New Jersey Devils vs Carolina Hurricanes
Playoffs · Wednesday, April 24, 2002 · Entertainment and Sports Arena
Game summary
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 3–2 in overtime on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at Entertainment and Sports Arena. The Devils outshot the Hurricanes 42–38.
Goals came from Bobby Holik, Martin Gelinas, Patrik Elias, Jeff O'Neill and Josef Vasicek.
Kevin Weekes made 40 saves on 42 shots for the win; Martin Brodeur stopped 35 of 38.
Scoring
2nd period
Bobby Holik (4)Andreas Salomonsson (1), Sergei Brylin (2)1–011:30 NJD
Martin Gelinas (1)Josef Vasicek (1), Jaroslav Svoboda (1)1–113:44 CAR
3rd period
Patrik Elias (2)Brian Rafalski (2), Jamie Langenbrunner (1)2–111:46 NJD · 
Jeff O'Neill (1)Rod Brind'Amour (1), Ron Francis (2)2–218:31 CAR ·
Overtime
Josef Vasicek (1)Jaroslav Svoboda (2), Martin Gelinas (1)2–308:16 CAR
Team stats
NJDCAR
4238
49%51%
1/51/5
1010
3652
1828
88
916
Penalties
- 3:09 into the first period
Jaroslav Svoboda · holding the stick2 min - 9:17 into the first period
Colin White · tripping2 min - 2:49 into the second periodKevyn Adams · holding2 min
- 14:40 into the second periodKen Daneyko · interference2 min
- 1:33 into the third periodAaron Ward · holding the stick2 min
- 7:46 into the third periodPatrik Elias · elbowing2 min
- 10:28 into the third periodJaroslav Svoboda · boarding2 min
- 12:29 into the third periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 14:55 into the third periodMarek Malik · roughing2 min
- 18:10 into the third periodBobby Holik · charging2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 15Jamie LangenbrunnerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 17:17 |
| 16Bobby HolikC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 12 | 18:20 |
| 18Sergei BrylinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 19:03 |
| 21Andreas SalomonssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:50 |
| 26Patrik EliasC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:38 |
| 28Brian RafalskiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 22:29 |
| 11John MaddenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16:08 |
| 12Sergei NemchinovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 08:07 |
| 14Brian GiontaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 18:27 |
| 19Jim McKenzieL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:27 |
| 20Jay PandolfoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:16 |
| 25Joe NieuwendykC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 24:05 |
| 44Stephane RicherR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | 13:58 |
| 3Ken DaneykoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:21 |
| 4Scott StevensD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 25:21 |
| 5Colin WhiteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 22:10 |
| 6Tommy AlbelinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 15:52 |
| 27Scott NiedermayerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 30:46 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Martin BrodeurG | L | 38 | 3 | .921 |
| 34John VanbiesbrouckG | 0 | 0 | – |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 23Martin GelinasL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 15:05 |
| 62Jaroslav SvobodaL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 16:48 |
| 63Josef VasicekC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 14:34 |
| 10Ron FrancisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:40 |
| 17Rod Brind'AmourC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 22:47 |
| 92Jeff O'NeillC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21:33 |
| 11Jeff DanielsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:37 |
| 13Bates BattagliaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 20:41 |
| 15Kevyn AdamsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 09:30 |
| 16Tommy VestlundL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:25 |
| 24Sami KapanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:09 |
| 26Erik ColeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 16:51 |
| 2Glen WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:10 |
| 4Aaron WardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:23 |
| 5Marek MalikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:40 |
| 6Bret HedicanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:38 |
| 7Niclas WallinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:33 |
| 22Sean HillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26:46 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arturs IrbeG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 80Kevin WeekesG | W | 42 | 2 | .952 |