🦅 Away Capitals 35-19-7 before this game

2–1

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 31-23-6 before this game

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

Capitals at Hurricanes

Capitals beat Hurricanes 2–1 at PNC Arena on February 24, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Feb 24, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 G

3 shots · 16:59 TOI · -1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Andrei Nikolishin

1 G

2 shots · 12:29 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Chris Simon

1 A

2 shots · 12:22 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🌪️ Shane Willis Go-ahead 2nd · 02:00

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

🦅 Peter Bondra PP Tying 2nd · 14:20

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Adam Oates · beat Arturs Irbe

1–1

3rd period

🦅 Andrei Nikolishin Go-ahead 3rd · 11:13

Assists: Chris Simon, Richard Zednik · beat Arturs Irbe

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CAR🌪️

30 Shots on goal 22

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

26 Hits 34

15 Blocked shots 16

8 Takeaways 5

5 Giveaways 12

12 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 6.7% (2/30) CAR shooting 4.5% (1/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 59:53 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 35-19-7 (57% win rate, 61 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 31-23-6 (52% win rate, 60 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 35-19-7 (57% win rate, 61 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 31-23-6 (52% win rate, 60 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Konowalchuk · Oates · Halpern 18:29

L2 Bondra · Dahlen · Khristich 15:44

L3 Simon · Nikolishin · Zednik 12:22

L4 Sacco · Black · Whitfield 9:16

D1 Johansson · Witt 24:08

D2 Reekie · Gonchar 18:52

D3 Cote · Zettler 13:42

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · O'Neill · Kapanen 20:55

L2 Gelinas · Francis · DiMaio 17:37

L3 Daniels · Vestlund · Willis 14:05

L4 Battaglia · Vasicek 6:47

D1 Wesley · Tanabe 22:06

D2 Hatcher · Ozolinsh 20:12

D3 Malik · Karpa 15:44

D4 Halko 6:34

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Oct 7, 2000

🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

1–1 (OT) · Capitals won

3–3 (OT) · Hurricanes won

❓ WSH vs CAR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on February 24, 2001?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Capitals 2, Hurricanes 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andrei Nikolishin, Peter Bondra.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Shane Willis.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Hurricanes season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Feb 23

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Feb 23

Also on February 24, 2001

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