2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes season

2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes
Eastern Conference Champions
Southeast Division Champions
Division 1st Southeast
2001–02 record 35-26-16-5
Goals for 217
Goals against 217
Team information
General Manager Jim Rutherford
Coach Paul Maurice
Captain Ron Francis
Alternate captains Rod Brind'Amour
Glen Wesley
Arena RBC Center
Team leaders
Goals Jeff O'Neill (31)
Assists Ron Francis (50)
Points Ron Francis (77)
Penalties in minutes Darren Langdon (106)
Wins Arturs Irbe (20)
Goals against average Arturs Irbe (2.54)
<2000–01 2002–03>

The 2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Hockey League and fifth as the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes made it as far as the Stanley Cup Final, but lost in five games to the Detroit Red Wings.

Regular season

The Hurricanes had the most power-play opportunities of all 30 NHL teams, with 391.[1]

Final standings

Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
13 Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 26 16 5 217 217 91
29 Washington Capitals 82 36 33 11 2 228 240 85
313 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 27 40 11 4 178 219 69
414 Florida Panthers 82 22 44 10 6 180 250 60
515 Atlanta Thrashers 82 19 47 11 5 187 288 54

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Boston Bruins NE 82 43 24 6 9 236 201 101
2 Y- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 42 27 10 3 234 192 97
3 Y- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 35 26 16 5 217 217 91
4 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 43 25 10 4 249 207 100
5 X- New York Islanders AT 82 42 28 8 4 239 220 96
6 X- New Jersey Devils AT 82 41 28 9 4 205 187 95
7 X- Ottawa Senators NE 82 39 27 9 7 243 208 94
8 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 36 31 12 3 207 209 87
8.5
9 Washington Capitals SE 82 36 33 11 2 228 240 85
10 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 35 35 11 2 213 200 82
11 New York Rangers AT 82 36 38 4 4 227 258 80
12 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 28 41 8 5 198 249 69
13 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 27 40 11 4 178 219 69
14 Florida Panthers SE 82 22 44 10 6 180 250 60
15 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 19 47 11 5 187 288 54

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z- Clinched Conference; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

October

Record for the month 6-5-0-2 (Home 4-4-0-1 Away 2-1-0-1)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 5, 20013–1 New York Rangers (2001–02) 1–0–0–0
2WOctober 7, 20013–0 Dallas Stars (2001–02) 2–0–0–0
3LOctober 9, 20012–6 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 2–1–0–0
4LOctober 11, 20012–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 2–2–0–0
5WOctober 13, 20015–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 3–2–0–0
6LOctober 17, 20010–4 New York Islanders (2001–02) 3–3–0–0
7LOctober 18, 20011–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 3–3–0–1
8WOctober 20, 20012–1 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 4–3–0–1
9LOctober 23, 20011–5 @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 4–4–0–1
10WOctober 24, 20017–3 @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 5–4–0–1
11LOctober 26, 20012–3 OT New York Islanders (2001–02) 5–4–0–2
12WOctober 28, 20013–2 OT Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 6–4–0–2
13LOctober 30, 20012–5 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 6–5–0–2

November

Record for the month 6-6-4-0 (Home 4-1-2-0 Away 2-4-2-0)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
14LNovember 1, 20013–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 6–6–0–2
15WNovember 2, 20013–2 New York Rangers (2001–02) 7–6–0–2
16WNovember 4, 20011–0 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 8–6–0–2
17TNovember 6, 20012–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 8–6–1–2
18WNovember 8, 20013–2 @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 9–6–1–2
19WNovember 9, 20013–2 San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 10–6–1–2
20TNovember 11, 20011–1 OT Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 10–6–2–2
21LNovember 13, 20013–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 10–7–2–2
22TNovember 15, 20011–1 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 10–7–3–2
23LNovember 17, 20010–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 10–8–3–2
24WNovember 19, 20015–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 11–8–3–2
25TNovember 21, 20014–4 OT @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 11–8–4–2
26LNovember 25, 20010–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 11–9–4–2
27WNovember 27, 20015–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 12–9–4–2
28LNovember 29, 20010–5 @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 12–10–4–2
29LNovember 30, 20012–6 @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 12–11–4–2

