🐧 Away Penguins 43-26-4 before this game

3–5

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 38-28-6 before this game

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

Penguins at Hurricanes

Hurricanes beat Penguins 5–3 at PNC Arena on March 23, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Mar 23, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Ron Francis

3 A

1 shots · 20:28 TOI · +3

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Sami Kapanen

2 G

7 shots · 21:41 TOI · +3

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Sandis Ozolinsh

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:03 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Martin Gelinas Go-ahead 1st · 04:01

Assists: Shane Willis, David Tanabe · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

0–1

2nd period

🌪️ Sami Kapanen 2nd · 03:08

Assists: Ron Francis, Sandis Ozolinsh · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

0–2

🌪️ Sandis Ozolinsh PP 2nd · 15:36

Assists: Jeff O'Neill, Ron Francis · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

0–3

🐧 Robert Lang 2nd · 18:35

Assists: Martin Straka, Darius Kasparaitis · beat Arturs Irbe

1–3

🐧 Bob Boughner 2nd · 19:56

Assists: Robert Lang, Martin Straka · beat Arturs Irbe

2–3

3rd period

🐧 Alex Kovalev PP Tying 3rd · 07:19

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Mario Lemieux · beat Arturs Irbe

3–3

🌪️ Sami Kapanen Go-ahead 3rd · 12:45

Assists: Bates Battaglia, Ron Francis · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

3–4

🌪️ Marek Malik Empty net 3rd · 19:50

Unassisted

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT CAR🌪️

23 Shots on goal 28

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

27 Hits 35

9 Blocked shots 12

9 Takeaways 16

8 Giveaways 10

23 Penalty minutes 13

PIT shooting 13.0% (3/23) CAR shooting 17.9% (5/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Jean-Sebastien Aubin

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 58:55 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Lemieux · Jagr · Kovalev 23:57

L2 Straka · Lang · Hrdina 17:38

L3 Stevens · Primeau · Morozov 15:25

L4 Lacouture · McKenna · Tibbetts 1:55

D1 Kasparaitis · Ference 19:54

D2 Jonsson · Bergevin 18:20

D3 Boughner · Kucera 15:46

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · Francis · Kapanen 21:41

L2 Gelinas · Vestlund · Willis 17:39

L3 Pellerin · Battaglia · O'Neill 16:29

L4 Daniels · Vasicek 2:48

D1 Malik · Hatcher 22:16

D2 Ozolinsh · Karpa 19:36

D3 Tanabe · Wallin 17:55

D4 Halko 1:21

⚔️ Last meetings

Hurricanes lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs CAR, answered

Who won Penguins vs Hurricanes on March 23, 2001?

Hurricanes won 5–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Penguins 3, Hurricanes 5.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Bob Boughner, Robert Lang.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Sami Kapanen (2), Marek Malik, Martin Gelinas, Sandis Ozolinsh.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Hurricanes season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 20

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Mar 21

Also on March 23, 2001

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