Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes

Wednesday, January 2, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Entertainment and Sports Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6–3 on Wednesday, January 2, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Boston Bruins	6	43-24-6-9
at Carolina Hurricanes	3	35-26-16-5

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	4	0	2	6
Carolina Hurricanes	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	11	10	12	33
Carolina Hurricanes	13	11	5	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:24	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin (19)	Jozef Stumpel (15), Sean O'Donnell (10)	Power play	BOS 1, CAR 0
1st	07:22	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (16)	Joe Thornton (27), Sergei Samsonov (21)	Even strength	BOS 2, CAR 0
1st	08:50	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin (20)	Don Sweeney (8), Jozef Stumpel (16)	Even strength	BOS 3, CAR 0
1st	13:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Ron Francis (13)	Erik Cole (12), Sami Kapanen (25)	Power play	BOS 3, CAR 1
1st	19:06	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (21)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 4, CAR 1
2nd	10:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley (3)	Rod Brind'Amour (20), Erik Cole (13)	Even strength	BOS 4, CAR 2
2nd	13:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Shane Willis (4)	Ron Francis (27), Sami Kapanen (26)	Power play	BOS 4, CAR 3
3rd	19:17	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin (21)	Jozef Stumpel (17), Hal Gill (9)	Even strength, Empty net	BOS 5, CAR 3
3rd	19:49	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (14)	Martin Lapointe (14)	Even strength, Empty net	BOS 6, CAR 3

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1	0		18:14
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	38.1%	20:48
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	3	0	3	+2	0	6	0	2	1		21:20
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0		18:44
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	3	3	+2	0	0	0	0	0	30.4%	18:25
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:30
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0	26.3%	18:50
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	2	0	100%	18:27
Number 27 G. Murray	R	1	0	1	+2	2	6	1	0	0		18:27
Number 33 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:28
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	100%	03:06
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		03:10
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	2	2	0		25:04
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	4	0	0		23:47
Number 31 J. Rivers	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0		07:06
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	1	0		26:32
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		17:22
Number 55 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:25

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	29	26	3	.897	60:00	Win

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	1	1	2	-2	0	2	1	2	1	76.2%	18:25
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	06:34
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	4	0	0		20:47
Number 16 T. Vestlund	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	16:57
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	-2	0	3	4	0	0	73.1%	22:15
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:56
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		19:11
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	2	2	-2	0	5	1	0	0		21:31
Number 25 S. Willis	R	1	0	1	-2	0	2	3	0	1		17:52
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	2	2	-1	0	1	8	0	0		17:22
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		02:45
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	0	40%	15:38
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		19:01
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		16:22
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0		17:47
Number 8 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	1	0		16:32
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	3	3	0		25:45
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		17:50

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	23	22	1	.957	50:26	Loss
Number 35 T. Barrasso	8	5	3	.625	08:50

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:12	Carolina Hurricanes	David Tanabe	Interference	2
1st	11:58	Boston Bruins	Jamie Rivers	Tripping	2
1st	14:40	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Holding the stick	2
2nd	01:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Tripping	2
2nd	07:11	Boston Bruins	Jamie Rivers	Interference	2
2nd	12:37	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Holding	2
2nd	19:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Marek Malik	Tripping	2
3rd	02:04	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Holding	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Tom Kowal, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Angelo D'Amico, Tim Nowak
Boston Bruins scratches: Mike Knuble, Eric Manlow, John Emmons, Chris Kelleher, Tony Tuzzolino, Kyle McLaren, Ric Jackman, Andy Hilbert, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen, Pavel Kolarik
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Steven Halko, Jeff O'Neill, Chris Dingman, Byron Ritchie, Josh Holden, Craig MacDonald, Nikos Tselios, Jaroslav Svoboda, Niclas Wallin

Every Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 2, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Mar 26, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 30, 2002

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Anaheim Ducks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Jan 2, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Jan 2, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars, Wed, Jan 2, 2002
New York Rangers 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Jan 2, 2002
Florida Panthers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Jan 2, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Jan 2, 2002