🌪️ Away Hurricanes 2-1-1 before this game

3–2

Final

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

Hurricanes at Penguins

Hurricanes beat Penguins 3–2 at PPG Paints Arena on October 18, 2000.

🗓 Wed, Oct 18, 2000 · 18:30 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Martin Gelinas

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 15:29 TOI · +1

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Ron Francis

1 G

4 shots · 23:13 TOI · +1

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Rob DiMaio

1 G

2 shots · 15:33 TOI

4rd star 🌪️ CAR

Arturs Irbe

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🌪️ Martin Gelinas Go-ahead 2nd · 05:01

Assists: Dave Karpa, Glen Wesley · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–0

🌪️ Rob DiMaio 2nd · 05:36

Assists: Josef Vasicek, Martin Gelinas · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

2–0

🐧 Robert Lang PP 2nd · 10:35

Assists: Martin Straka, Jiri Slegr · beat Arturs Irbe

2–1

🌪️ Ron Francis 2nd · 17:00

Assists: Jeff O'Neill, Steven Halko · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

3–1

3rd period

🐧 Josef Beranek 3rd · 09:18

Assists: Roman Simicek, Matthew Barnaby · beat Arturs Irbe

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR PIT🐧

32 Shots on goal 33

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

23 Hits 28

18 Blocked shots 5

1 Takeaways 1

1 Giveaways 15

18 Penalty minutes 12

CAR shooting 9.4% (3/32) PIT shooting 6.1% (2/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🐧Penguins

Jean-Sebastien Aubin

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:12 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

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 Brind'Amour · Francis · O'Neill 23:13

L2 Battaglia · Kapanen · DiMaio 16:19

L3 Gelinas · Vasicek · Willis 11:21

L4 Vestlund · Daniels · Langdon 2:53

D1 Wesley · Ozolinsh 26:15

D2 Karpa · Hatcher 24:00

D3 Halko · Tanabe 9:56

🐧Penguins

L1 Straka · Jagr · Kovalev 25:11

L2 Lang · Hrdina · Simicek 19:52

L3 Beranek · Miller · Barnaby 11:10

L4 Corbet · Kraft · Morozov 6:43

D1 Slegr · Moran 22:14

D2 Melichar · Kasparaitis 17:51

D3 Boughner · Rozsival 14:44

⚔️ Last meetings

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ CAR vs PIT, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Penguins on October 18, 2000?

Hurricanes won 3–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Penguins?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Penguins 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Martin Gelinas, Rob DiMaio, Ron Francis.

Who scored for Penguins?

Josef Beranek, Robert Lang.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 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?

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 14

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 14

Also on October 18, 2000

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