Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins

Saturday, December 16, 2000, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 on Saturday, December 16, 2000 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Carolina Hurricanes	1	38-32-9-3
at Boston Bruins	4	36-30-8-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	7	4	7	18
Boston Bruins	14	10	10	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:06	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (11)	Shawn Bates (3), Jonathan Girard (6)	Power play	CAR 0, BOS 1
1st	17:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (10)	Kevin Hatcher (3), Ron Francis (18)	Even strength	CAR 1, BOS 1
2nd	04:47	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (10)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 1, BOS 2
2nd	08:51	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (11)	Brian Rolston (15), Darren Van Impe (9)	Even strength	CAR 1, BOS 3
2nd	17:39	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (12)	P.J. Axelsson (6), Andrei Kovalenko (5)	Even strength	CAR 1, BOS 4

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

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	2	0	0	58.3%	18:04
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		12:57
Number 16 T. Vestlund	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:26
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	52.2%	24:09
Number 19 R. DiMaio	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		15:18
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		02:19
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0		19:08
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0		17:51
Number 25 S. Willis	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0		13:09
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		02:19
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	44.4%	12:50
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	+1	4	2	1	1	66.7%	17:39
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2		20:50
Number 4 K. Hatcher	D	0	1	1	-1	4	2	0	3		20:41
Number 8 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		26:07
Number 14 S. Halko	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		15:08
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	4		20:11
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:17

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	34	30	4	.882	59:57	Loss

Boston Bruins 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 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		10:32
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	1	1	+2	4	4	0	0	0	50%	22:20
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	1	0	100%	24:48
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	2	0	2	0	0	6	1	0	1		15:17
Number 17 S. Bates	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	70%	11:18
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	2	0	2	+2	10	5	3	0	0	35.7%	16:22
Number 22 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	06:10
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		06:14
Number 29 D. Ward	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		10:51
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	0	42.3%	25:03
Number 51 A. Kovalenko	R	0	1	1	+3	0	0	3	0	0	100%	14:01
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		08:29
Number 20 D. Van Impe	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	2	0		24:17
Number 23 P. Popovic	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	3	0		20:23
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	3	0	0		13:27
Number 55 J. Girard	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		16:10
Number 63 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		14:51
Number 64 J. Kultanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0		19:32

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	18	17	1	.944	60:00	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Hooking	2
1st	06:01	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston	Slashing	2
1st	13:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevin Hatcher	Hooking	2
1st	17:56	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevin Hatcher	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	01:17	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston	Slashing	2
2nd	12:13	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Holding	2
2nd	15:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gelinas	Cross checking	2
2nd	19:29	Boston Bruins	Jarno Kultanen	Tripping	2
3rd	02:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Shane Willis	Hooking	2
3rd	02:49	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Attempt to injure (match)	10
3rd	02:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Dave Karpa	Cross checking	2
3rd	08:43	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Slashing	2
3rd	11:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Slashing	2
3rd	17:38	Boston Bruins	Dixon Ward	Holding obstruction	2
3rd	18:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Ron Francis	Slashing	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Keenan
Referees: Tim Peel, Lance Roberts
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Jean Morin
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jeff Daniels, Marek Malik, Michael Rucinski, Greg Kuznik, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Greg Koehler, Niclas Wallin
Boston Bruins scratches: Don Sweeney, Kay Whitmore, Joe Hulbig, Ken Belanger, Brandon Smith, Eric Manlow, Marquis Mathieu, Eric Nickulas, Kyle McLaren, Cameron Mann, Nick Boynton, Lee Goren, Jay Henderson, Andre Savage, Andrew Raycroft, Zdenek Kutlak, Pavel Kolarik

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins 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

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 16, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 16, 2000
Calgary Flames 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 16, 2000
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 16, 2000
New York Islanders 0 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 16, 2000
New Jersey Devils 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 16, 2000
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 16, 2000
Detroit Red Wings 2 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 16, 2000
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 16, 2000
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 16, 2000
San Jose Sharks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 16, 2000
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 16, 2000