🌪️ Away Hurricanes 11-11-3 before this game

5–3

Final

🐦 Home Thrashers 12-10-3 before this game

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

Hurricanes at Thrashers

Hurricanes beat Thrashers 5–3 on December 6, 2000.

🗓 Wed, Dec 6, 2000 · 18:30 CST 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Sami Kapanen

2 G

3 shots · 19:14 TOI · +2

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Shane Willis

2 A

2 shots · 17:04 TOI · +2

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Ron Francis

2 A

1 shots · 17:59 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐦 Ray Ferraro Go-ahead 1st · 02:26

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Donald Audette · beat Arturs Irbe

0–1

2nd period

🌪️ Sandis Ozolinsh Tying 2nd · 01:12

Assists: Ron Francis · beat Milan Hnilicka

1–1

🌪️ Sami Kapanen PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:06

Assists: Shane Willis, David Tanabe · beat Milan Hnilicka

2–1

🐦 Donald Audette Tying 2nd · 06:43

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Ray Ferraro · beat Arturs Irbe

2–2

🌪️ Tommy Vestlund Go-ahead 2nd · 08:01

Assists: Jeff Daniels, Darren Langdon · beat Milan Hnilicka

3–2

3rd period

🌪️ Sami Kapanen 3rd · 04:28

Assists: Ron Francis, Shane Willis · beat Milan Hnilicka

4–2

🐦 Frantisek Kaberle 3rd · 07:11

Unassisted · beat Arturs Irbe

4–3

🌪️ Dave Karpa 3rd · 09:58

Assists: Rob DiMaio, Marek Malik · beat Milan Hnilicka

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR ATL🐦

32 Shots on goal 21

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

21 Hits 19

14 Blocked shots 6

4 Takeaways 2

3 Giveaways 4

18 Penalty minutes 10

CAR shooting 15.6% (5/32) ATL shooting 14.3% (3/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐦Thrashers

Milan Hnilicka

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 49:58 TOI

Scott Fankhouser Shutout

3/3

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 08:23 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · Francis · Kapanen 19:14

L2 Gelinas · DiMaio · Willis 17:04

L3 Battaglia · Vasicek · O'Neill 15:40

L4 Vestlund · Daniels · Langdon 3:14

D1 Ozolinsh · Karpa 22:52

D2 Wesley · Halko 19:36

D3 Malik · Tanabe 14:50

🐦Thrashers

L1 Ferraro · Guolla · Audette 18:59

L2 Brunette · Domenichelli · Svartvadet 15:57

L3 Stefan · Sylvester · Kallio 12:41

L4 Karlsson · Odgers · Donovan 9:01

D1 Kaberle · Tremblay 23:44

D2 Burt · Vyshedkevich 18:41

D3 Staios · Tamer 16:54

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ CAR vs ATL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Thrashers on December 6, 2000?

Hurricanes won 5–3.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Thrashers?

The final score was Hurricanes 5, Thrashers 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Sami Kapanen (2), Dave Karpa, Sandis Ozolinsh, Tommy Vestlund.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Donald Audette, Frantisek Kaberle, Ray Ferraro.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

What is the Hurricanes vs Thrashers 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 · Dec 3

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Dec 4

Also on December 6, 2000

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