🌪️ Away Hurricanes 3-1-1 before this game

2–5

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 4-3-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	1	1	0	2
MTL	1	2	2	5

Hurricanes at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Hurricanes 5–2 at Bell Centre on October 21, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Oct 21, 2000 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

3 G, 2 A

5 shots · 16:10 TOI · +3

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

1 G, 4 A

2 shots · 16:58 TOI · +4

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Trevor Linden

1 G, 3 A

1 shots · 16:13 TOI · +4

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Martin Gelinas Go-ahead 1st · 04:56

Assists: Josef Vasicek, Glen Wesley · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky PP Tying 1st · 12:22

Assists: Brian Savage, Trevor Linden · beat Arturs Irbe

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Go-ahead 2nd · 01:15

Assists: Trevor Linden, Martin Rucinsky · beat Arturs Irbe

1–2

🌪️ Shane Willis PP Tying 2nd · 08:54

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Josef Vasicek · beat Jose Theodore

2–2

🇨🇦 Trevor Linden Go-ahead 2nd · 19:48

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Brian Savage · beat Arturs Irbe

2–3

3rd period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage 3rd · 05:36

Assists: Trevor Linden, Martin Rucinsky · beat Arturs Irbe

2–4

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Empty net 3rd · 19:05

Assists: Martin Rucinsky

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR MTL🇨🇦

20 Shots on goal 23

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

35 Hits 29

14 Blocked shots 14

12 Takeaways 24

26 Giveaways 34

16 Penalty minutes 16

CAR shooting 10.0% (2/20) MTL shooting 21.7% (5/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 59:19 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

18/20

.900 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 3-1-1 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Gelinas · Francis · Brind'Amour 19:28

L2 O'Neill · Vasicek · Kapanen 17:31

L3 Battaglia · Willis · DiMaio 16:30

L4 Vestlund · Langdon · Daniels 4:28

D1 Ozolinsh · Wesley 26:31

D2 Karpa · Halko 21:20

D3 Rucinski · Kuznik 9:39

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Brunet · Rucinsky · Zubrus 17:28

L2 Darby · Linden · Petrov 16:29

L3 Savage · Lind · Zholtok 15:34

L4 Poulin · Stock · Campbell 9:12

D1 Weinrich · Brisebois 24:14

D2 Rivet · Markov 19:32

D3 Shannon · Laflamme 15:54

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–3 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Apr 7, 1999

🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL

0–2 · Canadiens won

❓ CAR vs MTL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Canadiens on October 21, 2000?

Canadiens won 5–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Canadiens?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Martin Gelinas, Shane Willis.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage (3), Martin Rucinsky, Trevor Linden.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens 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 18

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Oct 19

Also on October 21, 2000

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