December

Record for the month 8-2-1-3 (Home 3-2-0-1 Away 5-0-1-2)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
30LDecember 2, 20013–4 OT Washington Capitals (2001–02) 12–11–4–3
31LDecember 4, 20012–4 Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 12–12–4–3
32WDecember 8, 20013–2 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 13–12–4–3
33WDecember 10, 20014–3 OT @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 14–12–4–3
34WDecember 12, 20014–1 Florida Panthers (2001–02) 15–12–4–3
35LDecember 14, 20012–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 15–12–4–4
36WDecember 16, 20017–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 16–12–4–4
37LDecember 18, 20011–5 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 16–13–4–4
38WDecember 21, 20015–4 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 17–13–4–4
39LDecember 22, 20013–4 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 17–13–4–5
40WDecember 26, 20014–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 18–13–4–5
41WDecember 27, 20013–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 19–13–4–5
42TDecember 30, 20015–5 OT @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 19–13–5–5
43WDecember 31, 20015–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 20–13–5–5

January

Record for the month 3-6-5-0 (Home 1-4-4-0 Away 2-2-1-0)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
44LJanuary 2, 20023–6 Boston Bruins (2001–02) 20–14–5–5
45LJanuary 5, 20021–2 New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 20–15–5–5
46LJanuary 6, 20023–4 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 20–16–5–5
47WJanuary 10, 20024–1 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 21–16–5–5
48LJanuary 12, 20021–7 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 21–17–5–5
49WJanuary 15, 20022–0 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 22–17–5–5
50TJanuary 17, 20021–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 22–17–6–5
51TJanuary 19, 20023–3 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 22–17–7–5
52LJanuary 21, 20025–7 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 22–18–7–5
53TJanuary 23, 20022–2 OT Nashville Predators (2001–02) 22–18–8–5
54TJanuary 25, 20021–1 OT Florida Panthers (2001–02) 22–18–9–5
55LJanuary 26, 20022–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 22–19–9–5
56TJanuary 29, 20022–2 OT Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 22–19–10–5
57WJanuary 30, 20023–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 23–19–10–5

February

Record for the month 2-3-1-0 (Home 0-0-1-0 Away 2-3-0-0)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
58TFebruary 5, 20023–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 23–19–11–5
59LFebruary 7, 20021–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 23–20–11–5
60WFebruary 8, 20024–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 24–20–11–5
61LFebruary 10, 20020–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 24–21–11–5
62LFebruary 26, 20021–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 24–22–11–5
63WFebruary 28, 20026–2 @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 25–22–11–5

March

Record for the month 7-2-3-0 (Home 2-1-3-0 Away 5-1-0-0)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
64WMarch 2, 20024–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 26–22–11–5
65WMarch 5, 20022–1 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 27–22–11–5
66WMarch 7, 20023–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 28–22–11–5
67TMarch 8, 20022–2 OT Washington Capitals (2001–02) 28–22–12–5
68TMarch 11, 20023–3 OT Calgary Flames (2001–02) 28–22–13–5
69LMarch 16, 20022–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 28–23–13–5
70TMarch 18, 20021–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 28–23–14–5
71WMarch 21, 20023–2 Florida Panthers (2001–02) 29–23–14–5
72WMarch 23, 20024–2 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 30–23–14–5
73LMarch 26, 20022–3 Boston Bruins (2001–02) 30–24–14–5
74WMarch 28, 20024–1 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 31–24–14–5
75WMarch 30, 20022–0 @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 32–24–14–5

April

Record for the month 3-2-2-0 (Home 1-1-1-0 Away 2-1-1-0)

