Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, January 18, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Entertainment and Sports Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 4–2 on Thursday, January 18, 2001 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Boston Bruins	2	36-30-8-8
at Carolina Hurricanes	4	38-32-9-3

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	0	1	1	2
Carolina Hurricanes	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	7	17	6	30
Carolina Hurricanes	12	6	3	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley (3)	Rod Brind'Amour (13), Bates Battaglia (8)	Even strength	BOS 0, CAR 1
1st	06:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek (7)	Bates Battaglia (9), Rob DiMaio (13)	Even strength	BOS 0, CAR 2
2nd	05:07	Boston Bruins	Patrick Traverse (3)	Dixon Ward (5), Brian Rolston (20)	Even strength	BOS 1, CAR 2
2nd	05:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (19)	Ron Francis (25), Sami Kapanen (18)	Even strength	BOS 1, CAR 3
3rd	07:32	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (7)	Sergei Samsonov (26), Andrei Kovalenko (11)	Even strength	BOS 2, CAR 3
3rd	14:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gelinas (15)	Rod Brind'Amour (14)	Even strength	BOS 2, CAR 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		11:53
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	0	10%	16:44
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	0		18:25
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		15:36
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	43.5%	21:00
Number 22 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	100%	07:51
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		09:11
Number 29 D. Ward	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		07:58
Number 37 L. Goren	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	60%	07:21
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	29.2%	20:08
Number 51 A. Kovalenko	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0		14:31
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	5	6	2	1		10:58
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	1		28:55
Number 23 P. Popovic	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	5	2		17:24
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	3	2		14:36
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	2		19:32
Number 63 P. Traverse	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1		15:49
Number 72 P. Kolarik	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	2		12:35

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	5	3	2	.600	06:37
Number 35 P. Skudra	16	14	2	.875	53:19	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	62.5%	22:12
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	100%	03:42
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0		12:11
Number 16 T. Vestlund	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	50%	02:56
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	2	2	+2	2	2	3	2	77.8%	21:14
Number 19 R. DiMaio	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	0		16:18
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0		01:48
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	3	0		22:07
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0		19:07
Number 25 S. Willis	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		17:33
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	1	0	1	+1	4	1	1	0	50%	12:42
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	4	0	37.5%	20:16
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	1		20:17
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	+3	2	2	2	3		26:36
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	2		14:53
Number 14 S. Halko	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		11:24
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	2		25:16
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2		20:44

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	30	28	2	.933	59:40	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:52	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Hooking	2
1st	07:29	Boston Bruins	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Darren Langdon	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:27	Boston Bruins	Pavel Kolarik	Interference	2
1st	16:48	Boston Bruins	Jason Allison	Interference	2
2nd	13:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Holding	2
3rd	04:13	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Roughing	2
3rd	04:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Roughing	2
3rd	05:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gelinas	Holding	2
3rd	12:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Boarding	2
3rd	12:58	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston	Tripping obstruction	2
3rd	14:55	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	14:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Marek Malik	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	19:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	High sticking	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Keenan
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Stephane Auger, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Stephane Provost, Tony Sericolo
Boston Bruins scratches: Kay Whitmore, Joe Hulbig, Ken Belanger, Darren Van Impe, Brandon Smith, Eric Manlow, Shawn Bates, Marquis Mathieu, Eric Nickulas, Cameron Mann, Nick Boynton, Jay Henderson, Andre Savage, Jonathan Girard, Andrew Raycroft, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Kevin Hatcher, Sandis Ozolinsh, Tyler Moss, Michael Rucinski, Craig Adams, Greg Kuznik, Greg Koehler

Every Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Fri, Nov 24, 2000
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 16, 2000
Boston Bruins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Jan 18, 2001
Boston Bruins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Feb 18, 2001

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