4–5

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 28-22-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	2	2	4
CAR	0	2	3	5

Bruins at Hurricanes

Hurricanes beat Bruins 5–4 at PNC Arena on February 18, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Feb 18, 2001 · 12:30 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Shane Willis

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:21 TOI · +2

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Marek Malik

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 21:17 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Brian Rolston

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 20:00 TOI

4rd star 🌪️ CAR

Arturs Irbe

31 saves

0.886 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

2nd period

🌪️ Shane Willis Go-ahead 2nd · 04:42

Assists: Glen Wesley · beat John Grahame

0–1

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill PP 2nd · 11:51

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Ron Francis · beat John Grahame

0–2

🐻 Jason Allison 2nd · 16:40

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Brian Rolston · beat Arturs Irbe

1–2

🐻 Bill Guerin Tying 2nd · 19:10

Assists: Don Sweeney, Joe Thornton · beat Arturs Irbe

2–2

3rd period

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Go-ahead 3rd · 11:18

Assists: Shane Willis, Bates Battaglia · beat John Grahame

2–3

🐻 Brian Rolston Tying 3rd · 15:24

Assists: P.J. Axelsson, Dixon Ward · beat Arturs Irbe

3–3

🌪️ Josef Vasicek Go-ahead 3rd · 17:19

Assists: Martin Gelinas, Marek Malik · beat John Grahame

3–4

🌪️ Marek Malik Empty net 3rd · 19:05

Assists: Arturs Irbe

3–5

🐻 Kyle McLaren 3rd · 19:50

Assists: Bill Guerin · beat Arturs Irbe

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS CAR🌪️

35 Shots on goal 25

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

35 Hits 20

10 Blocked shots 22

8 Takeaways 9

1 Giveaways 8

22 Penalty minutes 20

BOS shooting 11.4% (4/35) CAR shooting 20.0% (5/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

John Grahame

20/24

.833 SV% · 4 GA · 59:20 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 59:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 27-22-9 (47% win rate, 58 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 28-22-6 (50% win rate, 56 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 27-22-9 (47% win rate, 58 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 28-22-6 (50% win rate, 56 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Allison · Guerin 23:27

L2 Samsonov · Rolston · Kovalenko 18:02

L3 Ward · Axelsson · Knuble 8:29

L4 Nazarov · Eloranta · Henderson 5:41

D1 McLaren · Sweeney 22:14

D2 Girard · Popovic 18:20

D3 Gill · Traverse 13:36

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · O'Neill · Francis 20:12

L2 Kapanen · DiMaio · Willis 16:23

L3 Gelinas · Daniels · Vasicek 12:29

L4 Battaglia · Vestlund · Adams 4:16

D1 Wesley · Hatcher 22:52

D2 Malik · Karpa 19:16

D3 Tanabe · Ozolinsh 15:00

⚔️ Last meetings

Hurricanes lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BOS vs CAR, answered

Who won Bruins vs Hurricanes on February 18, 2001?

Hurricanes won 5–4.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Bruins 4, Hurricanes 5.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bill Guerin, Brian Rolston, Jason Allison, Kyle McLaren.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jeff O'Neill, Josef Vasicek, Marek Malik, Rod Brind'Amour, Shane Willis.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

John Grahame made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Hurricanes season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 3–1 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Feb 16

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Feb 16

Also on February 18, 2001

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