🌪️ Away Hurricanes 12-11-7 before this game

4–3

Final

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

Hurricanes at Flames

Hurricanes beat Flames 4–3 at Scotiabank Saddledome on December 12, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 12, 2002 · 20:00 CST 📍 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Jeff O'Neill

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 16:47 TOI · +2

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Jan Hlavac

3 A

1 shots · 17:33 TOI · +3

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Ron Francis

2 G

5 shots · 17:41 TOI · +2

4rd star 🌪️ CAR

Arturs Irbe

32 saves

0.914 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🔥 Oleg Saprykin Go-ahead 1st · 03:11

Assists: Chris Drury, Mathias Johansson · beat Arturs Irbe

0–1

🌪️ Ron Francis Tying 1st · 14:47

Assists: Jan Hlavac, Jeff O'Neill · beat Roman Turek

1–1

🔥 Craig Conroy Go-ahead 1st · 15:23

Assists: Martin Gelinas, Bob Boughner · beat Arturs Irbe

1–2

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill Tying 1st · 16:41

Assists: Jan Hlavac · beat Roman Turek

2–2

2nd period

🔥 Chris Drury PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:00

Assists: Oleg Saprykin, Stephane Yelle · beat Arturs Irbe

2–3

🌪️ Bates Battaglia SH Tying 2nd · 13:44

Assists: Erik Cole · beat Roman Turek

3–3

3rd period

🌪️ Ron Francis Go-ahead 3rd · 12:42

Assists: Jeff O'Neill, Jan Hlavac · beat Roman Turek

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR CGY🔥

23 Shots on goal 35

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

6 Hits 4

10 Penalty minutes 6

CAR shooting 17.4% (4/23) CGY shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 59:48 TOI

🔥Flames

Roman Turek

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 59:10 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 12-11-7 (40% win rate, 30 games)

Flames

Flames — tied after 1st: 8-13-7 (29% win rate, 28 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 12-11-7 (40% win rate, 30 games)

Flames

Flames — tied after 2nd: 8-13-7 (29% win rate, 28 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Cole · Brind'Amour 22:02

L2 Hlavac · Francis · O'Neill 17:33

L3 Svoboda · Adams · Adams 14:33

L4 Daniels · Vasicek · Boulerice 3:12

D1 Hill · Wesley 24:52

D2 Wallin · Ward 21:54

D3 Tanabe · Hedican 13:17

🔥Flames

L1 Drury · Conroy · Johansson 19:42

L2 Gelinas · Yelle · Nichol 16:57

L3 Saprykin · Wright · Clark 15:34

L4 Begin · Berube · Sloan 7:19

D1 Lydman · Gauthier 22:37

D2 Regehr · Boughner 18:59

D3 Montador · Buzek 15:30

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 11, 2002

🔥CGY @ 🌪️CAR

3–3 (OT) · Flames won

3–3 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Mar 12, 1999

🔥CGY @ 🌪️CAR

1–2 · Hurricanes won

❓ CAR vs CGY, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Flames on December 12, 2002?

Hurricanes won 4–3.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Flames?

The final score was Hurricanes 4, Flames 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Ron Francis (2), Bates Battaglia, Jeff O'Neill.

Who scored for Flames?

Chris Drury, Craig Conroy, Oleg Saprykin.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Flames goalie play?

Roman Turek made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Flames played?

At Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, the Flames home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Flames 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 · Dec 11

🔥Flames

Previous game · Dec 9

Also on December 12, 2002

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