Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes

Friday, March 23, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Entertainment and Sports Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 on Friday, March 23, 2001 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	42-28-9-3
at Carolina Hurricanes	5	38-32-9-3

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	2	1	3
Carolina Hurricanes	1	2	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	7	6	23
Carolina Hurricanes	9	7	12	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gelinas (21)	Shane Willis (21), David Tanabe (20)	Even strength	PIT 0, CAR 1
2nd	03:08	Carolina Hurricanes	Sami Kapanen (17)	Ron Francis (44), Sandis Ozolinsh (28)	Even strength	PIT 0, CAR 2
2nd	15:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Sandis Ozolinsh (12)	Jeff O'Neill (22), Ron Francis (45)	Power play	PIT 0, CAR 3
2nd	18:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Robert Lang (30)	Martin Straka (61), Darius Kasparaitis (14)	Even strength	PIT 1, CAR 3
2nd	19:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bob Boughner (1)	Robert Lang (40), Martin Straka (62)	Even strength	PIT 2, CAR 3
3rd	07:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (42)	Jaromir Jagr (63), Mario Lemieux (31)	Power play	PIT 3, CAR 3
3rd	12:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Sami Kapanen (18)	Bates Battaglia (14), Ron Francis (46)	Even strength	PIT 3, CAR 4
3rd	19:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Marek Malik (6)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 3, CAR 5

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 B. Tibbetts	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		06:22
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-2	7	0	0	0	0	75%	15:25
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	43.5%	17:38
Number 22 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:55
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		01:31
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	0	0	0	-2	6	2	3	0	0		16:33
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	0	10	3	1	0	1		20:45
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	46.2%	17:16
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	1	1	-2	0	4	1	1	0	33.3%	23:57
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0		25:01
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0		19:51
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:30
Number 3 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		17:21
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	5	1	0		17:13
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	2	0		19:26
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0		19:19
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	1	0		20:23
Number 26 F. Kucera	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		14:19

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	27	23	4	.852	58:55	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	3	3	+3	0	1	0	0	0	50%	20:28
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		04:43
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0		16:29
Number 16 T. Vestlund	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	100%	17:06
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	73.1%	23:23
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	1	0	1	0	2	3	3	0	0		18:18
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	2	0	2	+3	0	7	4	1	0		21:41
Number 25 S. Willis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	4	1	0		17:39
Number 38 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	7	1	0		16:40
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:52
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	3	0	0	58.3%	15:58
Number 4 K. Hatcher	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	1	0		21:58
Number 5 M. Malik	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	1	0		22:34
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		17:44
Number 8 S. Ozolinsh	D	1	1	2	+1	11	2	2	2	1		20:03
Number 14 S. Halko	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:21
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		19:10
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		18:06

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	23	20	3	.870	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Sandis Ozolinsh	Tripping	2
2nd	03:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens	Roughing	2
2nd	12:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens	Roughing	2
2nd	12:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	17:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Sandis Ozolinsh	Elbowing	2
2nd	17:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Sandis Ozolinsh	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	17:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wayne Primeau	Cross checking	2
2nd	17:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wayne Primeau	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	05:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Sandis Ozolinsh	Cross checking	2
3rd	05:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gelinas	Holding	2
3rd	19:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ivan Hlinka
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Tim Nowak
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Bobby Dollas, Kip Miller, Josef Beranek, Ian Moran, Garth Snow, Rene Corbet, Janne Laukkanen, Krzysztof Oliwa, Dennis Bonvie, Sven Butenschon, Greg Crozier, Michal Rozsival, Rich Parent, Josef Melichar, Milan Kraft, Toby Petersen, Sebastien Caron
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rob DiMaio, Glen Wesley, Darren Langdon, Michael Rucinski, Craig Adams, Greg Kuznik, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Greg Koehler

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Oct 18, 2000
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Nov 22, 2000
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Mar 23, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Apr 8, 2001

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Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 0 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Mar 23, 2001
Washington Capitals 1 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Fri, Mar 23, 2001
New York Islanders 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Dallas Stars, Fri, Mar 23, 2001