🌪️ Away Hurricanes 31-22-12 before this game

3–1

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 29-28-6 before this game

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

Hurricanes at Penguins

Hurricanes beat Penguins 3–1 at PPG Paints Arena on March 7, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Mar 7, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Jeff O'Neill

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 19:55 TOI · +2

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Sami Kapanen

3 A

5 shots · 21:09 TOI · +2

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Ron Francis

2 G

2 shots · 22:15 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

🐧 Jan Hrdina PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:29

Assists: Randy Robitaille, Alex Kovalev · beat Arturs Irbe

0–1

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill PP Tying 2nd · 09:59

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Bates Battaglia · beat Johan Hedberg

1–1

3rd period

🌪️ Ron Francis Go-ahead 3rd · 06:01

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Jeff O'Neill · beat Johan Hedberg

2–1

🌪️ Ron Francis 3rd · 13:25

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Jeff O'Neill · beat Johan Hedberg

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR PIT🐧

21 Shots on goal 16

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

11 Hits 18

9 Blocked shots 11

1 Takeaways 1

2 Giveaways 2

12 Penalty minutes 8

CAR shooting 14.3% (3/21) PIT shooting 6.2% (1/16)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

15/16

.938 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 58:30 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 31-22-12 (48% win rate, 65 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 29-28-6 (46% win rate, 63 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 31-22-12 (48% win rate, 65 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 29-28-6 (46% win rate, 63 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Brind'Amour · Francis 22:36

L2 Cole · O'Neill · Kapanen 19:55

L3 Gelinas · Daniels · Vasicek 14:31

L4 Langdon · Adams 2:15

D1 Hill · Hedican 22:14

D2 Wesley · Malik 18:58

D3 Ward · Wallin 14:02

D4 Tanabe 3:20

🐧Penguins

L1 Hrdina · Robitaille · Kovalev 24:32

L2 Lacouture · Beech · Morozov 17:46

L3 Kraft · Richer · Meloche 13:56

L4 Oliwa · Straka · Petersen 4:25

D1 Rozsival · Kasparaitis 20:31

D2 Laukkanen · Ference 19:02

D3 Jonsson · Moran 16:35

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Feb 5, 2002

🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR

3–3 (OT) · Penguins won

2–2 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ CAR vs PIT, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Penguins on March 7, 2002?

Hurricanes won 3–1.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Penguins?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Ron Francis (2), Jeff O'Neill.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jan Hrdina.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 15 saves on 16 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Penguins 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 · Mar 5

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 5

Also on March 7, 2002

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