Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins

Saturday, March 30, 2002, 1:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 2–0 on Saturday, March 30, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	35-26-16-5
at Boston Bruins	0	43-24-6-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	8	4	3	15
Boston Bruins	3	7	11	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	06:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (27)	Ron Francis (46), Sami Kapanen (39)	Power play	CAR 1, BOS 0
3rd	19:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (16)	Arturs Irbe (1)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 2, BOS 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Stat	Carolina Hurricanes	Boston Bruins
Shots on goal	15	21
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	15	20
Blocked shots	13	7
Giveaways	2	6
Takeaways	8	7
Faceoffs won	25/57 (43.9%)	32/57 (56.1%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

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	0	0	1	0	1	0	71.4%	21:13
Number 12 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:43
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		19:56
Number 15 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	37.5%	07:58
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	2	0	27.8%	19:57
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		15:11
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:10
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	1	0		18:09
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		03:48
Number 62 J. Svoboda	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:35
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37.5%	11:32
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	1	1	60%	19:38
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		17:28
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		17:02
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		23:17
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		22:58
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	1	0		19:09
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:51

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	21	21	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	0	1	65%	21:04
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	1	0	1	100%	16:06
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	-1	0	5	0	0	50%	20:48
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	-1	2	5	2	0		20:54
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	-1	0	0	0	0		18:02
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	10:23
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	4	0	75%	15:18
Number 22 D. Bonvie	R	0	0	0	0	0		06:30
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	2	0	2	0	100%	15:23
Number 27 G. Murray	R	-1	2	2	1	1		19:42
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	2	0	2	0		07:05
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	0	1	3	1		19:19
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	3	1	0		19:45
Number 23 S. Brown	D	-1	0	0	2	1		16:18
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	1	0		17:50
Number 31 J. Rivers	D	0	0	0	1	1	75%	09:01
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	0	1		13:20
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	-1	0	2	1	0		19:31

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	14	13	1	.929	59:07	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Slashing	2
1st	10:11	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Roughing	2
1st	14:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	04:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Holding	2
2nd	05:47	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble	Interference	2
2nd	08:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Holding the stick	2
2nd	10:01	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	High sticking	2
3rd	07:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Tripping	2
3rd	14:51	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Interference	2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Referees: Don Koharski, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Tony Sericolo
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jeff Daniels, Steven Halko, Darren Langdon, Josh Holden, Randy Petruk, Nikos Tselios, Tommy Vestlund, Niclas Wallin
Boston Bruins scratches: Gord Murphy, Jeff Norton, Jozef Stumpel, Eric Manlow, John Emmons, Chris Kelleher, Tony Tuzzolino, Ric Jackman, Joe Thornton, Jonathan Girard, Andrew Raycroft, Andy Hilbert, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen, Pavel Kolarik

2001-2002 season series

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 2, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Mar 26, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 30, 2002

Other NHL games on Mar 30

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 30, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 30, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 30, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 30, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 30, 2002
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 30, 2002
New York Rangers 4 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 30, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 30, 2002
St. Louis Blues 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 30, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 30, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 30, 2002
Dallas Stars 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 30, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 30, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at San Jose Sharks 10	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 30, 2002