Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, March 21, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Entertainment and Sports Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 3–2 on Thursday, March 21, 2002 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Florida Panthers	2	22-44-10-6
at Carolina Hurricanes	3	35-26-16-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	4	2	10	16
Carolina Hurricanes	14	10	11	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (18)	Bates Battaglia (23), Erik Cole (21)	Even strength	FLA 0, CAR 1
1st	02:44	Florida Panthers	Sandis Ozolinsh (11)	Marcus Nilson (15), Eric Beaudoin (1)	Even strength	FLA 1, CAR 1
1st	09:08	Florida Panthers	Jason Wiemer (10)	Marcus Nilson (16), Robert Svehla (16)	Even strength	FLA 2, CAR 1
3rd	04:17	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gelinas (11)	Craig MacDonald (1), Josef Vasicek (14)	Even strength	FLA 2, CAR 2
3rd	08:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Ron Francis (25)	Sean Hill (20), Glen Wesley (12)	Power play	FLA 2, CAR 3

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

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 P. Worrell	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	2	0		10:34
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	2	40%	21:01
Number 14 N. Hagman	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		13:08
Number 18 M. Nilson	L	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0		19:19
Number 22 K. Huselius	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:24
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:12
Number 28 J. Wiemer	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	3	1	6.9%	21:49
Number 38 E. Beaudoin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	6	4		19:29
Number 39 I. Novoseltsev	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	2	50%	21:56
Number 41 N. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		03:30
Number 43 B. Ritchie	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	13:04
Number 2 L. Pitlick	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		07:58
Number 5 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1		20:37
Number 23 R. Thompson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		09:36
Number 24 R. Svehla	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	3		31:42
Number 42 B. Norton	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		09:58
Number 44 S. Ozolinsh	D	1	0	1	+2	0	4	4	2		16:12
Number 45 B. Ference	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		16:42

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 T. Kidd	35	32	3	.914	59:05	Loss

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	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	76.9%	20:53
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:37
Number 12 C. MacDonald	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		10:29
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0		22:42
Number 15 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	60%	06:04
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	0	1	-1	2	2	3	1	0	75%	23:23
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		03:35
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		15:54
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0		21:32
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	4	1	0		18:19
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	12:31
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	0	2	7	5	0	0	80%	19:41
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		20:48
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		14:46
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		22:27
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		09:40
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	1	1	0	0	7	2	0	0		25:54
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		18:36

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	16	14	2	.875	59:57	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Darren Langdon	Fighting (major)	5
1st	01:53	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Tripping	2
1st	15:00	Florida Panthers	Igor Ulanov	Holding	2
2nd	05:15	Florida Panthers	Lance Pitlick	Elbowing	2
2nd	15:04	Florida Panthers	Ivan Novoseltsev	Hooking	2
3rd	01:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Ron Francis	Slashing	2
3rd	01:25	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Slashing	2
3rd	06:18	Florida Panthers	Brad Norton	Roughing	2
3rd	06:18	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Holding	2
3rd	10:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Hooking	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Mike Keenan
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Andy McElman, Lyle Seitz
Florida Panthers scratches: Paul Laus, Valeri Bure, Viktor Kozlov, Ryan Johnson, Matthew Herr, Lance Ward, Joey Tetarenko, Roberto Luongo, Kyle Rossiter, Ryan Jardine, Denis Shvidki, David Morisset
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Aaron Ward, Steven Halko, Josh Holden, Randy Petruk, Craig Adams, Nikos Tselios, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda

Every Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Dec 12, 2001
Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Jan 25, 2002
Florida Panthers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Fri, Apr 12, 2002

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Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 5 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Washington Capitals 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
New Jersey Devils 4 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
San Jose Sharks 4 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 21, 2002