🌪️ Away Hurricanes 40-34-5 before this game

2–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 35-30-13 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	1	0	1	2
PIT	0	3	0	3

Hurricanes at Penguins

Penguins beat Hurricanes 3–2 at PPG Paints Arena on April 3, 2000.

🗓 Mon, Apr 3, 2000 · 18:30 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

2 G

5 shots · 21:35 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jiri Slegr

1 G

2 shots · 21:59 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Pat Falloon

1 A

2 shots · 08:25 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Robert Kron Go-ahead 1st · 07:36

Assists: Bates Battaglia · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–0

2nd period

🐧 Jiri Slegr Tying 2nd · 03:19

Assists: Aleksey Morozov, Pat Falloon · beat Arturs Irbe

1–1

🐧 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 2nd · 06:23

Unassisted · beat Arturs Irbe

1–2

🐧 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 06:56

Assists: Robert Lang, Martin Straka · beat Arturs Irbe

1–3

3rd period

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill 3rd · 13:24

Assists: Andrei Kovalenko, Gary Roberts · beat Ron Tugnutt

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR PIT🐧

30 Shots on goal 18

27 Hits 25

9 Blocked shots 13

3 Takeaways 3

10 Giveaways 18

2 Penalty minutes 19

CAR shooting 6.7% (2/30) PIT shooting 16.7% (3/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

15/18

.833 SV% · 3 GA · 58:42 TOI

🐧Penguins

Jean-Sebastien Aubin

23/24

.958 SV% · 1 GA · 44:02 TOI

Ron Tugnutt

5/6

.833 SV% · 1 GA · 15:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Roberts · Francis · O'Neill 22:39

L2 Battaglia · Gelinas · Kron 18:21

L3 Ranheim · Brind'Amour · Kovalenko 12:59

L4 Vestlund · Daniels · McCarthy 6:32

D1 Coffey · Hill 25:00

D2 Wesley · Halko 20:26

D3 Malik · Pratt 14:28

🐧Penguins

L1 Beranek · Straka · Hrdina 23:09

L2 Lang · Kovalev · Jagr 20:09

L3 Morozov · Barnaby · Falloon 12:32

L4 Wright · Brown · Leach 1:35

D1 Jonsson · Slegr 23:11

D2 Kasparaitis · Popovic 20:10

D3 Laukkanen · Boughner 16:40

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Penguins won

Jan 26, 1999

🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT

5–3 · Hurricanes won

❓ CAR vs PIT, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Penguins on April 3, 2000?

Penguins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Penguins?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jeff O'Neill, Robert Kron.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev (2), Jiri Slegr.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 15 saves on 18 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Penguins season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Apr 2

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Apr 1

Also on April 3, 2000

Hurricanes season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule