😈 Away Devils 0-0 in series
1–2
Final
CAR leads 4–2
🌪️ Home Hurricanes 0-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NJD 0001
CAR 0002

Devils at Hurricanes — First Round Game 1

Hurricanes, First Round Game 1, beat Devils 2–1 at PNC Arena on April 17, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Apr 17, 2002 · 18:00 CDT 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2001-02 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

NJD vs CAR · CAR leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
1–2
Final · CAR
Game 2
1–2
OT · CAR
Game 3
0–4
Final · NJD
Game 4
1–3
Final · NJD
Game 5
2–3
OT · CAR
Game 6
1–0
Final · CAR

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Erik Cole
1 G
4 shots · 16:42 TOI · +1
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Rod Brind'Amour
1 G
1 shots · 21:38 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
David Tanabe
1 A
3 shots · 07:31 TOI
4rd star 🌪️ CAR
Arturs Irbe
34 saves
0.971 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD CAR🌪️
35 Shots on goal 17
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
43 Hits 47
22 Blocked shots 33
12 Takeaways 28
12 Giveaways 11
8 Penalty minutes 12
NJD shooting 2.9% (1/35) CAR shooting 11.8% (2/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
15/17
.882 SV% · 2 GA · 58:47 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Arturs Irbe
34/35
.971 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 46-28-8 (56% win rate, 82 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 40-26-16 (49% win rate, 82 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 46-28-8 (56% win rate, 82 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 40-26-16 (49% win rate, 82 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Brylin · Elias · Holik 19:44
L2 Madden · Langenbrunner · Gionta 17:22
L3 Berglund · Pandolfo · Salomonsson 13:43
L4 Kamensky · Nemchinov · McKenzie 7:39
D1 Niedermayer · Rafalski 24:31
D2 Stevens · White 20:34
D3 Daneyko · Albelin 13:32
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Battaglia · Brind'Amour · Francis 20:08
L2 Cole · Vasicek · O'Neill 16:42
L3 Gelinas · Svoboda · Kapanen 14:56
L4 Daniels · Adams · MacDonald 5:58
D1 Hill · Hedican 24:35
D2 Ward · Malik 22:42
D3 Wallin · Tanabe 11:52

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 3, 2002
😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR
3–2 · Devils won
Mar 23, 2002
🌪️CAR @ 😈NJD
4–2 · Hurricanes won
Jan 19, 2002
🌪️CAR @ 😈NJD
3–3 (OT) · Hurricanes won
Jan 5, 2002
😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR
2–1 · Devils won
Apr 22, 2001
😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR
5–1 · Devils won

❓ NJD vs CAR, answered

Who won Devils vs Hurricanes on April 17, 2002?

Hurricanes won 2–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Devils 1, Hurricanes 2.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

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
😈Devils
Previous game · Apr 13
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
4–3 · NJD won
Next game · Apr 19
😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR
1–2 · CAR won
🌪️Hurricanes
Previous game · Apr 14
🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL
2–2 · CAR won
Next game · Apr 19
😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR
1–2 · CAR won
Also on April 17, 2002
🏛️OTT @ 🔔PHI
0–1 final
🐋VAN @ 🐙DET
4–3 final
🌵PHX @ 🦈SJS
1–2 final
Devils season page Hurricanes season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule