Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils

Saturday, March 23, 2002, 1:00 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 4–2 on Saturday, March 23, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Carolina Hurricanes	4	35-26-16-5
at New Jersey Devils	2	41-28-9-4

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	2	4
New Jersey Devils	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	7	6	7	20
New Jersey Devils	8	6	12	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:27	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek (13)	Martin Gelinas (14), Marek Malik (16)	Even strength	CAR 1, NJD 0
1st	08:46	New Jersey Devils	Andreas Salomonsson (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 1, NJD 1
2nd	00:26	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik (21)	Sergei Brylin (22), Scott Stevens (13)	Even strength	CAR 1, NJD 2
2nd	02:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams (6)	Jeff Daniels (1)	Even strength	CAR 2, NJD 2
3rd	15:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill (6)	Sami Kapanen (37), Ron Francis (44)	Power play	CAR 3, NJD 2
3rd	19:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (26)	Ron Francis (45)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 4, NJD 2

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	2	2	+1	0	0	0	3	0	61.5%	19:47
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		07:38
Number 12 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		13:31
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		17:44
Number 15 K. Adams	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	75%	05:36
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0	50%	20:17
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:24
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		15:29
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		18:54
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		16:54
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	50%	16:12
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	2	1	0	33.3%	18:50
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		18:19
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		15:32
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		18:37
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		24:02
Number 22 S. Hill	D	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	2	1		20:59
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3	0		17:31

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	46.7%	15:50
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		14:21
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:10
Number 16 B. Holik	C	1	0	1	+1	12	4	2	2	47.1%	13:20
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1		19:31
Number 19 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		06:11
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		14:36
Number 21 A. Salomonsson	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		05:44
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	25%	19:27
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	47.4%	18:51
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	66.7%	14:09
Number 44 S. Richer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:43
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3		14:44
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2		22:43
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	1	1		22:37
Number 7 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3		14:30
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		25:02
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		20:25

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	19	16	3	.842	59:53	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:31	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta	Tripping	2
2nd	03:15	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	04:35	Carolina Hurricanes	David Tanabe	Hooking	2
2nd	16:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Roughing	2
2nd	16:00	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Slashing	2
3rd	11:18	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Cross checking	2
3rd	11:18	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	Deliberate injury (match)	10
3rd	12:56	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Hooking	2
3rd	14:11	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Cross checking	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
New Jersey Devils head coach: Kevin Constantine
Referees: Terry Gregson, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Tim Nowak
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Steven Halko, Josh Holden, Randy Petruk, Craig Adams, Nikos Tselios, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda, Niclas Wallin
New Jersey Devils scratches: Tommy Albelin, Valeri Kamensky, Sergei Nemchinov, Turner Stevenson, Bruce Gardiner, Joel Bouchard, Jason Arnott, Petr Sykora, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Jiri Bicek, Scott Clemmensen, Christian Berglund, Mike Commodore

Every Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Jan 5, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Jan 19, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Apr 3, 2002
New Jersey Devils 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Apr 17, 2002
New Jersey Devils 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Apr 19, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Apr 21, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Apr 23, 2002
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Apr 24, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Apr 27, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 23, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
San Jose Sharks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Washington Capitals 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 23, 2002
Calgary Flames 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 23, 2002