🌪️ Away Hurricanes 15-16-8 before this game

4–2

Final

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

Hurricanes at Bruins

Hurricanes beat Bruins 4–2 at TD Garden on January 4, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Jan 4, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Jeff O'Neill

2 G

6 shots · 16:13 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Joe Thornton

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:32 TOI · +2

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Erik Cole

1 G

4 shots · 17:13 TOI · -2

4rd star 🌪️ CAR

Arturs Irbe

32 saves

0.941 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Joe Thornton Go-ahead 1st · 00:22

Assists: Jonathan Girard · beat Arturs Irbe

0–1

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill PP Tying 1st · 05:45

Assists: Aaron Ward, Ron Francis · beat Steve Shields

1–1

2nd period

🌪️ Craig Adams Go-ahead 2nd · 03:37

Assists: Kevyn Adams · beat Steve Shields

2–1

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill PP 2nd · 19:49

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Jan Hlavac · beat Steve Shields

3–1

3rd period

🐻 Glen Murray 3rd · 02:08

Assists: Joe Thornton · beat Arturs Irbe

3–2

🌪️ Erik Cole PP 3rd · 12:55

Assists: Bates Battaglia · beat Steve Shields

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BOS🐻

41 Shots on goal 34

3/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

4 Hits 4

32 Penalty minutes 24

CAR shooting 9.8% (4/41) BOS shooting 5.9% (2/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

🐻Bruins

Steve Shields

37/41

.902 SV% · 4 GA · 59:07 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 15-16-8 (38% win rate, 39 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 23-12-3 (61% win rate, 38 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Cole · Brind'Amour 20:01

L2 Hlavac · Francis · O'Neill 16:43

L3 Svoboda · Vasicek · Kapanen 12:40

L4 Adams · Adams · Boulerice 4:32

D1 Hill · Wesley 28:00

D2 Wallin · Ward 20:25

D3 Malec · Halko 9:56

🐻Bruins

L1 Stumpel · Thornton · Murray 21:32

L2 Rolston · Knuble · Lapointe 18:07

L3 Zamuner · Grosek · Huml 11:13

L4 Mcinnis · Stock 5:06

D1 Berard · O'Donnell 22:31

D2 Girard · Gill 20:04

D3 Boynton · Morrisonn 13:34

D4 Brown 4:57

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ CAR vs BOS, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Bruins on January 4, 2003?

Hurricanes won 4–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Bruins?

The final score was Hurricanes 4, Bruins 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jeff O'Neill (2), Craig Adams, Erik Cole.

Who scored for Bruins?

Glen Murray, Joe Thornton.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Steve Shields made 37 saves on 41 shots (.902 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Bruins season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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 · Jan 3

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 4, 2003

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