Carolina Hurricanes

New Jersey, Game 4.

• Carolina wins 4-3, in regulation.
• This was the game won by the 0.2 seconds left in regulation game winner by Jussi Jokinen
• Carolina out shoots New Jersey 46-29.
• Carolina's PK unit was used only three times, but to perfection.
• Eric Staal went +1, with a goal, and 7 shots on goal.
• Joni Pitkanen, who is -3 against the Pens, went +3 in this Game 4 alone.

Boston, Game 4.

• Carolina wins 4-1, in regulation.
• Carolina out shoots Boston 31-21.
• Carolina's PK unit was used four times, allowing one PP goal.
• Corvo, Gleason, Jokinen, and Samsonov went +2. Carolina didn't have a single player with a minus rating.
• Eric Staal netted 2 goals with 5 shots on goal.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Philadelphia, Game 4.

• Pittsburgh wins 3-1, in regulation.
• Pittsburgh is out shot by Philadelphia 25-46.
• Evgeni Malkin is held without a shot on goal in 19:23 of time on ice, while going -1, with some time in the box.
• Flower Power had 45 saves.
• The Penguins PK unit spent 16 minutes on the ice, 8 PP's to the Flyers, and shut their PP unit down.

Washington, Game 4.

• Pittsburgh wins 5-3, in regulation.
• Pittsburgh out shoots 28-22.
• Evgeni Malkin has 4 shots on goal, another trip to the box, and goes -1 again.
• Sidney Crosby has a goal and an assist, his 2nd goal in a Game 4 in the playoffs this year, and goes +1.
• Pittsburgh's PK unit is out 4 times, and shuts down the Washington PP. However, a shorthanded goal is allowed while the Penguins PP unit is out. The Penguins PP did pick up a goal via Gonchar to tie the game early in the 1st.

The Series Thusfar

Pittsburgh leads 3-0.

• Evgeni Malkin has 9 points, 6 goals, and an assist per game so far. He is +5 in the series, with a lone trip into the penalty box for Vladimir Klitschko-ing Chad LaRose.
• Sidney Crosby has 5 points, with 2 goals and, like Malkin, an assit per game in the series.
• Fleury vs. Ward: Flower has gone 79/87 on shots on goal, which is a .908 SV%. While Cam Ward has faced a lot more shots with a lesser success rate, 97/111 for a .874 SV%.
• Eric Staal has been held pointless in Game 1 and Game 2. He has an assist, while not scoring a goal in the series despite 12 shots on goal. He's an astounding -6.
• Jordan Staal has been quiet, but has as many points as his brother, with an assitst in Game 2, and is only a -1 with 5 shots on goal this series.

That's food for thought, with tonight's Game 4 just hours away.