New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes

Wednesday, April 3, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Entertainment and Sports Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 on Wednesday, April 3, 2002 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New Jersey Devils	3	41-28-9-4
at Carolina Hurricanes	2	35-26-16-5

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

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	12	9	6	27
Carolina Hurricanes	6	13	7	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:33	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (28)	Petr Sykora (26), Joe Nieuwendyk (31)	Power play	NJD 1, CAR 0
2nd	10:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (30)	Ron Francis (50)	Power play	NJD 1, CAR 1
2nd	14:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Jaroslav Svoboda (2)	Erik Cole (23)	Even strength	NJD 1, CAR 2
2nd	19:36	New Jersey Devils	Sergei Brylin (15)	Unassisted	Even strength	NJD 2, CAR 2
3rd	03:45	New Jersey Devils	Jamie Langenbrunner (13)	Patrik Elias (31)	Even strength	NJD 3, CAR 2

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

New Jersey Devils 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 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	44.4%	15:42
Number 12 S. Nemchinov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	54.5%	10:39
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	+1	2	2	4	0	0		14:27
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0		13:25
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1	0	7.7%	15:48
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		16:33
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	4	2	0		17:44
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		14:00
Number 22 V. Kamensky	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:02
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0	43.5%	14:44
Number 26 P. Elias	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0	1	50%	15:58
Number 44 S. Richer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		14:15
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	4	0		19:03
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	5	4	0		23:42
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		15:54
Number 7 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	0		14:38
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		24:01
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	3	0	0		22:22

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	26	24	2	.923	59:58	Win

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	2	0	81.3%	20:11
Number 12 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		12:20
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	0	0		22:48
Number 15 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	08:10
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0	65%	22:07
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:24
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0	0		20:31
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	1	1	0	0	5	4	0	0		19:17
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		06:58
Number 62 J. Svoboda	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		08:22
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	46.2%	12:44
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	3	0	1	50%	19:55
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		18:17
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		20:48
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0		23:50
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		22:59
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		06:03
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0		22:43

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	27	24	3	.889	59:03	Loss

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:03	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Cross checking	2
2nd	09:31	New Jersey Devils	Scott Stevens	Kneeing	2
2nd	11:54	New Jersey Devils	Andrei Zyuzin	Hooking	2
3rd	13:49	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta	Interference	2
3rd	19:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	Interference	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Kevin Constantine
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Don Koharski, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Stephane Provost
New Jersey Devils scratches: Jim McKenzie, Turner Stevenson, Bruce Gardiner, Joel Bouchard, Colin White, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Jiri Bicek, Scott Clemmensen, Scott Gomez, Christian Berglund, Mike Commodore, Andreas Salomonsson
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jeff Daniels, Steven Halko, Darren Langdon, Josh Holden, Randy Petruk, Nikos Tselios, Tommy Vestlund, Niclas Wallin

Every New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes 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 Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 3, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers, Wed, Apr 3, 2002
New York Islanders 1 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 3, 2002
St. Louis Blues 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Wed, Apr 3, 2002
Nashville Predators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Apr 3, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Apr 3, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Apr 3, 2002