🌪️ Away Hurricanes 32-22-14 before this game

2–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 31-27-9 before this game

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

Hurricanes at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Hurricanes 3–2 at Bell Centre on March 16, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Mar 16, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Oleg Petrov

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 20:55 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Richard Zednik

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:56 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Craig Rivet

1 G

2 shots · 19:17 TOI · +1

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jose Theodore

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Craig Rivet Go-ahead 1st · 02:22

Assists: Yanic Perreault · beat Arturs Irbe

0–1

🌪️ Sami Kapanen Tying 1st · 03:11

Assists: Ron Francis, Jeff O'Neill · beat Jose Theodore

1–1

🌪️ Erik Cole Go-ahead 1st · 10:35

Unassisted · beat Jose Theodore

2–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Richard Zednik PP Tying 2nd · 15:11

Assists: Oleg Petrov, Patrice Brisebois · beat Arturs Irbe

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Oleg Petrov Go-ahead 3rd · 01:07

Assists: Richard Zednik · beat Arturs Irbe

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR MTL🇨🇦

33 Shots on goal 22

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

19 Hits 21

14 Blocked shots 14

14 Takeaways 11

18 Giveaways 29

17 Penalty minutes 17

CAR shooting 6.1% (2/33) MTL shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:22 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 32-22-14 (47% win rate, 68 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 31-27-9 (46% win rate, 67 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Brind'Amour · Kapanen 23:01

L2 Cole · O'Neill · Francis 21:15

L3 Gelinas · Daniels · Vasicek 12:08

L4 Langdon · Adams 4:54

D1 Hill · Hedican 23:57

D2 Wesley · Ward 17:55

D3 Malik · Tanabe 11:22

D4 Wallin 7:58

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Juneau · Gilmour · Petrov 19:20

L2 Perreault · Zednik · Dackell 17:53

L3 Berezin · Hossa · Bulis 13:19

L4 Kilger · Van Allen · Asham 8:17

D1 Brisebois · Quintal 24:45

D2 Rivet · Bouillon 18:42

D3 Traverse · Markov 16:36

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–1 (OT) · Canadiens won

3–2 (OT) · Hurricanes won

❓ CAR vs MTL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Canadiens on March 16, 2002?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Canadiens?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Erik Cole, Sami Kapanen.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Craig Rivet, Oleg Petrov, Richard Zednik.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Mar 11

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 14

Also on March 16, 2002

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