🦅 Away Capitals 12-13-1 before this game

4–3

Final / OT

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 14-11-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
WSH	1	0	2	1	4
CAR	3	0	0	0	3

Capitals at Hurricanes

Capitals beat Hurricanes 4–3 in overtime at PNC Arena on December 2, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · 12:30 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Ulf Dahlen

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:51 TOI · +3

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Jaromir Jagr

2 A

2 shots · 22:44 TOI · +2

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Rod Brind'Amour

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 24:04 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:54

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

🌪️ Bates Battaglia 1st · 09:53

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Olie Kolzig

0–2

🦅 Ulf Dahlen PP 1st · 14:07

Assists: Jaromir Jagr · beat Tom Barrasso

1–2

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill PP 1st · 19:22

Assists: Ron Francis, Sami Kapanen · beat Olie Kolzig

1–3

3rd period

🦅 Ken Klee 3rd · 11:29

Assists: Adam Oates, Sylvain Cote · beat Tom Barrasso

2–3

🦅 Dmitri Khristich Tying 3rd · 19:04

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Jaromir Jagr · beat Tom Barrasso

3–3

Overtime

🦅 Jeff Halpern Go-ahead OT · 03:24

Assists: Frantisek Kucera, Ulf Dahlen · beat Tom Barrasso

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CAR🌪️

27 Shots on goal 26

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

16 Hits 27

16 Blocked shots 11

6 Takeaways 17

6 Giveaways 12

14 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 14.8% (4/27) CAR shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 62:49 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Tom Barrasso

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 63:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Jagr · Bondra 22:44

L2 Nikolishin · Zubrus · Dahlen 19:51

L3 Simon · Halpern · Khristich 11:25

L4 Pettinger · Sacco · Farrell 3:42

D1 Cote · Gonchar 24:44

D2 Kucera · Witt 21:08

D3 Klee · Reekie 14:32

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 O'Neill · Francis · Kapanen 24:50

L2 Battaglia · Cole · Brind'Amour 21:15

L3 Gelinas · Dingman · Vasicek 12:50

L4 Daniels · Langdon · Willis 4:39

D1 Malik · Tanabe 23:30

D2 Ward · Wesley 21:17

D3 Ozolinsh · Wallin 13:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Hurricanes won

❓ WSH vs CAR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on December 2, 2001?

Capitals won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Capitals 4, Hurricanes 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dmitri Khristich, Jeff Halpern, Ken Klee, Ulf Dahlen.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Bates Battaglia, Jeff O'Neill, Rod Brind'Amour.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 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 2–1 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Nov 30

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Nov 30

Also on December 2, 2001

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