🏛️ Away Senators 50-20-3 before this game

6–5

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 24-35-14 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
OTT	2	2	2	6
CAR	0	2	3	5

Senators at Hurricanes

Senators beat Hurricanes 6–5 at PNC Arena on March 18, 2003.

🗓 Tue, Mar 18, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Senators lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏛️ OTT

Jason Spezza

2 G

3 shots · 18:24 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Wade Redden

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 24:04 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Mike Fisher

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:03 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Mike Fisher Go-ahead 1st · 03:24

Assists: Marian Hossa, Zdeno Chara · beat Kevin Weekes

1–0

🏛️ Magnus Arvedson 1st · 11:16

Assists: Anton Volchenkov, Mike Fisher · beat Kevin Weekes

2–0

2nd period

🌪️ Tomas Kurka 2nd · 02:08

Assists: Josef Vasicek · beat Patrick Lalime

2–1

🏛️ Jason Spezza 2nd · 12:32

Assists: Martin Havlat, Zdeno Chara · beat Kevin Weekes

3–1

🌪️ Radim Vrbata 2nd · 12:55

Assists: Tomas Kurka, David Tanabe · beat Patrick Lalime

3–2

🏛️ Chris Neil 2nd · 14:28

Assists: Shaun Van Allen, Wade Redden · beat Kevin Weekes

4–2

3rd period

🌪️ Damian Surma 3rd · 02:50

Assists: Jeff O'Neill, Bruno St. Jacques · beat Patrick Lalime

4–3

🏛️ Jason Spezza 3rd · 03:22

Assists: Martin Havlat, Chris Phillips · beat Kevin Weekes

5–3

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill 3rd · 04:29

Assists: Ron Francis, Ryan Bayda · beat Patrick Lalime

5–4

🏛️ Wade Redden 3rd · 13:38

Assists: Daniel Alfredsson · beat Kevin Weekes

6–4

🌪️ Radim Vrbata PP 3rd · 15:23

Assists: Ron Francis, Sean Hill · beat Patrick Lalime

6–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT CAR🌪️

24 Shots on goal 25

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

16 Hits 8

11 Blocked shots 7

3 Takeaways 7

2 Giveaways 13

17 Penalty minutes 7

OTT shooting 25.0% (6/24) CAR shooting 20.0% (5/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Patrick Lalime

20/25

.800 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Kevin Weekes

18/24

.750 SV% · 6 GA · 59:45 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–2

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Spezza · Hull · Havlat 19:39

L2 Fisher · Smolinski · Hossa 17:59

L3 Arvedson · White · Alfredsson 16:29

L4 Schaefer · Van Allen · Neil 8:55

D1 Chara · Phillips 26:42

D2 Redden · Rachunek 23:02

D3 Hnidy · Volchenkov 15:24

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Kurka · Vasicek · Vrbata 23:33

L2 Bayda · O'Neill · Francis 17:58

L3 Adams · MacDonald · Adams 16:57

L4 Surma · Daniels · Zigomanis 7:15

D1 Hill · Wallin 24:34

D2 Tanabe · St. Jacques 19:52

D3 Hedican · Malec 17:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Senators lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Senators won

❓ OTT vs CAR, answered

Who won Senators vs Hurricanes on March 18, 2003?

Senators won 6–5.

What was the final score of Senators vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Senators 6, Hurricanes 5.

Who scored for Senators?

Jason Spezza (2), Chris Neil, Magnus Arvedson, Mike Fisher, Wade Redden.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Radim Vrbata (2), Damian Surma, Jeff O'Neill, Tomas Kurka.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 20 saves on 25 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 18 saves on 24 shots (.750 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Senators vs Hurricanes season series?

Senators lead the season series 4–0 after 4 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Mar 16

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Mar 15

Also on March 18, 2003

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