Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins

Saturday, January 4, 2003, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 4–2 on Saturday, January 4, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Carolina Hurricanes	4	22-43-11-6
at Boston Bruins	2	36-31-11-4

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	2	1	4
Boston Bruins	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	19	14	8	41
Boston Bruins	16	9	9	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:22	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (21)	Jonathan Girard (10)	Even strength	CAR 0, BOS 1
1st	05:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (14)	Aaron Ward (2), Ron Francis (15)	Power play	CAR 1, BOS 1
2nd	03:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams (2)	Kevyn Adams (5)	Even strength	CAR 2, BOS 1
2nd	19:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (15)	Sami Kapanen (10), Jan Hlavac (12)	Power play	CAR 3, BOS 1
3rd	02:08	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (21)	Joe Thornton (31)	Even strength	CAR 3, BOS 2
3rd	12:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (12)	Bates Battaglia (10)	Power play	CAR 4, BOS 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	55.6%	17:07
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	0		20:01
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	80%	08:04
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	51.4%	24:56
Number 20 J. Hlavac	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		16:43
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		14:28
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	0	1	-2	4	4	0	1		17:13
Number 27 C. Adams	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0		04:32
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		03:54
Number 62 J. Svoboda	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		12:40
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	28.6%	11:58
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	2	0	2	0	0	6	0	2	44.4%	16:13
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		27:28
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	1	1	-1	4	1	0	0		20:08
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		20:42
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	0		28:32
Number 28 S. Halko	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		08:24
Number 71 T. Malec	D	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0		11:28

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	34	32	2	.941	59:58	Win

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		05:54
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	40%	19:07
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	52.9%	20:27
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		11:24
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	1	2	+2	4	4	1	55.2%	21:32
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	100%	12:31
Number 22 M. Grosek	L	0	0	0	-1	4	1	2		11:13
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0		18:07
Number 27 G. Murray	R	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0		22:28
Number 36 I. Huml	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		10:44
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		04:17
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		22:07
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		04:57
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0		19:10
Number 28 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		08:52
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		22:55
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	-1	8	0	0		18:16
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0		20:57

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Shields	41	37	4	.902	59:07	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:13	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Roughing	2
1st	07:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	High sticking	2
1st	08:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Jaroslav Svoboda	Hooking	2
1st	12:26	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	High sticking	2
1st	12:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Diving	2
1st	14:45	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Roughing	2
1st	20:00	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	20:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	03:37	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Cross checking	2
2nd	08:18	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Hooking	2
2nd	14:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Holding	2
2nd	17:28	Boston Bruins	Michal Grosek	Boarding	2
2nd	17:52	Boston Bruins	Steve Shields	Goalie leave crease	2
2nd	17:52	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
2nd	17:52	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
2nd	17:52	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Roughing	2
2nd	17:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Roughing	2
2nd	17:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Arturs Irbe	Goalie leave crease	2
2nd	17:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Tomas Malec	Roughing	2
2nd	17:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Tomas Malec	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	04:48	Boston Bruins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	12:46	Boston Bruins	Michal Grosek	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	13:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	18:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Interference goalkeeper	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Referees: Brad Meier, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Tony Sericolo
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jeff Daniels, Bret Hedican, Mike Watt, Craig MacDonald, Brad Defauw, Tommy Vestlund, David Tanabe, Mike Zigomanis, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Ryan Bayda
Boston Bruins scratches: Don Sweeney, Brantt Myhres, Matthew Herr, Tim Thomas, P.J. Axelsson, Sergei Samsonov, Lee Goren, Martin Samuelsson, Andy Hilbert, Kris Vernarsky, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 21, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Boston Bruins 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Feb 19, 2003
Boston Bruins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Mar 4, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 4, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
New York Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Minnesota Wild 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Florida Panthers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Dallas Stars 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 6 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 4, 2003