Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes

Sunday, December 22, 2002, 1:30 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Dallas Stars 1–0 on Sunday, December 22, 2002 at home.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Dallas Stars	0	46-17-15-4
at Carolina Hurricanes	1	22-43-11-6

Goals by period, Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	0	0	0	0
Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	9	10	9	28
Carolina Hurricanes	5	8	13	26

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	11:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (11)	Sami Kapanen (9), Ron Francis (13)	Even strength	DAL 0, CAR 1

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

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. Morrow	L	0	0	0	1		15:54
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	-1	0	5	0		22:15
Number 26 J. Lehtinen	R	0	0	4	0		18:48
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	2	1	1	46.2%	12:00
Number 29 S. Ott	C	0	0	1	0	100%	04:32
Number 32 J. Montgomery	C	0	0	0	0	50%	06:41
Number 33 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	2	0		13:43
Number 39 N. Kapanen	C	0	2	1	0	33.3%	16:16
Number 44 J. Arnott	C	-1	0	0	0	39.1%	23:59
Number 47 A. Downey	R	0	0	0	0		04:01
Number 48 S. Young	R	0	0	2	0		17:10
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	-1	0	2	0	100%	20:47
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	-1	0	3	0		27:25
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	1	0		16:31
Number 17 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	2		12:30
Number 24 R. Matvichuk	D	0	2	0	1		16:30
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	3	0		20:13
Number 56 S. Zubov	D	-1	0	3	0		26:21

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Turco	26	25	1	.962	58:13	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	50%	17:54
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:43
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		20:05
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		07:35
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	52%	21:47
Number 20 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		15:31
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0		15:42
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	66.7%	18:59
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:14
Number 62 J. Svoboda	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		13:20
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	40%	13:15
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	64.3%	17:02
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		23:17
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3		18:01
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:28
Number 21 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:09
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0		25:03
Number 71 T. Malec	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4		13:40

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	28	28	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:03	Carolina Hurricanes	Jan Hlavac	High sticking	2
1st	19:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Slashing	2
1st	19:32	Dallas Stars	Richard Matvichuk	Hooking	2
2nd	01:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Holding	2
3rd	06:19	Dallas Stars	Manny Malhotra	Tripping	2
3rd	13:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Tripping	2
3rd	13:09	Dallas Stars	Niko Kapanen	Tripping	2

Dallas Stars head coach: Dave Tippett
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Brian Murphy
Dallas Stars scratches: Ulf Dahlen, Rob DiMaio, Mike Modano, Kirk Muller, David Oliver, Sami Helenius, Jon Sim, John Erskine
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Bret Hedican, Mike Watt, Craig MacDonald, Jesse Boulerice, Brad Defauw, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Harold Druken, Tommy Vestlund, Mike Zigomanis, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Ryan Bayda

Every Dallas Stars and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Dec 22, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Dallas Stars, Tue, Feb 11, 2003

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 22, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 22, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 22, 2002