🌪️ Away Hurricanes 36-26-16 before this game
2–1
Final
🏝️ Home Islanders 42-27-9 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
CAR 1012
NYI 1001

Hurricanes at Islanders

Hurricanes beat Islanders 2–1 at UBS Arena on April 8, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Apr 8, 2002 · 18:00 CDT 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Sami Kapanen
1 G
4 shots · 20:33 TOI · +1
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Rod Brind'Amour
1 G
1 shots · 20:13 TOI · +1
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Jeff O'Neill
1 A
2 shots · 19:27 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Roman Hamrlik Go-ahead 1st · 08:22
Assists: Kip Miller · beat Arturs Irbe
0–1
🌪️ Sami Kapanen Tying 1st · 16:26
Assists: Jeff O'Neill, Aaron Ward · beat Chris Osgood
1–1
3rd period
🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Go-ahead 3rd · 05:06
Assists: Bates Battaglia, Erik Cole · beat Chris Osgood
2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR NYI🏝️
25 Shots on goal 25
22 Hits 20
11 Blocked shots 17
1 Takeaways 12
11 Giveaways 10
10 Penalty minutes 16
CAR shooting 8.0% (2/25) NYI shooting 4.0% (1/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Arturs Irbe
24/25
.960 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Chris Osgood
23/25
.920 SV% · 2 GA · 58:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 36-26-16 (46% win rate, 78 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 42-27-9 (54% win rate, 78 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 36-26-16 (46% win rate, 78 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 2nd: 42-27-9 (54% win rate, 78 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Francis · Brind'Amour · Kapanen 20:33
L2 Battaglia · Cole · O'Neill 18:15
L3 Gelinas · Svoboda · Vasicek 14:45
L4 Daniels · MacDonald · Adams 7:02
D1 Hill · Hedican 24:14
D2 Ward · Malik 17:51
D3 Tanabe · Wallin 13:32
🏝️Islanders
L1 Peca · Bates · Kvasha 20:44
L2 Scatchard · Miller · Parrish 15:42
L3 Blake · Isbister · Czerkawski 11:00
L4 Lapointe · Lindgren · Webb 7:34
D1 Hamrlik · Aucoin 22:28
D2 Jonsson · Van Impe 20:00
D3 Cairns · Korolev 12:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 26, 2001
🏝️NYI @ 🌪️CAR
3–2 (OT) · Islanders won
Oct 18, 2001
🌪️CAR @ 🏝️NYI
1–2 (OT) · Islanders won
Oct 17, 2001
🏝️NYI @ 🌪️CAR
4–0 · Islanders won
Mar 18, 2001
🏝️NYI @ 🌪️CAR
1–2 · Hurricanes won
Mar 1, 2001
🌪️CAR @ 🏝️NYI
3–1 · Hurricanes won

❓ CAR vs NYI, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Islanders on April 8, 2002?

Hurricanes won 2–1.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Islanders?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Islanders 1.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Rod Brind'Amour, Sami Kapanen.

Who scored for Islanders?

Roman Hamrlik.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 3–1 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 · Apr 7
🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR
1–1 · ATL won
Next game · Apr 10
⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR
2–4 · CAR won
🏝️Islanders
Previous game · Apr 6
🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI
4–5 · NYI won
Next game · Apr 11
🏝️NYI @ 🐯NSH
5–2 · NYI won
Also on April 8, 2002
🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR
2–3 final
🐆FLA @ 🔔PHI
4–4 final
🧥CBJ @ 🍁TOR
1–4 final
🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN
1–3 final
⭐DAL @ 👑LAK
0–3 final
Hurricanes season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule