🍁 Away Maple Leafs 23-9-4 before this game

3–4

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 19-13-7 before this game

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

Maple Leafs at Hurricanes

Hurricanes beat Maple Leafs 4–3 at PNC Arena on December 26, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Dec 26, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Martin Gelinas

2 G

3 shots · 14:24 TOI · +1

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Jeff O'Neill

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:16 TOI · -1

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Shane Willis

2 A

5 shots · 14:41 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:09

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Ron Francis · beat Curtis Joseph

0–1

2nd period

🍁 Mikael Renberg PP Tying 2nd · 03:38

Assists: Tomas Kaberle · beat Arturs Irbe

1–1

🍁 Mats Sundin Go-ahead 2nd · 13:38

Assists: Jonas Hoglund, Tomas Kaberle · beat Arturs Irbe

2–1

3rd period

🌪️ Martin Gelinas PP Tying 3rd · 12:30

Assists: Shane Willis, David Tanabe · beat Curtis Joseph

2–2

🌪️ Bates Battaglia PP Go-ahead 3rd · 15:51

Assists: Jeff O'Neill, Sean Hill · beat Curtis Joseph

2–3

🍁 Mats Sundin Tying 3rd · 16:19

Assists: Mikael Renberg · beat Arturs Irbe

3–3

🌪️ Martin Gelinas Go-ahead 3rd · 16:43

Assists: Josef Vasicek, Shane Willis · beat Curtis Joseph

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR CAR🌪️

25 Shots on goal 28

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

20 Hits 29

11 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 7

4 Giveaways 3

13 Penalty minutes 11

TOR shooting 12.0% (3/25) CAR shooting 14.3% (4/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Curtis Joseph

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 59:19 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Corson · Green · Mogilny 18:55

L2 Roberts · Sundin · Tucker 17:15

L3 Reichel · Hoglund · Belak 15:02

L4 Valk · McCauley · Renberg 9:45

L5 Domi 6:28

D1 Yushkevich · Kaberle 23:58

D2 McCabe · Lumme 22:30

D3 Berg 13:03

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Brind'Amour · Francis 20:49

L2 Cole · O'Neill · Kapanen 18:16

L3 Gelinas · Vasicek · Willis 14:24

L4 Vestlund · Daniels · Langdon 8:30

D1 Hill · Tanabe 22:07

D2 Wesley · Ward 18:34

D3 Malik · Ozolinsh 16:58

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–2 · Maple Leafs won

Jan 31, 2001

🍁TOR @ 🌪️CAR

4–3 · Maple Leafs won

0–5 · Maple Leafs won

❓ TOR vs CAR, answered

Who won Maple Leafs vs Hurricanes on December 26, 2001?

Hurricanes won 4–3.

What was the final score of Maple Leafs vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Maple Leafs 3, Hurricanes 4.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Mats Sundin (2), Mikael Renberg.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Martin Gelinas (2), Bates Battaglia, Jeff O'Neill.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Maple Leafs vs Hurricanes season series?

Hurricanes 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

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Dec 22

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 22

Also on December 26, 2001

Maple Leafs season page Hurricanes season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule