Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 16, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 on Saturday, March 16, 2002 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	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	2	0	0	2
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	8	15	33
Montreal Canadiens	4	13	5	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:22	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet (5)	Yanic Perreault (25)	Even strength	CAR 0, MTL 1
1st	03:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Sami Kapanen (24)	Ron Francis (42), Jeff O'Neill (31)	Even strength	CAR 1, MTL 1
1st	10:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (15)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 2, MTL 1
2nd	15:11	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (17)	Oleg Petrov (14), Patrice Brisebois (25)	Power play	CAR 2, MTL 2
3rd	01:07	Montreal Canadiens	Oleg Petrov (22)	Richard Zednik (19)	Even strength	CAR 2, 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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	61.1%	21:15
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		12:08
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		22:20
Number 15 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	33.3%	07:15
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	54.2%	23:35
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		02:33
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0		15:41
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	0		23:01
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		17:40
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	38.5%	08:55
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	4	0	62.5%	21:44
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		19:09
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2		16:41
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		14:31
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		23:48
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0		07:58
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	3	3		24:06
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:14

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	22	19	3	.864	59:22	Loss

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	1	1	2	0	2	5	0	0	0		20:55
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	1		17:56
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		17:53
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		08:17
Number 27 S. Van Allen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	33.3%	08:40
Number 36 M. Hossa	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		11:16
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		13:19
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		02:54
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	33.3%	19:20
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	50%	18:50
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	66.7%	15:50
Number 95 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		14:37
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		23:17
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		26:13
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		18:07
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	1	0	1	+1	4	2	3	2	0		19:17
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0		16:40
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		16:32

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	33	31	2	.939	59:58	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Tripping	2
1st	15:40	Montreal Canadiens	Yanic Perreault	Tripping	2
2nd	04:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gelinas	Boarding	2
2nd	13:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Darren Langdon	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	13:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	13:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:28	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	13:28	Montreal Canadiens	Arron Asham	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	15:11	Montreal Canadiens	Doug Gilmour	Roughing	2
3rd	04:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff Daniels	Roughing	2
3rd	04:10	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Roughing	2
3rd	08:21	Montreal Canadiens	Patrick Traverse	Holding	2
3rd	11:05	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Holding the stick	2
3rd	13:14	Montreal Canadiens	Oleg Petrov	Tripping	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Scott Driscoll
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Steven Halko, Josh Holden, Craig MacDonald, Randy Petruk, Craig Adams, Nikos Tselios, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Donald Audette, Jeff Hackett, Gino Odjick, Karl Dykhuis, Patrick Poulin, Craig Darby, Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray, Benoit Gratton, Stephane Robidas, Eric Landry, Mike Ribeiro, 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 16, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Dallas Stars 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Calgary Flames 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 16, 2002