🌪️ Away Hurricanes 2-2-0 before this game

5–2

Final

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

Hurricanes at Thrashers

Hurricanes beat Thrashers 5–2 on October 13, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Oct 13, 2001 · 18:00 CDT 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Jeff O'Neill

2 G, 2 A

2 shots · 14:53 TOI · +3

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Ron Francis

3 A

18:34 TOI · +4

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Sami Kapanen

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:01 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Glen Wesley PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:08

Assists: Jeff O'Neill, Ron Francis · beat Milan Hnilicka

1–0

🐦 Frantisek Kaberle Tying 1st · 11:43

Assists: Tomi Kallio, Tony Hrkac · beat Arturs Irbe

1–1

2nd period

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill Go-ahead 2nd · 04:44

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Steven Halko · beat Milan Hnilicka

2–1

🐦 Ray Ferraro PP Tying 2nd · 11:01

Assists: Yannick Tremblay, Dany Heatley · beat Arturs Irbe

2–2

🌪️ Sami Kapanen Go-ahead 2nd · 15:44

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Jeff O'Neill · beat Milan Hnilicka

3–2

3rd period

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill 3rd · 15:22

Assists: Ron Francis · beat Milan Hnilicka

4–2

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour SH Empty net 3rd · 19:39

Assists: Ron Francis

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR ATL🐦

25 Shots on goal 25

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/9

23 Hits 16

10 Blocked shots 5

6 Takeaways 5

9 Giveaways 10

23 Penalty minutes 17

CAR shooting 20.0% (5/25) ATL shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐦Thrashers

Milan Hnilicka

20/24

.833 SV% · 4 GA · 58:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Vestlund · Brind'Amour · Francis 18:34

L2 Battaglia · O'Neill · Kapanen 16:01

L3 Cole · Adams · Willis 11:52

L4 Langdon · Vasicek · Holden 4:40

D1 Ward · Malik 24:58

D2 Ozolinsh · Wesley 20:36

D3 Wallin · Halko 14:28

🐦Thrashers

L1 Heatley · Ferraro · Kallio 18:01

L2 Kovalchuk · Domenichelli · Hrkac 15:53

L3 Corkum · Svartvadet · Donovan 12:55

L4 Bartecko · Karlsson · Odgers 10:28

D1 Pothier · Slegr 25:34

D2 Kaberle · Tremblay 20:36

D3 Buzek · Tamer 13:29

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–1 (OT) · Hurricanes won

❓ CAR vs ATL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Thrashers on October 13, 2001?

Hurricanes won 5–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Thrashers?

The final score was Hurricanes 5, Thrashers 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jeff O'Neill (2), Glen Wesley, Rod Brind'Amour, Sami Kapanen.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Frantisek Kaberle, Ray Ferraro.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

What is the Hurricanes vs Thrashers 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Oct 11

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Oct 6

Also on October 13, 2001

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