Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, March 7, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Thursday, March 7, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Carolina Hurricanes	3	35-26-16-5
at Pittsburgh Penguins	1	28-41-8-5

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	0	1	2	3
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	7	8	6	21
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	6	6	16

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (19)	Randy Robitaille (9), Alex Kovalev (31)	Power play	CAR 0, PIT 1
2nd	09:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (25)	Sami Kapanen (32), Bates Battaglia (20)	Power play	CAR 1, PIT 1
3rd	06:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Ron Francis (20)	Sami Kapanen (33), Jeff O'Neill (28)	Even strength	CAR 2, PIT 1
3rd	13:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Ron Francis (21)	Sami Kapanen (34), Jeff O'Neill (29)	Even strength	CAR 3, PIT 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	2	0	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	22:15
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	100%	13:49
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		22:36
Number 15 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		02:45
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0	54.5%	24:09
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:45
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:31
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	3	3	+2	0	5	1	0	0		21:09
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0		18:19
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	54.5%	14:36
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	2	3	+2	0	2	2	0	1	68.8%	19:55
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0		20:05
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0		15:49
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:51
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		20:18
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:14
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	2	1	0		24:11
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:20

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	16	15	1	.938	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins 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 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25%	13:56
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		17:46
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		04:25
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	42.1%	22:57
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	44.4%	28:48
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:23
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		15:55
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	1	1	46.2%	24:32
Number 44 S. Richer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		15:39
Number 72 E. Meloche	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:37
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:56
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		21:00
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0		19:09
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		18:54
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:18
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	2	0		20:04
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0		15:52
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0		20:58

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	21	18	3	.857	58:30	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	High sticking	2
1st	08:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams	Tripping	2
1st	17:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Hooking	2
1st	17:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Janne Laukkanen	Holding the stick	2
1st	17:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Tripping	2
2nd	03:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Delaying game	2
2nd	08:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ian Moran	Holding	2
3rd	02:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff Daniels	Interference	2
3rd	04:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michal Rozsival	Hooking	2
3rd	17:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	High sticking	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Mike Leggo, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Troy Sartison
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Steven Halko, Josh Holden, Craig MacDonald, Randy Petruk, Craig Adams, Nikos Tselios, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, Robert Lang, Mike Wilson, John Jakopin, Wayne Primeau, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Billy Tibbetts, Shane Endicott

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Nov 6, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Dec 16, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Feb 5, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 7, 2002

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 7, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 7, 2002
Calgary Flames 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 7, 2002
Minnesota Wild 3 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 7, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 7, 2002
New York Rangers 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Mar 7, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 7, 2002
Ottawa Senators 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 7, 2002