Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers

Thursday, January 10, 2002, 9:00 PM ET Skyreach Centre, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Edmonton Oilers 4–1 on Thursday, January 10, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Carolina Hurricanes	4	35-26-16-5
at Edmonton Oilers	1	38-28-12-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	7	4	6	17
Edmonton Oilers	4	5	11	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:03	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia (12)	David Tanabe (12), Ron Francis (28)	Power play	CAR 1, EDM 0
2nd	16:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (19)	Sean Hill (11), Sami Kapanen (27)	Power play	CAR 2, EDM 0
3rd	12:21	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff (5)	Josh Green (4)	Even strength	CAR 2, EDM 1
3rd	13:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek (11)	Jeff O'Neill (19)	Even strength	CAR 3, EDM 1
3rd	18:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia (13)	Marek Malik (10)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 4, EDM 1

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0	52.6%	18:16
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	06:53
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	2	0	2	+2	0	3	1	2	1		20:00
Number 15 B. Ritchie	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		09:54
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	65.5%	25:00
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		03:33
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0		18:06
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:52
Number 25 S. Willis	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:46
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		19:07
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0	40%	10:51
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	1	1	50%	14:18
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0	4	0		20:22
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		22:07
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0		18:48
Number 8 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		16:37
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0		19:15
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	0		20:18

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	20	19	1	.950	59:57	Win

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		11:02
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	50%	12:45
Number 12 J. Green	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0		13:19
Number 16 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38.5%	14:02
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		08:58
Number 20 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	100%	16:45
Number 22 A. Carter	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	55.6%	19:23
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0		11:55
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	41.7%	13:07
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:10
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	33.3%	16:14
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1		18:51
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	6	3	0		21:41
Number 5 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1		25:27
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	2		20:18
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		12:52
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1		15:16
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	3		23:41

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	16	13	3	.813	59:25	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:50	Edmonton Oilers	Janne Niinimaa	Holding	2
1st	19:52	Carolina Hurricanes	David Tanabe	Interference	2
2nd	08:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Hooking	2
2nd	13:17	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Holding the stick	2
2nd	16:19	Edmonton Oilers	Josh Green	Interference	2
2nd	18:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Marek Malik	Interference	2
2nd	18:16	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth	High sticking	2
3rd	01:21	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth	Interference obstruction	2
3rd	03:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gelinas	High sticking	2
3rd	08:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Byron Ritchie	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	08:07	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Referees: Bill McCreary, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Troy Sartison
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Steven Halko, Chris Dingman, Josh Holden, Craig MacDonald, Craig Adams, Nikos Tselios, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda, Niclas Wallin
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Domenic Pittis, Scott Ferguson, Sven Butenschon, Brian Swanson, Marty Reasoner, Jason Chimera, Jani Rita, Ty Conklin, Ales Pisa

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Nov 11, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 10, 2002

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 10, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 10, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Jan 10, 2002
New York Islanders 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 10, 2002
New Jersey Devils 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 10, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Thu, Jan 10, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 10, 2002