3–4

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 14-15-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	0	3	0	3
CAR	2	1	1	4

Rangers at Hurricanes

Hurricanes beat Rangers 4–3 at PNC Arena on December 27, 2000.

🗓 Wed, Dec 27, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 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

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · 22:11 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Rob DiMaio

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 19:54 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Glen Wesley

2 A

5 shots · 22:14 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill Go-ahead 1st · 02:59

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Ron Francis · beat Kirk McLean

0–1

🌪️ Martin Gelinas PP 1st · 09:58

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Rob DiMaio · beat Kirk McLean

0–2

2nd period

🌪️ Martin Gelinas PP 2nd · 03:50

Assists: Glen Wesley, Kevin Hatcher · beat Kirk McLean

0–3

🗽 Jan Hlavac 2nd · 04:02

Assists: Petr Nedved, Brad Brown · beat Arturs Irbe

1–3

🗽 Radek Dvorak 2nd · 10:22

Assists: Petr Nedved, Brian Leetch · beat Arturs Irbe

2–3

🗽 Theo Fleury Tying 2nd · 16:20

Assists: Sylvain Lefebvre · beat Arturs Irbe

3–3

3rd period

🌪️ Rob DiMaio Go-ahead 3rd · 15:51

Assists: Martin Gelinas, Glen Wesley · beat Vitali Yeremeyev

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR CAR🌪️

31 Shots on goal 30

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

34 Hits 26

6 Blocked shots 15

8 Takeaways 7

2 Giveaways 10

17 Penalty minutes 17

NYR shooting 9.7% (3/31) CAR shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Kirk McLean

13/16

.812 SV% · 3 GA · 25:32 TOI

Vitali Yeremeyev

13/14

.929 SV% · 1 GA · 33:23 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 17-18-1 (47% win rate, 36 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 14-15-4 (42% win rate, 33 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Nedved · Fleury · Dvorak 20:32

L2 Hlavac · Graves · Messier 17:43

L3 York · Grosek · McCarthy 13:23

L4 Kamensky · Lacroix · Taylor 5:00

D1 Johnsson · Lefebvre 18:24

D2 Leetch · Brown 15:16

D3 Pilon · Kloucek 9:52

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Gelinas · Francis · DiMaio 21:35

L2 Vasicek · O'Neill · Kapanen 16:34

L3 Daniels · Battaglia · Vestlund 12:56

L4 Langdon · Brind'Amour · Adams 5:22

D1 Hatcher · Wesley 24:55

D2 Wallin · Karpa 19:40

D3 Ozolinsh · Tanabe 15:26

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NYR vs CAR, answered

Who won Rangers vs Hurricanes on December 27, 2000?

Hurricanes won 4–3.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Rangers 3, Hurricanes 4.

Who scored for Rangers?

Jan Hlavac, Radek Dvorak, Theo Fleury.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Martin Gelinas (2), Jeff O'Neill, Rob DiMaio.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Kirk McLean made 13 saves on 16 shots (.812 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Hurricanes 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 23

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 27, 2000

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