Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes

Wednesday, February 26, 2003, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	22-43-11-6
at Phoenix Coyotes	4	31-35-11-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	9	10	17	36
Phoenix Coyotes	6	3	10	19

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	13:14	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy (15)	Tony Amonte (20), Shane Doan (23)	Power play	CAR 0, PHX 1
3rd	04:14	Phoenix Coyotes	Paul Mara (7)	Brad May (3), Kelly Buchberger (7)	Even strength	CAR 0, PHX 2
3rd	08:24	Phoenix Coyotes	Daniel Brière (16)	Shane Doan (24), Tony Amonte (21)	Even strength	CAR 0, PHX 3
3rd	15:22	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad May (2)	Paul Ranheim (7), Danny Markov (10)	Even strength	CAR 0, PHX 4
3rd	16:27	Carolina Hurricanes	Tomas Kurka (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 1, PHX 4
3rd	18:31	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Zigomanis (1)	Ryan Bayda (3), Sean Hill (18)	Power play	CAR 2, PHX 4

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0	65%	21:22
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:39
Number 12 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	100%	08:05
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		14:04
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	70%	19:27
Number 20 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		14:07
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0		18:06
Number 37 T. Kurka	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:56
Number 46 M. Zigomanis	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0	1	83.3%	10:44
Number 47 R. Bayda	L	0	1	1	-3	0	3	1	1	0	100%	20:19
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	0	0	66.7%	14:00
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		03:43
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		23:18
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0		15:39
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		19:44
Number 21 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0		21:18
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	1	1	+1	4	3	2	1	0		25:26
Number 25 B. St. Jacques	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		15:07

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	19	15	4	.790	58:52	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes 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 8 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	28.6%	13:31
Number 10 T. Amonte	R	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0		16:50
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	40%	19:04
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		19:55
Number 16 K. Buchberger	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1	0	30.8%	15:16
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1		15:23
Number 18 P. Ranheim	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	0		12:50
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	2	2	+1	5	2	2	1	0	26.7%	16:15
Number 29 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		10:59
Number 32 B. May	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	2	0	0		09:48
Number 34 R. Abid	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		10:41
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		10:51
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		20:01
Number 5 D. Berehowsky	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0		08:14
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0		14:56
Number 23 P. Mara	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	3	1	0		24:17
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0		23:22
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	3	0		27:07

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	36	34	2	.944	60:00	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Interference	2
1st	12:02	Phoenix Coyotes	Teppo Numminen	High sticking	2
1st	12:02	Phoenix Coyotes	Teppo Numminen	High sticking	2
1st	14:36	Phoenix Coyotes	Drake Berehowsky	Hooking	2
2nd	07:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Tripping	2
2nd	12:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Roughing	2
2nd	12:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	15:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	15:32	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:35	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy	Holding the stick	2
3rd	02:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Roughing	2
3rd	06:01	Phoenix Coyotes	Drake Berehowsky	Elbowing	2
3rd	13:12	Phoenix Coyotes	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	17:49	Phoenix Coyotes	Daymond Langkow	Closing hand on puck	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Referees: Mike Leggo, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Troy Sartison
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, Steven Halko, Mike Watt, Jesse Boulerice, Brad Defauw, Harold Druken, Jeff Heerema, Patrick Desrochers, Erik Cole, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda, Pavel Brendl, Damian Surma, Niclas Wallin, Tomas Malec
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Scott Pellerin, Andrei Nazarov, Landon Wilson, Frank Banham, Deron Quint, Zac Bierk, Dan Focht, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Ossi Vaananen, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Krys Kolanos, Jeff Taffe, Darcy Hordichuk

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Nov 12, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Feb 26, 2003

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