🐧 Away Penguins 48-28-5 before this game

6–4

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 44-31-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	3	1	2	6
CAR	0	3	1	4

Penguins at Hurricanes

Penguins beat Hurricanes 6–4 at PNC Arena on April 8, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Apr 8, 2001 · 12:30 CDT 📍 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 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

3 A

2 shots · 21:55 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Aleksey Morozov

2 G

4 shots · 15:10 TOI · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jan Hrdina

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 13:48 TOI

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Aleksey Morozov Go-ahead 1st · 05:19

Assists: Josef Beranek, Jan Hrdina · beat Arturs Irbe

1–0

🐧 Ian Moran 1st · 11:07

Unassisted · beat Arturs Irbe

2–0

🐧 Martin Straka 1st · 13:27

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Frantisek Kucera · beat Arturs Irbe

3–0

2nd period

🌪️ David Tanabe PP 2nd · 05:37

Assists: Jeff O'Neill, Arturs Irbe · beat Johan Hedberg

3–1

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill PP 2nd · 07:26

Assists: Ron Francis, David Tanabe · beat Johan Hedberg

3–2

🌪️ Tommy Vestlund Tying 2nd · 14:06

Assists: Scott Pellerin, Shane Willis · beat Johan Hedberg

3–3

🐧 Jan Hrdina PP Go-ahead 2nd · 16:21

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Andrew Ference · beat Arturs Irbe

4–3

3rd period

🐧 Andrew Ference 3rd · 11:04

Assists: Wayne Primeau, Frantisek Kucera · beat Arturs Irbe

5–3

🐧 Aleksey Morozov 3rd · 11:36

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Marc Bergevin · beat Arturs Irbe

6–3

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour PP 3rd · 16:39

Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Sandis Ozolinsh · beat Johan Hedberg

6–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT CAR🌪️

22 Shots on goal 31

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 3/9

14 Hits 22

13 Blocked shots 9

11 Takeaways 6

6 Giveaways 7

40 Penalty minutes 14

PIT shooting 27.3% (6/22) CAR shooting 12.9% (4/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

16/22

.727 SV% · 6 GA · 58:25 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–3

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 Straka · Primeau · Kovalev 21:03

L2 Lang · Hrdina · Morozov 15:10

L3 Beranek · Lacouture · Tibbetts 9:46

L4 McKenna · Oliwa 5:26

D1 Laukkanen · Dollas 20:40

D2 Kucera · Boughner 19:44

D3 Ference · Bergevin 17:41

D4 Moran 14:22

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Francis · O'Neill · Kapanen 22:35

L2 Gelinas · Brind'Amour · Willis 19:54

L3 Battaglia · Pellerin · Vestlund 10:12

L4 Daniels · DiMaio · Adams 1:45

D1 Ozolinsh · Tanabe 21:12

D2 Wesley · Hatcher 19:52

D3 Karpa · Malik 17:02

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ PIT vs CAR, answered

Who won Penguins vs Hurricanes on April 8, 2001?

Penguins won 6–4.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Penguins 6, Hurricanes 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Aleksey Morozov (2), Andrew Ference, Ian Moran, Jan Hrdina, Martin Straka.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

David Tanabe, Jeff O'Neill, Rod Brind'Amour, Tommy Vestlund.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 16 saves on 22 shots (.727 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 3–1 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Apr 7

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Apr 6

Also on April 8, 2001

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