🌪️ Away Hurricanes 14-12-5 before this game

3–2

Final

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

Hurricanes at Panthers

Hurricanes beat Panthers 3–2 at Amerant Bank Arena on December 8, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Dec 8, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 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

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 18:11 TOI · +1

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Sami Kapanen

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:15 TOI · +1

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Ron Francis

2 A

1 shots · 19:54 TOI · +1

4rd star 🌪️ CAR

Tom Barrasso

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Marcus Nilson PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:39

Assists: Denis Shvidki, Niklas Hagman · beat Tom Barrasso

0–1

🐆 Paul Laus 1st · 16:09

Assists: Peter Worrell, Kevyn Adams · beat Tom Barrasso

0–2

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill 1st · 16:25

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Glen Wesley · beat Roberto Luongo

1–2

2nd period

🌪️ Josef Vasicek PP Tying 2nd · 00:51

Assists: Jeff O'Neill, Ron Francis · beat Roberto Luongo

2–2

🌪️ Sami Kapanen PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:14

Assists: Ron Francis, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Roberto Luongo

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR FLA🐆

27 Shots on goal 36

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

38 Hits 43

12 Blocked shots 6

5 Takeaways 8

3 Giveaways 7

23 Penalty minutes 21

CAR shooting 11.1% (3/27) FLA shooting 5.6% (2/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Tom Barrasso

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 59:54 TOI

🐆Panthers

Roberto Luongo

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 59:05 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Francis · Brind'Amour 19:51

L2 Cole · O'Neill · Kapanen 18:11

L3 Gelinas · Vasicek · Willis 13:37

L4 Daniels · Dingman · Langdon 7:12

D1 Hill · Malik 25:58

D2 Wesley · Ward 18:32

D3 Tanabe · Ozolinsh 12:41

🐆Panthers

L1 Huselius · Nilson · Jokinen 22:31

L2 Worrell · Shvidki · Novoseltsev 19:06

L3 Hagman · Adams · Ward 11:49

L4 Lindsay · Smith · Tetarenko 3:31

D1 Svehla · Hedican 28:12

D2 Ference · Norton 23:08

D3 Laus · Pitlick 6:14

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Jan 12, 2001

🌪️CAR @ 🐆FLA

2–2 (OT) · Hurricanes won

2–1 (OT) · Hurricanes won

2–2 (OT) · Hurricanes won

❓ CAR vs FLA, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Panthers on December 8, 2001?

Hurricanes won 3–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Panthers?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Panthers 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jeff O'Neill, Josef Vasicek, Sami Kapanen.

Who scored for Panthers?

Marcus Nilson, Paul Laus.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

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

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Panthers 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 · Dec 4

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 5

Also on December 8, 2001

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