🌪️ Away Hurricanes 8-6-3 before this game

3–2

Final

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

Hurricanes at Capitals

Hurricanes beat Capitals 3–2 at Capital One Arena on November 8, 2001.

🗓 Thu, Nov 8, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Sami Kapanen

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 18:27 TOI · +2

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Jeff O'Neill

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:24 TOI · +2

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Ron Francis

2 A

2 shots · 18:31 TOI · +1

4rd star 🌪️ CAR

Tom Barrasso

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🦅 Peter Bondra Go-ahead 2nd · 06:25

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Andrei Nikolishin · beat Tom Barrasso

0–1

🦅 Ulf Dahlen PP 2nd · 13:20

Assists: Jeff Halpern, Adam Oates · beat Tom Barrasso

0–2

3rd period

🌪️ Sami Kapanen PP 3rd · 04:27

Assists: Ron Francis, Sandis Ozolinsh · beat Olie Kolzig

1–2

🌪️ Sami Kapanen Tying 3rd · 07:26

Assists: Ron Francis, Jeff O'Neill · beat Olie Kolzig

2–2

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill Go-ahead 3rd · 14:57

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Sandis Ozolinsh · beat Olie Kolzig

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR WSH🦅

28 Shots on goal 36

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

20 Hits 22

16 Blocked shots 8

3 Takeaways 5

7 Giveaways 14

33 Penalty minutes 19

CAR shooting 10.7% (3/28) WSH shooting 5.6% (2/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Tom Barrasso

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 59:50 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:43 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 8-6-3 (47% win rate, 17 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 6-8-1 (40% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · Francis · Kapanen 18:31

L2 Gelinas · Vestlund · O'Neill 15:53

L3 Battaglia · Vasicek · Willis 12:22

L4 Daniels · Dingman · Adams 5:05

D1 Wesley · Malik 24:26

D2 Ward · Tanabe 21:06

D3 Ozolinsh · Wallin 13:57

🦅Capitals

L1 Nikolishin · Zubrus · Bondra 22:07

L2 Oates · Halpern · Dahlen 16:44

L3 Pettinger · Linden · Whitfield 9:17

L4 Sacco · Simon · Corrinet 7:58

D1 Gonchar · Cote 24:48

D2 Johansson · Zettler 19:57

D3 Reekie · Klee 10:14

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 30, 2001

🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR

3–4 (OT) · Hurricanes won

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ CAR vs WSH, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Capitals on November 8, 2001?

Hurricanes won 3–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Capitals?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Sami Kapanen (2), Jeff O'Neill.

Who scored for Capitals?

Peter Bondra, Ulf Dahlen.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Capitals 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 · Nov 6

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Nov 6

Also on November 8, 2001

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