6–3

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 23-13-7 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	4	0	2	6
CAR	1	2	0	3

Bruins at Hurricanes

Bruins beat Hurricanes 6–3 at PNC Arena on January 2, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Jan 2, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Bill Guerin

3 G

6 shots · 21:20 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Jozef Stumpel

3 A

18:25 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Joe Thornton

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:50 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Bill Guerin PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:24

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Sean O'Donnell · beat Tom Barrasso

1–0

🐻 Glen Murray 1st · 07:22

Assists: Joe Thornton, Sergei Samsonov · beat Tom Barrasso

2–0

🐻 Bill Guerin 1st · 08:50

Assists: Don Sweeney, Jozef Stumpel · beat Tom Barrasso

3–0

🌪️ Ron Francis PP 1st · 13:12

Assists: Erik Cole, Sami Kapanen · beat Byron Dafoe

3–1

🐻 Brian Rolston 1st · 19:06

Unassisted · beat Arturs Irbe

4–1

2nd period

🌪️ Glen Wesley 2nd · 10:58

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Erik Cole · beat Byron Dafoe

4–2

🌪️ Shane Willis PP 2nd · 13:13

Assists: Ron Francis, Sami Kapanen · beat Byron Dafoe

4–3

3rd period

🐻 Bill Guerin Empty net 3rd · 19:17

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Hal Gill

5–3

🐻 Joe Thornton Empty net 3rd · 19:49

Assists: Martin Lapointe

6–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS CAR🌪️

33 Shots on goal 29

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

12 Hits 32

11 Blocked shots 8

5 Takeaways 8

10 Giveaways 15

10 Penalty minutes 6

BOS shooting 18.2% (6/33) CAR shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

22/23

.957 SV% · 1 GA · 50:26 TOI

Tom Barrasso

5/8

.625 SV% · 3 GA · 08:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 4–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–3

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Guerin · Rolston 20:48

L2 Samsonov · Lapointe · Murray 18:27

L3 Stumpel · Axelsson · Zamuner 18:14

L4 Pellerin · Nazarov · Stock 3:10

D1 Sweeney · O'Donnell 25:48

D2 Gill · Girard 20:36

D3 Boynton · Rivers 12:14

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Brind'Amour · Kapanen 21:31

L2 Gelinas · Francis · Willis 18:25

L3 Cole · Vestlund · Vasicek 16:57

L4 Daniels · Langdon · Adams 2:56

D1 Hill · Wesley 22:23

D2 Tanabe · Malik 17:48

D3 Ozolinsh · Ward 16:27

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ BOS vs CAR, answered

Who won Bruins vs Hurricanes on January 2, 2002?

Bruins won 6–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Bruins 6, Hurricanes 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Bill Guerin (3), Brian Rolston, Glen Murray, Joe Thornton.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Glen Wesley, Ron Francis, Shane Willis.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Hurricanes season series?

Bruins 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 31

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 31

Also on January 2, 2002

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