Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes

Monday, March 26, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Entertainment and Sports Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 on Monday, March 26, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Montreal Canadiens	4	28-40-8-6
at Carolina Hurricanes	2	38-32-9-3

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	9	3	5	17
Carolina Hurricanes	11	13	11	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:42	Montreal Canadiens	Patrice Brisebois (13)	Chad Kilger (17), Oleg Petrov (27)	Even strength	MTL 1, CAR 0
1st	12:11	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Darby (11)	Richard Zednik (24), Benoit Brunet (10)	Even strength	MTL 2, CAR 0
2nd	18:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gelinas (22)	Rob DiMaio (18), Josef Vasicek (13)	Even strength	MTL 2, CAR 1
3rd	01:59	Montreal Canadiens	Patrice Brisebois (14)	Brian Savage (19), Saku Koivu (24)	Power play	MTL 3, CAR 1
3rd	10:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Sami Kapanen (19)	Ron Francis (47), Marek Malik (10)	Even strength	MTL 3, CAR 2
3rd	19:36	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky (14)	Chad Kilger (18), Saku Koivu (25)	Even strength, Empty net	MTL 4, CAR 2

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

Montreal Canadiens 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 8 J. Campbell	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:01
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	2	2	+2	2	1	0	1	0	36.8%	20:04
Number 17 B. Brunet	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:46
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		16:16
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	2	2	+2	2	1	5	1	0	66.7%	16:01
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0		21:06
Number 32 O. Petrov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		15:16
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	45.5%	20:22
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		07:08
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	0	0		15:33
Number 63 C. Darby	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	16:16
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		16:15
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	2	0	2	0	0	4	4	1	1		19:48
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0		19:46
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0		08:15
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3	0		19:28
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2	0		19:16
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	3	0		10:32

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	35	33	2	.943	60:00	Win

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	2	1	2	1	82.6%	21:36
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	02:49
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:43
Number 16 T. Vestlund	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	20%	09:28
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	1	59.1%	19:38
Number 19 R. DiMaio	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		12:32
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	0		15:50
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	1		19:11
Number 25 S. Willis	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		15:55
Number 38 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	9	0	50%	17:20
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	40%	05:33
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	4	0	45.5%	15:52
Number 4 K. Hatcher	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		20:33
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1		22:02
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	3	1		12:54
Number 8 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1		24:51
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	2		19:41
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	4		19:39

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	16	13	3	.813	59:20	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Sandis Ozolinsh	High sticking	2
1st	09:59	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	Slashing	2
1st	15:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Scott Pellerin	Slashing	2
2nd	10:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Hooking	2
2nd	10:38	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	19:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Ron Francis	Roughing	2
2nd	19:45	Montreal Canadiens	Martin Rucinsky	Roughing	2
3rd	00:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Boarding	2
3rd	04:49	Montreal Canadiens	Sheldon Souray	Roughing	2
3rd	16:58	Montreal Canadiens	Chad Kilger	Interference	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Mark Faucette, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Tony Sericolo
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Jeff Hackett, Gino Odjick, Darryl Shannon, Barry Richter, Patrick Poulin, Craig Rivet, Juha Lind, Eric Bertrand, Eric Fichaud, Christian Laflamme, Eric Landry, Matt Higgins, Matthieu DescÃ´teaux, Xavier Delisle, Andrei Bashkirov, Jason Ward, Eric Chouinard, Mike Ribeiro, Francis Belanger, Johan Witehall
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Glen Wesley, Steven Halko, Darren Langdon, Michael Rucinski, Craig Adams, Greg Kuznik, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Greg Koehler

Every Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 21, 2000
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Jan 16, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Mar 14, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Mar 26, 2001

Other NHL games on Monday, March 26, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Mar 26, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Mar 26, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Mar 26, 2001
San Jose Sharks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Mar 26, 2001