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2/3/2002
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New Jersey Devils 5 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 18 - 29
PP: 2 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:59/70=84 %, Challenges:24/47=50 %
PP: 1 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:42/54=76 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 575008 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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17:29 0-1
Olli Jokinen [21] (Martin Gélinas, Gary Roberts)
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26:39 0-2
Tony Amonte [21] (Todd Bertuzzi, Brendan Witt)
28:06 1-2
Jay Pandolfo [11] (Scott Gomez, Paul Martin)
32:36 1-3
Todd Bertuzzi [30] (Bryan Allen)PP
39:29 2-3
Justin Papineau [1] (David Hale)
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48:19 3-3
Scott Gomez [17] (Ray Whitney, Brian Gionta)PP
50:11 4-3
Scott Gomez [18] (Brian Gionta, Ray Whitney)PP
57:44 5-3
Garth Murray [1] (Stephen Weiss, Jean-Pierre Dumont)
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Penalty summary:
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01:06
Brendan Witt (2 min for roughing)
01:06
Jay Pandolfo (2 min for roughing)
11:51
Chris Gratton (5 min for fighting)
11:51
Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
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21:39
Garth Murray (2 min for roughing)
21:39
Chris Gratton (2 min for roughing)
31:26
Shane O'Brien (2 min for hooking)
34:16
Tony Amonte (2 min for tripping)
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46:24
Gary Roberts (2 min for high-sticking)
48:28
Brendan Witt (2 min for slashing)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 15.20 6
R Brian Gionta 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
C Justin Papineau 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 7.30 7
C Garth Murray 1 0 2 1 4 2 2 0 14.40 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Scott Gomez 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 20.30 7
L Ray Whitney 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 12.00 6
L Dan LaCouture 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 16.10 6
L Sergei Brylin 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.20 5
L Jay Pandolfo 1 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 16.30 6
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16.10 5
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Paul Martin 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 28.10 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 0 15.20 6
D David Hale 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 0 18.30 9
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 10.30 5
R Juraj Kolnik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 6
R Nathan Horton 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -1 15.50 7
R Tony Amonte 1 0 2 1 5 0 2 -1 15.40 6
C Travis Zajac 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 10.30 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 2 5 0 5 7 0 14.20 8
C Joe Nieuwendyk 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 18.40 7
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 20.10 9
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
L Martin Gélinas 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 12.30 8
L Gary Roberts 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 -1 14.30 8
L Todd Bertuzzi 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 -1 18.00 9
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 14.10 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Brendan Witt 0 1 2 4 1 3 4 -1 26.00 8
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 13.30 7
D Bryan Allen 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 23.00 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 5 0 13 0 0 60.00 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Scott Gomez
2nd star: Brian Gionta
3rd star: Justin Papineau
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brian Gionta notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Todd Bertuzzi scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Martin Gélinas finally ended his 15 game point drought.
-Bryan Allen ended his 6 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien beat Chris Gratton in a fight.
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 0( 16) , Louisville Panthers 3( 10)
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0-1 LOU Kamil Kreps (Jeremy Swanson, Ruslan Bernikov)
0-2 LOU Drew Larman (Sean McAslan)
0-3 LOU Greg Jacina (David Booth)
Goalies: Scott Clemmensen - Craig Anderson
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2/3/2002
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Carolina Hurricanes 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 29 - 21
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:65/80=81 %, Challenges:28/38=71 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:69/87=79 %, Challenges:33/50=64 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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13:54 0-1
Niko Kapanen [14] (Jochen Hecht, Vitaly Vishnevski)
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25:12 1-1
Rick Nash [27] (Éric Bélanger, Nikolai Zherdev)PP
32:31 2-1
Nikolai Zherdev [15] (Bret Hedican, Mark Eaton)
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47:25 3-1
Dan Fritsche [10] (Brad Isbister, Kristian Huselius)
48:05 4-1
Nikolai Zherdev [16] (Bret Hedican, Rick Nash)
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Penalty summary:
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06:55
Greg de Vries (2 min for roughing)
06:55
Sami Kapanen (2 min for roughing)
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23:36
Vyacheslav Kozlov (2 min for slashing)
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41:19
Bret Hedican (2 min for elbowing)
42:52
Mark Eaton (2 min for tripping)
48:38
Scott Mellanby (2 min for high-sticking)
53:05
Scott Mellanby (2 min for hooking)
55:02
Greg de Vries (2 min for roughing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 6
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -1 17.50 7
R Milan Michalek 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 15.30 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 15.40 10
C Dan Fritsche 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 8.30 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 20.20 7
C Éric Bélanger 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
C Joe Thornton 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 17.50 7
L Brad Isbister 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 8.40 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 -1 17.40 7
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 13.50 7
L Rick Nash 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 19.20 8
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 -1 21.30 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
D Mark Eaton 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 3 20.20 8
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 26.30 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Bret Hedican 0 2 5 3 0 1 2 3 22.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.40 5
R Darren Haydar 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.10 5
R Scott Mellanby 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 -1 12.00 6
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 8
C Kevin Doell 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 17.50 5
C Niko Kapanen 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 12.30 6
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 20.40 6
L Jon Sim 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 4
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11.30 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 7
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 -1 21.40 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 4
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 5 1 2 4 -1 28.50 8
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 17.30 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Zherdev
2nd star: Rick Nash
3rd star: Bret Hedican
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Dan Fritsche scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Rick Nash has marked a new career high in points with 58 points.
-Bret Hedican notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Niko Kapanen ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Vitaly Vishnevski ended his 9 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 20) , Chicago Wolves 2( 24)
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0-1 CHW Sean Bergenheim (Glen Metropolit)
0-2 CHW Sean Bergenheim (Glen Metropolit, Mark Popovic)
Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Fred Brathwaite