🌪️ Away Hurricanes 21-13-7 before this game

5–5

Final / OT

🦅 Home Capitals 18-17-3 before this game

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

Hurricanes at Capitals

Hurricanes beat Capitals 5–5 in overtime at Capital One Arena on December 30, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · 14:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Rod Brind'Amour

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 23:31 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Jaromir Jagr

3 A

3 shots · 27:34 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

2 G

7 shots · 27:19 TOI · +1

4rd star 🌪️ CAR

Tom Barrasso

36 saves

0.878 SV% · 5 GA

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Go-ahead 1st · 01:08

Assists: Sean Hill, Bates Battaglia · beat Craig Billington

1–0

🌪️ Josef Vasicek 1st · 02:09

Unassisted · beat Craig Billington

2–0

🦅 Peter Bondra PP 1st · 05:26

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Ulf Dahlen · beat Tom Barrasso

2–1

🌪️ Sandis Ozolinsh PP 1st · 08:58

Assists: David Tanabe, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Craig Billington

3–1

2nd period

🦅 Sergei Gonchar 2nd · 00:56

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Adam Oates · beat Tom Barrasso

3–2

🌪️ Ron Francis PP 2nd · 02:50

Assists: Shane Willis, Sami Kapanen · beat Olie Kolzig

4–2

🦅 Sergei Gonchar 2nd · 03:42

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Glen Metropolit · beat Tom Barrasso

4–3

🦅 Chris Simon Tying 2nd · 10:23

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin · beat Tom Barrasso

4–4

🦅 Andrei Nikolishin Go-ahead 2nd · 17:20

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Peter Bondra · beat Tom Barrasso

4–5

3rd period

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Tying 3rd · 15:32

Assists: Martin Gelinas · beat Olie Kolzig

5–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR WSH🦅

28 Shots on goal 41

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

15 Hits 19

11 Blocked shots 7

8 Takeaways 7

9 Giveaways 16

14 Penalty minutes 10

CAR shooting 17.9% (5/28) WSH shooting 12.2% (5/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Tom Barrasso

36/41

.878 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 56:02 TOI

Craig Billington

2/5

.400 SV% · 3 GA · 08:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–5

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Francis · Kapanen 24:21

L2 Gelinas · Cole · Brind'Amour 16:41

L3 Daniels · Vasicek · Willis 13:53

L4 Vestlund · Langdon · O'Neill 5:59

D1 Hill · Malik 25:23

D2 Wesley · Tanabe 22:02

D3 Ozolinsh · Ward 13:52

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Jagr · Bondra 27:13

L2 Nikolishin · Zubrus · Khristich 18:40

L3 Simon · Pettinger · Halpern 11:05

L4 Metropolit · Dahlen · Peat 6:10

D1 Kucera · Gonchar 28:05

D2 Cote · Klee 22:28

D3 Zettler · Witt 9:07

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

Dec 2, 2001

🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR

4–3 (OT) · Capitals won

3–4 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Mar 28, 2001

🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH

0–7 · Capitals won

❓ CAR vs WSH, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Capitals on December 30, 2001?

Hurricanes won 5–5 in overtime.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Capitals?

The final score was Hurricanes 5, Capitals 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Rod Brind'Amour (2), Josef Vasicek, Ron Francis, Sandis Ozolinsh.

Who scored for Capitals?

Sergei Gonchar (2), Andrei Nikolishin, Chris Simon, Peter Bondra.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 36 saves on 41 shots (.878 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 27

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 28

Also on December 30, 2001

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