3–5

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 0-1-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
ATL	2	1	0	3
CAR	0	3	2	5

Thrashers at Hurricanes

Hurricanes beat Thrashers 5–3 at PNC Arena on October 11, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Oct 11, 2002 · 18:00 CDT 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Erik Cole

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 16:38 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Rod Brind'Amour

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 20:25 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Josef Vasicek

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 12:06 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐦 Vyacheslav Kozlov Go-ahead 1st · 17:10

Assists: Yannick Tremblay, Patrik Stefan

1–0

🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk 1st · 19:57

Assists: Daniel Tjarnqvist, Dany Heatley

2–0

2nd period

🌪️ Erik Cole PP 2nd · 08:18

Assists: David Tanabe, Rod Brind'Amour

2–1

🐦 Richard Smehlik 2nd · 10:50

Assists: Tomi Kallio, Shawn McEachern

3–1

🌪️ Ron Francis 2nd · 12:02

Assists: Jeff O'Neill, Jaroslav Svoboda

3–2

🌪️ Sean Hill Tying 2nd · 16:42

Assists: Josef Vasicek

3–3

3rd period

🌪️ Josef Vasicek Go-ahead 3rd · 01:48

Assists: Bret Hedican, Aaron Ward

3–4

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour 3rd · 14:43

Assists: Erik Cole, Bates Battaglia

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL CAR🌪️

30 Shots on goal 39

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

3 Hits 5

18 Penalty minutes 12

ATL shooting 10.0% (3/30) CAR shooting 12.8% (5/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Milan Hnilicka

34/39

.872 SV% · 5 GA · 59:12 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Kevin Weekes

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 59:45 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · Kozlov · Hrkac 20:28

L2 Heatley · McEachern · Stefan 15:17

L3 Bartecko · Rheaume · Kallio 11:20

L4 Cowan · Butsayev · Odgers 6:46

D1 Tjarnqvist · Kaberle 23:26

D2 Tremblay · Safronov 18:56

D3 Smehlik · Krupp 16:52

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Francis · Brind'Amour · O'Neill 20:25

L2 Battaglia · Svoboda · Cole 16:53

L3 Daniels · Vasicek · Kapanen 12:06

L4 Adams · Adams · Boulerice 8:08

D1 Hedican · Hill 23:06

D2 Ward · Tanabe 19:09

D3 Malik · Wallin 14:35

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Apr 14, 2002

🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL

2–2 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Apr 7, 2002

🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR

1–1 (OT) · Thrashers won

Dec 21, 2001

🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR

4–5 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Oct 20, 2001

🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR

1–2 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Oct 13, 2001

🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL

5–2 · Hurricanes won

❓ ATL vs CAR, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Hurricanes on October 11, 2002?

Hurricanes won 5–3.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Thrashers 3, Hurricanes 5.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Ilya Kovalchuk, Richard Smehlik, Vyacheslav Kozlov.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Erik Cole, Josef Vasicek, Rod Brind'Amour, Ron Francis, Sean Hill.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 34 saves on 39 shots (.872 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Hurricanes season series?

Hurricanes 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

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Apr 14

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Oct 9

Also on October 11, 2002

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