Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes

Friday, December 21, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Entertainment and Sports Arena, Raleigh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–4 in overtime on Friday, December 21, 2001 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Atlanta Thrashers	4	19-47-11-5
at Carolina Hurricanes	5	35-26-16-5

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	1	1	2	0	4
Carolina Hurricanes	2	1	1	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	10	3	10	0	23
Carolina Hurricanes	17	9	8	5	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Martin Gelinas (5)	Shane Willis (7), Josef Vasicek (10)	Even strength	ATL 0, CAR 1
1st	05:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (11)	Glen Wesley (7), Bates Battaglia (10)	Even strength	ATL 0, CAR 2
1st	11:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Andreas Karlsson (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 1, CAR 2
2nd	10:15	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (8)	Rod Brind'Amour (16), David Tanabe (8)	Power play	ATL 1, CAR 3
2nd	18:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Hnat Domenichelli (6)	Per Svartvadet (3)	Even strength	ATL 2, CAR 3
3rd	08:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (9)	Rod Brind'Amour (17), Sandis Ozolinsh (16)	Even strength	ATL 2, CAR 4
3rd	12:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Darcy Hordichuk (1)	Hnat Domenichelli (6), Daniel Tjarnqvist (5)	Even strength	ATL 3, CAR 4
3rd	17:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Lubos Bartecko (7)	Frantisek Kaberle (12)	Even strength	ATL 4, CAR 4
OT	01:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (10)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 4, CAR 5

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

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 H. Domenichelli	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	1		12:24
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	41.7%	22:04
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	36.4%	16:44
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		19:01
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0		14:53
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1		13:33
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		17:48
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0		17:37
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		12:26
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	35.3%	12:14
Number 29 D. Hordichuk	L	1	0	1	+2	0	1	2	0		09:07
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	1	16.7%	10:23
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		25:57
Number 6 D. Harlock	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		08:32
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	1		20:28
Number 28 T. Reirden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		17:05
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	1		22:43
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	5		28:38

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	39	34	5	.872	61:28	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	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	58.8%	19:41
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	05:24
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	2	0		19:54
Number 16 T. Vestlund	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		05:24
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	2	3	+2	0	5	0	1	0	74.2%	21:30
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		03:33
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	2	0		15:03
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-2	0	6	3	0	0		20:55
Number 25 S. Willis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	5	0	0		14:46
Number 26 E. Cole	L	3	0	3	+2	0	4	7	0	1		19:41
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	58.3%	14:34
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	4	0	0	71.4%	20:10
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		19:40
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	0		19:11
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	5	0		21:26
Number 8 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:42
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	2	0		21:50
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:17

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Barrasso	23	19	4	.826	61:17	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	Holding	2
2nd	03:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	09:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Yannick Tremblay	Hooking	2
2nd	12:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	Holding the stick	2
2nd	19:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Yannick Tremblay	Holding	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Brad Meier, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Mark Pare
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Bob Corkum, Ray Ferraro, Jeff Odgers, Jiri Slegr, Pascal Rheaume, Norm Maracle, Brett Clark, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Dan Snyder, Luke Sellars, Derek MacKenzie, Brian Pothier, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Steven Halko, Chris Dingman, Byron Ritchie, Josh Holden, Craig MacDonald, Craig Adams, Nikos Tselios, Jaroslav Svoboda, Niclas Wallin

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Oct 13, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Oct 20, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 21, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Apr 7, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Apr 14, 2002

Other NHL games on Friday, December 21, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 21, 2001
New York Islanders 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Fri, Dec 21, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 21, 2001
St. Louis Blues 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Dec 21, 2001
San Jose Sharks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Dec 21, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 21, 2001
Calgary Flames 2 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Dec 21, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Dec 21, 2001