🌪️ Away Hurricanes 24-40-15 before this game

2–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 30-43-7 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	0	2	0	2
PIT	1	0	2	3

Hurricanes at Penguins

Penguins beat Hurricanes 3–2 at PPG Paints Arena on April 2, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Apr 2, 2003 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Eric Meloche

2 G

3 shots · 19:03 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

2 A

6 shots · 22:51 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Mike Zigomanis

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:42 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Eric Meloche Go-ahead 1st · 13:00

Assists: Guillaume Lefebvre, Mario Lemieux · beat Arturs Irbe

0–1

2nd period

🌪️ Mike Zigomanis SH Tying 2nd · 09:53

Unassisted · beat Sebastien Caron

1–1

🌪️ Craig MacDonald Go-ahead 2nd · 11:45

Assists: Mike Zigomanis, Craig Adams · beat Sebastien Caron

2–1

3rd period

🐧 Richard Lintner Tying 3rd · 16:59

Assists: Martin Straka, Tomas Surovy · beat Arturs Irbe

2–2

🐧 Eric Meloche PP Go-ahead 3rd · 19:49

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Dick Tarnstrom · beat Arturs Irbe

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR PIT🐧

27 Shots on goal 29

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

11 Hits 7

10 Blocked shots 13

2 Takeaways 4

1 Giveaways 4

10 Penalty minutes 8

CAR shooting 7.4% (2/27) PIT shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:49 TOI

🐧Penguins

Sebastien Caron

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 59:44 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Vasicek · Francis · O'Neill 18:16

L2 Zigomanis · Adams · Vrbata 17:14

L3 Bayda · Defauw · MacDonald 14:41

L4 Daniels · Watt 8:41

D1 Hill · St. Jacques 22:58

D2 Hedican · Ward 20:46

D3 Tanabe · Wallin 14:24

D4 Malec 6:44

🐧Penguins

L1 Lefebvre · Lemieux · Meloche 19:03

L2 Fata · Straka · Johansson 18:01

L3 Surovy · Manderville · Samuelsson 12:37

L4 McKenna · Daigle 7:53

D1 Tarnstrom · Bouchard 21:56

D2 Focht · Pushor 18:44

D3 Jonsson · Heins 18:06

D4 Lintner 12:23

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ CAR vs PIT, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Penguins on April 2, 2003?

Penguins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Penguins?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Craig MacDonald, Mike Zigomanis.

Who scored for Penguins?

Eric Meloche (2), Richard Lintner.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Sebastien Caron made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Penguins season series?

Season series tied 2–2 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Mar 31

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 31

Also on April 2, 2003

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