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Joni Pitkanen's 2008-2009 season

Points
33
NHL#226
Goals
7
NHL#319
Assists
26
NHL#160
Plus/minus
+11
NHL#84
Games
71
86%
86% of 82

Defenceman Joni Pitkanen was 25 years old when the 2008-2009 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Carolina Hurricanes. He played 71 of a possible 82 games and scored 7 goals and 26 assists for 33 points, 0.46 points per game. In the playoffs he played 18 games for 8 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2008-2009Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Joni Pitkanen plays the 2008-2009 season for Carolina Hurricanes

    Joni was 25 years old when the 2008-2009 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      FLA4–6CAR
      W
      game 1/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG21:53TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CAR4–3TBL
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-7SOG2PPP27:02TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET3–1CAR
      L
      game 3/828
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG26:06TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–4LAK
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-0SOG24:45TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR3–1ANA
      W
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:20TOI
    • The game
      CAR1–4PIT
      L
      game 6/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG24:15TOI
    • The game
      CAR4–3NYI
      W
      game 7/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG12:43TOI
    • November 2008
    • The game
      WSH5–1CAR
      L
      game 16/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP21:21TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR2–3ATL
      L
      game 17/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG21:30TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–3CAR
      W
      game 18/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG23:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–2CAR
      W
      game 19/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG23:55TOI
    • The game
      PHX2–5CAR
      W
      game 20/821
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-2SOG25:24TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      NSH5–2CAR
      L
      game 21/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG25:02TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8213 of 21 played
      9
      points
      NHL#192
      1
      goals
      NHL#352
      8
      assists
      NHL#105
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#157
      CAR
      11-8-2W-L-OT24Points
      2nd in the Southeast·7th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CAR2–3FLA
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG19:00TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–1CAR
      L
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG27:37TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–2PHI
      W
      game 24/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG29:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA4–1CAR
      L
      game 25/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG25:47TOI
    • December 2008
    • The game
      PIT5–2CAR
      L
      game 26/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG26:41TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–1CAR
      L
      game 27/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-6SOG1PPP29:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–3CAR
      W
      game 28/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG26:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR5–6PHI
      L
      game 29/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP33:23TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CAR2–3NYR
      L
      game 30/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG31:14TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–3CAR
      W
      game 31/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP28:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      FLA1–2CAR
      W
      game 32/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG28:59TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–4BOS
      L
      game 33/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP28:15TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CAR3–2MTL
      W
      game 34/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG24:47TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–3MIN
      L
      game 35/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG23:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR5–4ATL
      W
      game 36/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG26:02TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–2CAR
      L
      game 37/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG31:09TOI
    • The game
      ATL1–3CAR
      W
      game 38/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG24:21TOI
    • The game
      STL1–2CAR
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG25:30TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–2TBL
      W
      game 40/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG24:33TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      NJD2–3CAR
      W
      game 41/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG28:04TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8233 of 41 played
      19
      points
      NHL#179
      4
      goals
      NHL#275
      15
      assists
      NHL#105
      -1
      +/-
      NHL#143
      CAR
      21-15-5W-L-OT47Points
      2nd in the Southeast·7th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CAR2–4FLA
      L
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG23:16TOI
    • The game
      CAR1–5BOS
      L
      game 43/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG24:02TOI
    • The game
      CAR1–5OTT
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP24:15TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR6–4CAR
      L
      game 45/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG27:20TOI
    • The game
      CAR1–3BUF
      L
      game 46/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG24:14TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–0TOR
      W
      game 47/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP23:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR2–1PIT
      W
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG23:14TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–3NYR
      L
      game 49/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG26:41TOI
    • The game
      TBL2–3CAR
      W
      game 50/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG26:13TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ATL0–2CAR
      W
      game 51/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG24:14TOI
    • February 2009
    • The game
      CAR3–4VAN
      L
      game 52/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG27:06TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CAR4–3SJS
      W
      game 53/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG29:31TOI
    • The game
      CAR7–2PHX
      W
      game 54/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP25:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      FLA5–0CAR
      L
      game 55/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG25:06TOI
    • The game
      CBJ5–1CAR
      L
      game 56/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG25:38TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–0BUF
      W
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG25:06TOI
    • The game
      BOS5–1CAR
      L
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:47TOI
    • The game
      COL2–5CAR
      W
      game 61/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG25:06TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      CAR2–4OTT
      L
      game 62/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP25:11TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8252 of 62 played
      27
      points
      NHL#202
      6
      goals
      NHL#289
      21
      assists
      NHL#128
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#74
      CAR
      31-26-5W-L-OT67Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the Southeast·9th in the Eastern Conference·14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF1–2CAR
      W
      game 63/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG24:40TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–5ATL
      L
      game 64/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG27:35TOI
    • March 2009
    • The game
      CAR5–2WSH
      W
      game 65/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:44TOI
    • The game
      CGY1–6CAR
      W
      game 66/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG23:37TOI
    • The game
      CAR9–3TBL
      W
      game 67/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG22:39TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR0–3CAR
      W
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG23:34TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–3CHI
      L
      game 69/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG12:51TOI
    • The game
      CAR4–5WSH
      L
      game 71/823
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG26:38TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–4CAR
      W
      game 72/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP22:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–5CAR
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG24:56TOI
    • The game
      WSH1–4CAR
      W
      game 74/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG24:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CAR3–2FLA
      W
      game 75/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG23:47TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT1–2CAR
      W
      game 76/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP23:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR2–1NJD
      W
      game 77/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG24:51TOI
    • April 2009
    • The game
      NYR2–4CAR
      W
      game 78/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP21:46TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–3CAR
      W
      game 79/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG25:04TOI
    • The game
      NYI0–9CAR
      W
      game 80/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG24:26TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–1CAR
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG24:41TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–3NJD
      L
      game 82/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG25:34TOI
    The season in numbers

