🌪️ Away Hurricanes 11-7-7 before this game

2–1

Final

🐯 Home Predators 7-11-5 before this game

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

Hurricanes at Predators

Hurricanes beat Predators 2–1 at Bridgestone Arena on December 3, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Dec 3, 2002 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 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

4 shots · 19:21 TOI · +1

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Rod Brind'Amour

1 G

2 shots · 25:32 TOI · +1

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

David Tanabe

1 A

4 shots · 18:53 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:06

Assists: Ron Francis, Sami Kapanen · beat Mike Dunham

1–0

3rd period

🐯 Vernon Fiddler Tying 3rd · 02:03

Assists: Andy Delmore · beat Arturs Irbe

1–1

🌪️ Erik Cole Go-ahead 3rd · 11:27

Assists: David Tanabe · beat Mike Dunham

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR NSH🐯

35 Shots on goal 25

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

3 Hits 0

12 Penalty minutes 6

CAR shooting 5.7% (2/35) NSH shooting 4.0% (1/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐯Predators

Mike Dunham

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 58:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Cole · Brind'Amour 20:25

L2 Hlavac · Francis · O'Neill 17:04

L3 Svoboda · Adams · Adams 13:43

L4 MacDonald · Kapanen · Boulerice 2:51

D1 Hedican · Hill 23:40

D2 Wesley · Tanabe 19:50

D3 Ward · Wallin 16:13

🐯Predators

L1 Hartnell · Legwand · Walker 22:53

L2 Orszagh · Arkhipov · Wilm 19:42

L3 Gilchrist · Fiddler · Erat 12:15

L4 Simpson · Hall 8:14

D1 Timonen · Delmore 22:12

D2 Houlder · Skrastins 17:45

D3 Hulse · York 15:39

D4 Eaton 8:53

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Jan 23, 2002

🐯NSH @ 🌪️CAR

2–2 (OT) · Predators won

❓ CAR vs NSH, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Predators on December 3, 2002?

Hurricanes won 2–1.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Predators?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Predators 1.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Erik Cole, Rod Brind'Amour.

Who scored for Predators?

Vernon Fiddler.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

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

How did the Predators goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Predators 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Nov 30

🐯Predators

Previous game · Nov 30

Also on December 3, 2002

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