Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers

Wednesday, December 11, 2002, 9:00 PM ET Skyreach Centre, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Carolina Hurricanes	1	22-43-11-6
at Edmonton Oilers	4	36-26-11-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	16	8	13	37
Edmonton Oilers	7	14	10	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	08:00	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth (11)	Anson Carter (15)	Even strength	CAR 0, EDM 1
2nd	14:18	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie (11)	Anson Carter (16)	Even strength	CAR 0, EDM 2
2nd	18:33	Edmonton Oilers	Mike York (5)	Todd Marchant (12)	Shorthanded	CAR 0, EDM 3
3rd	08:33	Edmonton Oilers	Mike York (6)	Marty Reasoner (4), Steve Staios (4)	Power play	CAR 0, EDM 4
3rd	10:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill (2)	Jaroslav Svoboda (7), Kevyn Adams (4)	Power play	CAR 1, EDM 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		16:55
Number 12 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		06:01
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		19:51
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	56.3%	13:34
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	52.2%	24:19
Number 20 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	-1	4	3	0	0		18:06
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	100%	15:36
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	-1	2	6	1	0		12:43
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0		05:48
Number 62 J. Svoboda	L	0	1	1	-3	0	2	0	0	100%	12:37
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	71.4%	05:44
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	52.6%	17:30
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		21:03
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		16:49
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		23:10
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		13:57
Number 21 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		19:54
Number 22 S. Hill	D	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1		22:43

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	31	27	4	.871	59:56	Loss

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:16
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:13
Number 12 J. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:11
Number 16 M. York	L	2	0	2	+1	0	4	0	1	50%	17:22
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	14:06
Number 22 A. Carter	R	0	2	2	+2	2	3	0	0		17:12
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	60%	18:08
Number 28 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		12:49
Number 33 J. Dopita	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	41.7%	09:26
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:38
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	1	0	1	+2	0	5	0	0	41.2%	19:20
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	1	0	1	+2	2	4	0	0		18:57
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		23:45
Number 8 A. Pisa	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		11:21
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	2	0		22:17
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0	0		22:57
Number 32 S. Ferguson	D	0	0	0	+1	11	0	0	0		11:54
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		25:41

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	37	36	1	.973	59:27	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:08	Carolina Hurricanes	Jan Hlavac	Hooking	2
1st	14:03	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Tripping	2
1st	16:27	Edmonton Oilers	Scott Ferguson	Interference	2
1st	18:44	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig MacDonald	Interference	2
2nd	02:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	02:21	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Tripping	2
2nd	10:54	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	Tripping	2
2nd	12:05	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	15:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams	Roughing	2
2nd	15:57	Edmonton Oilers	Scott Ferguson	Roughing	2
2nd	15:57	Edmonton Oilers	Scott Ferguson	Roughing	2
2nd	17:21	Edmonton Oilers	Marty Reasoner	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	19:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Jan Hlavac	Charging	2
3rd	06:36	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Tripping	2
3rd	10:00	Edmonton Oilers	Anson Carter	Holding the stick	2
3rd	12:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Jesse Boulerice	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	12:58	Edmonton Oilers	Scott Ferguson	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	18:41	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Slashing	2
3rd	18:41	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Smith	Slashing	2
3rd	19:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Interference	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Referees: Brad Meier, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Mark Wheler
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jeff Daniels, Kevin Weekes, Mike Watt, Sami Kapanen, Brad Defauw, Harold Druken, Tommy Vestlund, Mike Zigomanis, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Ryan Bayda
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Ethan Moreau, Brian Swanson, Georges Laraque, Fernando Pisani, Bobby Allen, Jani Rita, Alexei Semenov, Jarret Stoll, Kari Haakana, Marc-Andre Bergeron

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