Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche

Tuesday, October 23, 2001, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Carolina Hurricanes	1	35-26-16-5
at Colorado Avalanche	5	45-28-8-1

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	0	0	1
Colorado Avalanche	0	3	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	7	6	11	24
Colorado Avalanche	7	16	14	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (6)	Ron Francis (9), Sami Kapanen (3)	Even strength	CAR 1, COL 0
2nd	02:56	Colorado Avalanche	Shjon Podein (2)	Martin Skoula (2)	Even strength	CAR 1, COL 1
2nd	10:35	Colorado Avalanche	Brian Willsie (1)	Stephane Yelle (2), Brad Larsen (1)	Even strength	CAR 1, COL 2
2nd	19:50	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (6)	Rob Blake (5), Chris Drury (5)	Power play	CAR 1, COL 3
3rd	12:33	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Tanguay (3)	Milan Hejduk (6), Martin Skoula (3)	Power play	CAR 1, COL 4
3rd	17:20	Colorado Avalanche	Shjon Podein (3)	Steve Reinprecht (3), Rob Blake (6)	Even strength	CAR 1, COL 5

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	0	0	4	0	0	75%	20:28
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	07:05
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		15:01
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	29.6%	20:20
Number 19 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:10
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		18:08
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	2		21:59
Number 25 S. Willis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	100%	15:43
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		09:32
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	3	0		06:20
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	50%	17:06
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	40%	18:06
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0	1		22:23
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		22:05
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2		22:53
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3		17:20
Number 14 S. Halko	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1		13:29
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		16:57

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	37	32	5	.865	59:52	Loss

Colorado Avalanche 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 9 B. Larsen	L	0	1	1	+1	5	0	1	0	0		05:59
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	100%	13:15
Number 18 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	47.1%	18:38
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	2	1	55.6%	21:02
Number 22 V. Nedorost	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	08:38
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0		19:29
Number 25 S. Podein	L	2	0	2	+2	2	4	1	1	0		12:55
Number 26 S. Yelle	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	1	0	42.1%	15:44
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	75%	14:05
Number 29 E. Messier	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	2	0		14:54
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	1	0	1	-1	2	3	0	1	1		18:11
Number 50 B. Willsie	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		09:37
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	2	2	+1	2	8	0	2	0		25:39
Number 5 T. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		15:31
Number 6 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		12:28
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		19:16
Number 11 P. Trepanier	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	1	0		18:06
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	2	2	+2	4	3	1	2	0		22:29

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 D. Aebischer	24	23	1	.958	59:57	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:36	Colorado Avalanche	Dan Hinote	Tripping	2
1st	12:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gelinas	High sticking	2
1st	16:34	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Tanguay	Interference	2
2nd	03:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Marek Malik	Interference	2
2nd	10:57	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Skoula	Holding	2
2nd	13:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Roughing	2
2nd	19:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Tripping	2
3rd	01:40	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Skoula	Interference	2
3rd	03:11	Colorado Avalanche	Shjon Podein	Holding	2
3rd	11:33	Carolina Hurricanes	Steven Halko	Tripping	2
3rd	15:11	Colorado Avalanche	Rob Blake	Interference	2
3rd	17:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:23	Colorado Avalanche	Brad Larsen	Fighting (major)	5

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Troy Sartison, Mark Wheler
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Sandis Ozolinsh, Darren Langdon, Byron Ritchie, Josh Holden, Craig MacDonald, Nikos Tselios, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Patrick Roy, Adam Foote, Kelly Fairchild, Jaroslav Obsut, Jeff Daw, Scott Parker, Ville Nieminen, Steve Moore, Jordan Krestanovich, Riku Hahl, Radim Vrbata

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