Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins

Thursday, February 28, 2002, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 6–2 on Thursday, February 28, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Carolina Hurricanes	6	35-26-16-5
at Boston Bruins	2	43-24-6-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	10	6	15	31
Boston Bruins	7	5	6	18

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Ron Francis (19)	Sami Kapanen (31), Sean Hill (15)	Even strength	CAR 1, BOS 0
1st	12:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (23)	Bret Hedican (9), Ron Francis (37)	Even strength	CAR 2, BOS 0
1st	14:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 3, BOS 0
2nd	13:07	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin (33)	Joe Thornton (40), Brian Rolston (21)	Power play	CAR 3, BOS 1
2nd	15:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Marek Malik (3)	Ron Francis (38), Erik Cole (19)	Even strength	CAR 4, BOS 1
3rd	00:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (16)	Bates Battaglia (17), Ron Francis (39)	Power play	CAR 5, BOS 1
3rd	02:28	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (26)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	CAR 5, BOS 2
3rd	10:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (17)	Bates Battaglia (18)	Even strength	CAR 6, BOS 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Stat	Carolina Hurricanes	Boston Bruins
Shots on goal	31	18
Power play	1 of 13	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	33	94
Hits	16	23
Blocked shots	9	8
Giveaways	6	9
Takeaways	6	4
Faceoffs won	44/64 (68.8%)	20/64 (31.3%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

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	3	4	+2	0	3	0	1	0	57.1%	24:20
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:02
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	2	2	+2	4	4	0	0	0		19:52
Number 15 K. Adams	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	75%	09:01
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	2	0	2	+1	4	4	2	1	1	75%	19:48
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	+1	10	0	1	0	0		06:10
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		12:31
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	+3	5	2	0	0	0		18:13
Number 25 S. Willis	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	09:07
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	+2	2	2	2	1	0	50%	15:08
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0	60%	10:43
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	0	2	3	2	0	0	72.2%	20:42
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	1	0		21:10
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	+4	0	0	1	2	0		16:56
Number 5 M. Malik	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	1	0		17:07
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2	0	1	0		22:01
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:11
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	1	0		22:48

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	18	16	2	.889	60:00	Win

Boston Bruins

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	-1	0	1	0	0	0	50%	10:47
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	20%	18:11
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	1	0	1	-3	6	3	2	0	1	100%	17:51
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	-1	19	2	1	1	0		11:15
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	18.8%	13:26
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	25%	13:11
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	1	1	-2	22	0	5	0	0	31.3%	14:32
Number 22 D. Bonvie	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		06:09
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:57
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	16.7%	16:01
Number 33 B. Hogue	L	0	0	0	-3	2	0	3	1	0	75%	15:28
Number 6 G. Murphy	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	0		16:25
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	-2	5	2	0	3	0		17:56
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		17:11
Number 31 J. Rivers	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	60%	11:05
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0		21:53
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	+1	27	2	2	0	0		14:53
Number 64 J. Kultanen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		17:48

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Grahame	31	25	6	.807	59:54	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:59	Boston Bruins	Dennis Bonvie	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Darren Langdon	Fighting (major)	5
1st	03:30	Boston Bruins	Benoit Hogue	Interference	2
1st	04:54	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	07:18	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Holding	2
1st	09:04	Boston Bruins	Jamie Rivers	Interference	2
1st	16:58	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Darren Langdon	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Interference	2
1st	18:51	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Roughing	2
2nd	03:54	Boston Bruins	Jamie Rivers	Elbowing	2
2nd	12:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Elbowing	2
2nd	20:00	Boston Bruins	Bench	Abuse of officials (bench minor)	2
2nd	20:00	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Charging	2
2nd	20:00	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov	Instigator	2
2nd	20:00	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	20:00	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	20:00	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	20:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Sami Kapanen	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	02:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Hooking	2
3rd	03:40	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Roughing	2
3rd	03:40	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Elbowing	2
3rd	03:40	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	03:40	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Attempt to injure (match)	10
3rd	03:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Roughing	2
3rd	03:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	Roughing	2
3rd	04:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Marek Malik	Roughing	2
3rd	06:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Interference	2
3rd	07:58	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Slashing	2
3rd	12:17	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Instigator	2
3rd	12:17	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	12:17	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	12:17	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Referees: Don Koharski, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Jean Morin
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Steven Halko, Chris Dingman, Josh Holden, Craig MacDonald, Randy Petruk, Craig Adams, Nikos Tselios, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda, David Tanabe
Boston Bruins scratches: Martin Lapointe, Eric Manlow, John Emmons, Chris Kelleher, Tony Tuzzolino, Kyle McLaren, Ric Jackman, P.J. Stock, Jonathan Girard, Andrew Raycroft, Andy Hilbert, Ivan Huml, Pavel Kolarik

2001-2002 season series

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins 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

Other NHL games on Feb 28

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 28, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at New York Rangers 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
San Jose Sharks 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
St. Louis Blues 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Nashville Predators 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Dallas Stars 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Feb 28, 2002