4–2

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 14-11-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	2	0	2	4
CAR	1	1	0	2

Sabres at Hurricanes

Sabres beat Hurricanes 4–2 at PNC Arena on December 4, 2001.

🗓 Tue, Dec 4, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Erik Rasmussen

2 G

2 shots · 13:06 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

2 G

2 shots · 15:54 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Woolley

2 A

2 shots · 16:38 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Sami Kapanen PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:37

Assists: Ron Francis · beat Martin Biron

0–1

⚔️ Erik Rasmussen Tying 1st · 07:34

Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Arturs Irbe

1–1

⚔️ J-P Dumont Go-ahead 1st · 16:10

Assists: Stu Barnes, Jason Woolley · beat Arturs Irbe

2–1

2nd period

🌪️ Ron Francis Tying 2nd · 12:38

Assists: Erik Cole, Marek Malik · beat Martin Biron

2–2

3rd period

⚔️ J-P Dumont PP Go-ahead 3rd · 01:05

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Jason Woolley · beat Arturs Irbe

3–2

⚔️ Erik Rasmussen 3rd · 05:16

Assists: Tim Connolly, Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Arturs Irbe

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CAR🌪️

24 Shots on goal 27

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

17 Hits 29

20 Blocked shots 13

5 Takeaways 15

18 Giveaways 16

8 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 16.7% (4/24) CAR shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

20/24

.833 SV% · 4 GA · 58:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 12-13-3 (43% win rate, 28 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 14-11-5 (47% win rate, 30 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Varada 18:06

L2 Kozlov · Brown · Dumont 16:06

L3 Connolly · Rasmussen · Afinogenov 13:25

L4 Hamel · Gratton · Ray 11:04

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 23:11

D2 McKee · Smehlik 20:12

D3 Woolley · Patrick 15:32

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · O'Neill · Kapanen 19:49

L2 Cole · Francis · Vasicek 17:13

L3 Battaglia · Gelinas · Willis 14:31

L4 Dingman · Daniels · Langdon 6:15

D1 Ozolinsh · Malik 22:23

D2 Tanabe · Ward 19:46

D3 Wesley · Wallin 16:06

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ BUF vs CAR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Hurricanes on December 4, 2001?

Sabres won 4–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Sabres 4, Hurricanes 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Erik Rasmussen (2), J-P Dumont (2).

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Ron Francis, Sami Kapanen.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Hurricanes season series?

Sabres 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 1

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 2

Also on December 4, 2001

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