🌪️ Away Hurricanes 12-7-7 before this game

2–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	1	1	0	2
FLA	1	2	1	4

Hurricanes at Panthers

Panthers beat Hurricanes 4–2 at Amerant Bank Arena on December 4, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Dec 4, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Olli Jokinen

2 G

4 shots · 22:55 TOI

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Valeri Bure

2 A

2 shots · 20:13 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Sandis Ozolinsh

2 A

2 shots · 27:15 TOI · +1

4rd star 🐆 FLA

Roberto Luongo

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Ron Francis PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:10

Assists: Glen Wesley, Jeff O'Neill · beat Roberto Luongo

1–0

🐆 Olli Jokinen Tying 1st · 11:12

Assists: Kristian Huselius, Sandis Ozolinsh · beat Arturs Irbe

1–1

2nd period

🐆 Viktor Kozlov Go-ahead 2nd · 00:29

Assists: Valeri Bure, Marcus Nilson · beat Arturs Irbe

1–2

🐆 Olli Jokinen PP 2nd · 04:23

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Valeri Bure · beat Arturs Irbe

1–3

🌪️ Erik Cole 2nd · 12:29

Assists: Sean Hill, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Roberto Luongo

2–3

3rd period

🐆 Stephen Weiss 3rd · 10:22

Assists: Niklas Hagman, Andreas Lilja · beat Arturs Irbe

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR FLA🐆

33 Shots on goal 22

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

22 Hits 12

17 Penalty minutes 11

CAR shooting 6.1% (2/33) FLA shooting 18.2% (4/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 59:14 TOI

🐆Panthers

Roberto Luongo

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 12-7-7 (46% win rate, 26 games)

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 10-8-7 (40% win rate, 25 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Francis · Brind'Amour 19:22

L2 Hlavac · Cole · O'Neill 18:36

L3 Svoboda · Adams · Adams 15:16

L4 MacDonald · Druken · Boulerice 3:41

D1 Hill · Wesley 24:22

D2 Hedican · Tanabe 20:14

D3 Ward · Wallin 15:32

🐆Panthers

L1 Huselius · Kozlov · Jokinen 22:55

L2 Nilson · Bure · Novoseltsev 16:48

L3 Worrell · Johnson · Ward 9:57

L4 Hagman · Bednar · Weiss 8:24

D1 Ozolinsh · Majesky 24:57

D2 Lilja · Bouwmeester 17:37

D3 Ulanov · Ference 14:26

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–1 (OT) · Panthers won

❓ CAR vs FLA, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Panthers on December 4, 2002?

Panthers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Panthers?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Panthers 4.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Erik Cole, Ron Francis.

Who scored for Panthers?

Olli Jokinen (2), Stephen Weiss, Viktor Kozlov.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Panthers season series?

Panthers 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 · Dec 3

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Nov 30

Also on December 4, 2002

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