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
76LApril 2, 20023–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 32–25–14–5
77LApril 3, 20022–3 New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 32–26–14–5
78TApril 7, 20021–1 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 32–26–15–5
79WApril 8, 20022–1 @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 33–26–15–5
80WApril 10, 20024–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 34–26–15–5
81WApril 12, 20023–1 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 35–26–15–5
82TApril 14, 20022–2 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 35–26–16–5

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ron Francis 80 27 50 77 18
Sami Kapanen 77 27 42 69 23
Jeff O'Neill 76 31 33 64 63
Rod Brind'Amour 81 23 32 55 40
Bates Battaglia 82 21 25 46 44

[3]

Defensemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Sean Hill49 7 23 30 60
Sandis Ozolinsh 46 4 19 23 34
Marek Malik 82 4 19 23 88

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP MIN W L T SO GAA
Tom Barrasso 34 1908 13 12 522.61
Arturs Irbe 51 2974 20 19 1132.54
Kevin Weekes 2 120 2 0 001.50

[3]

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

Carolina Hurricanes (3) vs. New Jersey Devils (6)

Game-by-Game Score
1April 17 at Hurricanes 2, Devils 1
2April 19 OT at Hurricanes 2, Devils 1
3April 21 at Devils 4, Hurricanes 0
4April 23 at Devils 3, Hurricanes 1
5April 24 OT at Hurricanes 3, Devils 2
6April 27 Hurricanes 1, at Devils 0
Hurricanes win series 4–2

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Carolina Hurricanes (3) vs. Montreal Canadiens (8)

Game-by-Game Score
1May 3 at Hurricanes 2, Canadiens 0
2May 5 Canadiens 4, at Hurricanes 1
3May 7 OT at Canadiens 2, Hurricanes 1
4May 9 OT Hurricanes 4, at Canadiens 3
5May 12 at Hurricanes 5, Canadiens 1
6May 13 Hurricanes 8, at Canadiens 2
Hurricanes win series 4–2

Eastern Conference Finals

Carolina Hurricanes (3) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (4)

Game-by-Game Score
1May 16 Maple Leafs 2, at Hurricanes 1
2May 19 OT at Hurricanes 2, Maple Leafs 1
3May 21 OT Hurricanes 2, at Maple Leafs 1
4May 23 Hurricanes 3, at Maple Leafs 0
5May 25 Maple Leafs 1, at Hurricanes 0
6May 28 OT Hurricanes 2, at Maple Leafs 1
Hurricanes win series 4–2

Stanley Cup Finals

Detroit Red Wings (W1) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (E3)

Game-by-Game Score
1June 4 OT Hurricanes 3, at Red Wings 2
2June 6 at Red Wings 3, Hurricanes 1
3June 8 3OT Red Wings 3, at Hurricanes 2
4June 10 Red Wings 3, at Hurricanes 0
5June 13 at Red Wings 3, Hurricanes 1
Red Wings win series 4–1

Awards and honors

NHL Draft

Main article: 2001 NHL Entry Draft

Carolina's picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft in Sunrise, Florida.The Hurricanes have the 15th overall pick.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
1 15 Igor Knyazev D  Russia Spartak Moscow (Russia)
2 46 Michael Zigomanis C  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3 91 Kevin Estrada LW  Canada Chilliwack (BCHL)
4 110 Rob Zepp G  Canada Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6 181 Daniel Boisclair G  Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
7 211 Sean Curry D  United States Tri-City Americans (WHL)
8 244 Carter Trevisani D  Canada Ottawa 67's (OHL)
9 274 Peter Reynolds D  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)

[6]

Farm teams

American Hockey League

The Lowell Lock Monsters are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2001–02 AHL season.

East Coast Hockey League

The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.

Roster

2001-02 Carolina Hurricanes
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2002.html
  2. ↑ "2001–2002 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  3. 1 2 http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0009792002.html
  4. ↑ http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinners.jsp?tro=KCT
  5. ↑ http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinners.jsp?tro=LBT
  6. ↑ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2001e.html

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