🐦 Away Thrashers 7-21-6 before this game

4–5

Final / OT

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 18-13-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
ATL	1	1	2	0	4
CAR	2	1	1	1	5

Thrashers at Hurricanes

Hurricanes beat Thrashers 5–4 in overtime at PNC Arena on December 21, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Dec 21, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Erik Cole

3 G

4 shots · 19:41 TOI · +2

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Rod Brind'Amour

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 21:30 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐦 ATL

Hnat Domenichelli

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 12:24 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Martin Gelinas Go-ahead 1st · 02:29

Assists: Shane Willis, Josef Vasicek · beat Milan Hnilicka

0–1

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour 1st · 05:37

Assists: Glen Wesley, Bates Battaglia · beat Milan Hnilicka

0–2

🐦 Andreas Karlsson 1st · 11:09

Unassisted · beat Tom Barrasso

1–2

2nd period

🌪️ Erik Cole PP 2nd · 10:15

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, David Tanabe · beat Milan Hnilicka

1–3

🐦 Hnat Domenichelli 2nd · 18:47

Assists: Per Svartvadet · beat Tom Barrasso

2–3

3rd period

🌪️ Erik Cole 3rd · 08:07

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Sandis Ozolinsh · beat Milan Hnilicka

2–4

🐦 Darcy Hordichuk 3rd · 12:38

Assists: Hnat Domenichelli, Daniel Tjarnqvist · beat Tom Barrasso

3–4

🐦 Lubos Bartecko Tying 3rd · 17:52

Assists: Frantisek Kaberle · beat Tom Barrasso

4–4

Overtime

🌪️ Erik Cole Go-ahead OT · 01:28

Unassisted · beat Milan Hnilicka

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL CAR🌪️

23 Shots on goal 39

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

14 Hits 31

15 Blocked shots 17

10 Takeaways 12

6 Giveaways 12

6 Penalty minutes 4

ATL shooting 17.4% (4/23) CAR shooting 12.8% (5/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Milan Hnilicka

34/39

.872 SV% · 5 GA · 61:28 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Tom Barrasso

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 61:17 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · Hrkac · Kallio 19:01

L2 Bartecko · Heatley · Stefan 16:44

L3 Cowan · Domenichelli · Donovan 12:26

L4 Hordichuk · Karlsson · Svartvadet 10:23

D1 Tremblay · Tamer 27:18

D2 Tjarnqvist · Kaberle 21:36

D3 Reirden · Harlock 12:48

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · O'Neill · Kapanen 20:55

L2 Battaglia · Cole · Francis 19:41

L3 Gelinas · Vasicek · Willis 14:46

L4 Daniels · Vestlund · Langdon 5:24

D1 Hill · Malik 21:38

D2 Ozolinsh · Wesley 19:41

D3 Tanabe · Ward 19:14

⚔️ Last meetings

Hurricanes lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

Oct 20, 2001

🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR

1–2 (OT) · Hurricanes won

1–1 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Feb 21, 2001

🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR

3–6 · Hurricanes won

❓ ATL vs CAR, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Hurricanes on December 21, 2001?

Hurricanes won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Thrashers 4, Hurricanes 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Andreas Karlsson, Darcy Hordichuk, Hnat Domenichelli, Lubos Bartecko.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Erik Cole (3), Martin Gelinas, Rod Brind'Amour.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 34 saves on 39 shots (.872 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Hurricanes season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 3–0 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

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Dec 19

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 18

Also on December 21, 2001

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