5–3

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 17-21-9 before this game

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

Blues at Hurricanes

Blues beat Hurricanes 5–3 at PNC Arena on January 20, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Jan 20, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Blues lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎵 STL

Scott Mellanby

2 G

4 shots · 15:59 TOI · +3

2nd star 🎵 STL

Keith Tkachuk

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:24 TOI · +1

3rd star 🎵 STL

Pavol Demitra

2 A

2 shots · 20:41 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🎵 Scott Mellanby Go-ahead 1st · 05:03

Assists: Keith Tkachuk · beat Kevin Weekes

1–0

🎵 Al MacInnis PP 1st · 09:20

Assists: Doug Weight, Pavol Demitra · beat Kevin Weekes

2–0

2nd period

🎵 Keith Tkachuk 2nd · 06:37

Assists: Pavol Demitra · beat Kevin Weekes

3–0

3rd period

🎵 Eric Boguniecki 3rd · 02:11

Assists: Doug Weight, Cory Stillman · beat Arturs Irbe

4–0

🌪️ Ron Francis 3rd · 07:58

Assists: Niclas Wallin · beat Brent Johnson

4–1

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour 3rd · 11:30

Assists: Bates Battaglia, Bret Hedican · beat Brent Johnson

4–2

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill 3rd · 15:27

Assists: Ron Francis · beat Brent Johnson

4–3

🎵 Scott Mellanby Empty net 3rd · 19:43

Assists: Martin Rucinsky

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL CAR🌪️

27 Shots on goal 30

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

6 Hits 4

12 Penalty minutes 10

STL shooting 18.5% (5/27) CAR shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Brent Johnson

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 59:58 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Kevin Weekes

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 39:55 TOI

Arturs Irbe

6/7

.857 SV% · 1 GA · 19:35 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–0

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Tkachuk · Weight · Demitra 17:24

L2 Rucinsky · Mellanby · Dubinsky 15:57

L3 Stillman · Boguniecki · Drake 14:01

L4 Nash · Podein · Low 11:23

D1 MacInnis · Salvador 24:25

D2 Khavanov · Jackman 19:44

D3 Finley · Walker 14:06

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Brind'Amour · O'Neill 20:27

L2 Cole · Francis · Kapanen 19:09

L3 Hlavac · Vasicek · Adams 13:54

L4 Adams · Heerema · Boulerice 7:49

D1 Hill · Wesley 22:27

D2 Hedican · Ward 18:49

D3 Tanabe · Wallin 16:53

⚔️ Last meetings

Blues lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Hurricanes won

❓ STL vs CAR, answered

Who won Blues vs Hurricanes on January 20, 2003?

Blues won 5–3.

What was the final score of Blues vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Blues 5, Hurricanes 3.

Who scored for Blues?

Scott Mellanby (2), Al MacInnis, Eric Boguniecki, Keith Tkachuk.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jeff O'Neill, Rod Brind'Amour, Ron Francis.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Blues vs Hurricanes season series?

Blues lead the season series 2–0 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

🎵Blues

Previous game · Jan 18

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Jan 18

Also on January 20, 2003

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