Source: CCTV.com
04-23-2009 10:08
A goal scored with just two tenths of a second left of in the game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New Jersey Devils proved to be one of the most dramatic finishes ever to an NHL match on Wednesday.
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| Carolina Hurricanes' Chad LaRose (59) works the puck in front of New Jersey Devils' Mike Mottau as goalie New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur (30) and Carolina Hurricanes' Ray Whitney (13) look on during the second period of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Hurricanes won 4-3 to tie the series at 2 games.(AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker) |
There was only one occasion in the first three games of their first round playoff series with the New Jersey Devils that the scoreboard has shown Carolina ahead. And that was after Tim Gleason's slap shot in overtime that won Game 2. In game four, the Hurricanes came out firing, Eric Staal, Ryan Bayda and Chad LaRose scoring for Carolina successively for a 3-0 lead.
Brian Gionta and Brendan Shanahan got New Jersey's attempt at a comeback underway, helping their side make it 3-2 in the third.
After David Clarkson tied the game at 3-3, the Hurricanes Jussi Jokinen started a play with seven seconds remaining. Pitkanen then passed it off to Seidenberg, who blasted it in off Jokinen's left skate as time expired.
After a review officials determined that the puck crossed the goal line with 0.2 seconds left. Carolina Hurricanes to a thrilling 4-3 win over New Jersey Devils.
