for hooking)
17:54 Alexander Avtsyn (2 min for cross-checking)
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20:18 Jordan Schroeder (2 min for tripping)
21:51 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
21:51 Danny Kristo (5 min for fighting)
28:29 Danny Kristo (5 min for fighting)
28:29 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
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42:28 Alexander Avtsyn (2 min for cross-checking)
45:45 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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60:55 Tom Kuhnhackl (2 min for high-sticking)
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 11.50 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 21.10 7
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
C David Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 10.20 5
C Claude Giroux 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 22.00 9
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 -1 20.40 7
L Jeff Skinner 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 6
L Nick Tarnasky 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 -1 12.30 5
L Mike Duco 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 21.10 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 7 2 2 1 0 -1 19.30 8
D Erik Gudbranson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
D Tim Gleason 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 23.40 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 7 1 3 5 -1 27.20 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 9.30 5
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 20.20 5
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 2 6 0 5 0 -1 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 20 0 0 61.30 6
G Mike Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joonas Nattinen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9.10 5
R Tom Kuhnhackl 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 19.00 8
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 10.30 7
R Alexander Avtsyn 1 0 2 4 3 2 6 0 18.10 8
C Ryan Martindale 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
C Jordan Schroeder 0 0 3 1 1 0 4 1 18.40 6
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -1 13.30 7
C Jason Spezza 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 4
L Matt Cooke 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 15.30 8
L Joe Thornton 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Danny Kristo 0 0 3 2 1 0 10 -1 17.00 7
D Mathieu Carle 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 6
D Simon Despres 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 15.50 7
D Cam Fowler 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 29.00 7
D Paul Mara 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 17.00 8
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 -1 15.20 5
D Joni Pitkänen 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jack Campbell 4 0 23 0 0 61.30 5
G Robert Mayer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Claude Giroux
3rd star: Mike Duco

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Jason Spezza notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
Other notes:
-Tim Gleason fought Danny Kristo in a fight.
-Danny Kristo fought Shane O'Brien in a fight.