Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 2, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 on Saturday, March 2, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Carolina Hurricanes	4	35-26-16-5
at Montreal Canadiens	3	36-31-12-3

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	10	16	15	41
Montreal Canadiens	5	5	9	19

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:00	Montreal Canadiens	Doug Gilmour (8)	Andrei Markov (15)	Power play	CAR 0, MTL 1
2nd	07:48	Montreal Canadiens	Doug Gilmour (9)	Oleg Petrov (12), Craig Rivet (15)	Even strength	CAR 0, MTL 2
2nd	10:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gelinas (10)	Bret Hedican (10), Rod Brind'Amour (28)	Even strength	CAR 1, MTL 2
3rd	01:57	Montreal Canadiens	Shaun Van Allen (5)	Andreas Dackell (12)	Shorthanded	CAR 1, MTL 3
3rd	02:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Sami Kapanen (23)	Sean Hill (16), Jeff O'Neill (27)	Power play	CAR 2, MTL 3
3rd	07:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Marek Malik (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 3, MTL 3
3rd	17:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (24)	Ron Francis (40)	Even strength	CAR 4, MTL 3

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	2	0	1	0	58.8%	22:05
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:12
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		20:41
Number 15 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	75%	04:22
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	2	0	0	55.6%	19:11
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:17
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		16:21
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	1	0	1	+2	0	9	1	0	1		21:54
Number 25 S. Willis	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	0	0		15:49
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		16:05
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	36.8%	15:49
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	1	2	+2	0	6	1	0	0	60%	20:35
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	0		19:28
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0		19:53
Number 5 M. Malik	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	1	0		17:32
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		23:14
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:32
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	0		22:56

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	19	16	3	.842	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens 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 14 O. Petrov	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		24:15
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0		21:30
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	0		17:06
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	50%	16:22
Number 27 S. Van Allen	C	1	0	1	-1	2	2	2	0	0	33.3%	17:09
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		15:10
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:17
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	04:20
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	2	0	2	0	0	3	1	0	1	44%	21:41
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	61.5%	16:38
Number 95 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:50
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	3	0		23:15
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		19:57
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		21:55
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		19:10
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	5	0		18:48
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:46
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0		16:59

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	41	37	4	.902	59:24	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Holding	2
1st	10:50	Montreal Canadiens	Shaun Van Allen	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	08:21	Montreal Canadiens	Patrick Traverse	High sticking	2
2nd	14:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Holding	2
3rd	00:46	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis	Hooking	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Don Koharski, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Tony Sericolo
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Steven Halko, Chris Dingman, Josh Holden, Craig MacDonald, Randy Petruk, Craig Adams, Nikos Tselios, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda, David Tanabe
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Donald Audette, Gino Odjick, Joe Juneau, Patrick Poulin, Craig Darby, Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray, Benoit Gratton, Eric Landry, Mathieu Garon, Francis Bouillon, Marcel Hossa, Martti Jarventie, Olivier Michaud

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Jan 17, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Mar 18, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, May 3, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, May 5, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, May 7, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, May 9, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, May 12, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 8 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, May 13, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 2, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at New York Rangers 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Dallas Stars 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Washington Capitals 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Florida Panthers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
St. Louis Blues 1 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Minnesota Wild 3 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 2, 2002