Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes

Wednesday, January 23, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Entertainment and Sports Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Nashville Predators and Carolina Hurricanes tied 2–2 on Wednesday, January 23, 2002.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Nashville Predators	2	28-41-13-0
at Carolina Hurricanes	2	35-26-16-5

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Nashville Predators	1	0	1	0	2
Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	2	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Nashville Predators	6	8	8	0	22
Carolina Hurricanes	5	6	13	7	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:34	Nashville Predators	Greg Johnson (13)	Andy Delmore (10), Cliff Ronning (27)	Power play	NSH 1, CAR 0
3rd	02:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Shane Willis (5)	Martin Gelinas (12), Marek Malik (11)	Even strength	NSH 1, CAR 1
3rd	06:49	Nashville Predators	Vladimir Orszagh (9)	Denis Arkhipov (11)	Even strength	NSH 2, CAR 1
3rd	19:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia (17)	Ron Francis (32), Jeff O'Neill (22)	Even strength	NSH 2, CAR 2

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

Nashville Predators 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 7 C. Ronning	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:54
Number 9 G. Classen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:57
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0	62.5%	13:07
Number 15 P. Tenkrat	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:21
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		16:38
Number 19 M. Erat	R	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	0		12:25
Number 21 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0	45.5%	19:30
Number 22 G. Johnson	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1	46.7%	20:00
Number 25 D. Arkhipov	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	1	0	50%	17:19
Number 28 J. Stevenson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		04:51
Number 33 V. Orszagh	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		17:49
Number 43 V. Yachmenev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		18:48
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		23:16
Number 4 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0		16:56
Number 5 A. Delmore	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0		16:38
Number 23 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0		27:11
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		21:39
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0		23:40

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	31	29	2	.936	64:57	T

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	+1	0	4	1	3	61.5%	25:30
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:02
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		25:50
Number 15 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75%	07:31
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	67.7%	24:28
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:19
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		14:42
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	3		24:31
Number 25 S. Willis	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0		11:06
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	33.3%	21:38
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	30%	15:58
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	1	1	+1	2	4	4	0	25%	21:36
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:28
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2		16:54
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		19:26
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		28:55
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	1		23:35
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1		21:16

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	22	20	2	.909	64:34	T

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:28	Nashville Predators	Andy Delmore	Tripping	2
1st	15:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Hooking	2
1st	19:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Cross checking	2
2nd	05:33	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat	Hooking	2
3rd	09:25	Nashville Predators	Kimmo Timonen	Holding	2
3rd	15:09	Nashville Predators	David Legwand	Interference	2
3rd	15:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Tripping	2
3rd	16:01	Nashville Predators	Denis Arkhipov	Tripping	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Rob Martell, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Mark Pare
Nashville Predators scratches: Stu Grimson, Brett Hauer, Rich Brennan, Yves Sarault, Scott Walker, Marc Moro, David Gosselin, Pavel Skrbek, Marian Cisar, Andy Berenzweig, Robert Schnabel, Mark Mowers, Jonas Andersson
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Steven Halko, Chris Dingman, Josh Holden, Craig MacDonald, Craig Adams, Nikos Tselios, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda, Niclas Wallin

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Montreal Canadiens 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
San Jose Sharks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 23, 2002