⚡ Away Lightning 31-21-8 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 20-29-12 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
TBL	1	1	0	0	2
CAR	1	0	1	0	2

Lightning at Hurricanes

Lightning beat Hurricanes 2–2 in overtime at PNC Arena on February 21, 2003.

🗓 Fri, Feb 21, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 5–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Vinny Prospal

2 G

3 shots · 20:35 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Vincent Lecavalier

1 A

8 shots · 22:37 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Dave Andreychuk

1 A

3 shots · 19:27 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Vinny Prospal Go-ahead 1st · 00:17

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Lukowich · beat Kevin Weekes

1–0

🌪️ Jan Hlavac Tying 1st · 12:22

Assists: Kevyn Adams, Craig Adams · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–1

2nd period

⚡ Vinny Prospal PP Go-ahead 2nd · 17:28

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Dan Boyle · beat Kevin Weekes

2–1

3rd period

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill Tying 3rd · 10:12

Assists: Ryan Bayda, Ron Francis · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL CAR🌪️

36 Shots on goal 25

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

7 Hits 10

19 Blocked shots 13

6 Takeaways 8

1 Giveaways 2

11 Penalty minutes 15

TBL shooting 5.6% (2/36) CAR shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Kevin Weekes

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 64:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 31-21-8 (52% win rate, 60 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 20-29-12 (33% win rate, 61 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Prospal · Lecavalier · Richards 20:52

L2 Andreychuk · Modin · St. Louis 19:27

L3 Dingman · Taylor · Clymer 14:27

L4 Fedotenko · Svitov · Alexeev 7:41

D1 Boyle · Sarich 29:52

D2 Lukowich · Neckar 19:02

D3 Pratt · Rumble 11:20

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Vasicek · O'Neill 21:19

L2 Hlavac · Francis · Adams 18:18

L3 Bayda · Adams · Brendl 15:44

L4 Daniels · MacDonald 7:38

D1 Hedican · Tanabe 26:07

D2 Ward · Wesley 22:36

D3 Wallin · Hill 15:02

D4 Malec 5:01

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 5–0 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Lightning won

Nov 17, 2002

⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR

2–1 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ TBL vs CAR, answered

Who won Lightning vs Hurricanes on February 21, 2003?

Lightning won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Lightning 2, Hurricanes 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Lightning?

Vinny Prospal (2).

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jan Hlavac, Jeff O'Neill.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Hurricanes season series?

Lightning lead the season series 5–0 after 5 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Feb 19

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Feb 19

Also on February 21, 2003

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