    Joni Pitkanen closes the 2008-2009 season with 33 points

    Points
    33
    NHL#226
    Games
    71of 82
    87%
    Goals
    7
    NHL#319
    Assists
    26
    NHL#160
    P/GP
    0.46
    NHL#238
    +/-
    +11
    NHL#84
    Events
    1×
    First star
    4×
    Second star
    2×
    Third star
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Carolina Hurricanes are in the playoffs

    First round

    Carolina Hurricanes meet New Jersey Devils

    CARvsNJD
    Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    • Game 1
      CAR1–4NJD
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG23:21TOI
    • New Jersey Devilslead1–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 2
      CAR2–1NJD
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG24:11TOI
    • Carolina Hurricanesare1–1withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      NJD3–2CAR
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG29:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • New Jersey Devilslead2–1againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 4
      NJD3–4CAR
      W
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG26:32TOI
      +2 assists
    • Carolina Hurricanesare2–2withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 5
      CAR0–1NJD
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG27:12TOI
    • New Jersey Devilslead3–2againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 6
      NJD0–4CAR
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG24:13TOI
    • Carolina Hurricanesare3–3withNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 7
      CAR4–3NJD
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG26:13TOI
      +1 assist
    First round

    Carolina Hurricanes knock New Jersey Devils out 4–3

    CAR4–3NJD
    Advance
    7Games4Points0Goals4Assists
    3 days later
    Second round

    Carolina Hurricanes meet Boston Bruins

    CARvsBOS
    Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    • Game 1
      CAR1–4BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG23:31TOI
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 2
      CAR3–0BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG27:51TOI
    • Carolina Hurricanesare1–1withBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS2–3CAR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG28:42TOI
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS1–4CAR
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG26:25TOI
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      CAR0–4BOS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG22:10TOI
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 6
      BOS4–2CAR
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG25:47TOI
    • Carolina Hurricanesare3–3withBoston Bruins
    • Game 7
      CAR3–2BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-6SOG35:33TOI
      +2 assists
    Second round

    Carolina Hurricanes knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

    CAR4–3BOS
    Advance
    7Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    4 days later
    Conference final

    Carolina Hurricanes meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    CARvsPIT
    Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      CAR2–3PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG26:01TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 2
      CAR4–7PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG29:02TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 3
      PIT6–2CAR
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG23:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 4
      PIT4–1CAR
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG27:14TOI
    Conference final

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Carolina Hurricanes out 4–0

    CAR0–4PIT
    Eliminated
    4Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Joni Pitkanen ends the 2008-2009 playoffs with 8 points

    Points
    8
    NHL#51
    Games
    18
    Goals
    0
    NHL#176
    Assists
    8
    NHL#18
    P/GP
    0.44
    NHL#63
    +/-
    0
    NHL#102
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff points
    10
    playoff assists
    2 points
    best game
    NJD4–3→BOS4–3→PIT0–4