Pre-Game Skate: HURRICANES vs. MONTREAL
PrintCAROLINA HURRICANES (22-39-11-6, 61 pts.)
vs.
MONTREAL CANADIENS (28-34-8-9, 73 pts.)
Monday, March 31, 2003, 7 p.m. at the RBC Center
GAME NIGHT
 |
PRACTICE TIMES
| Mar. 31 | Monday | RBC Center | 10:30 a.m. |
| Apr. 1 | Tuesday | RBC Center | 11 a.m. |
| Apr. 2 | Wednesday | Mellon Arena | 11:30 a.m. |
| Apr. 3 | Thursday | TBA | TBA |
| Apr. 4 | Friday | Office Depot Center | 11:30 a.m. |
| Apr. 5 | Saturday | RecZone | 11:45 a.m. |
| Apr. 6 | Sunday | RBC Center | TBA |
ON THE AIR
Television: Fox Sports Net
Radio: WKIX 102.3 FM (Goldsboro); WKXU 101.1 FM (Raleigh); WDTF 570-AM
(Raleigh); WMFD 630-AM (Wilmington); WDLZ 98.3-FM (Murfreesboro); WSJS 600-AM
(Winston-Salem); WRUP 97.9-FM (New Bern/Morehead City); WSTK 910-AM (Jacksonville);
WNMX 106.1 (Charlotte); WCNC 1240-AM (Elizabeth City); WZBO 1260-AM (Edenton)
Internet: www.nhl.com
CAROLINA NOTES
With Mike Watt's Hurricanes debut on March 22 at Montreal, a total of 40 players now have played (or served as back-up goaltender) for Carolina this season. From the Hurricanes' 20-man, opening-game lineup, just 11 players played in Carolina's last game.
CAROLINA AT HOME: 12-15-9-3
CAROLINA ON THE ROAD: 10-24-2-3
CAROLINA ON THE POWER PLAY: 58-of-404 (14.4%)
CAROLINA SHORTHANDED: 308-of-378 (81.5%)
CAROLINA INJURY UPDATE
Center Kevyn Adams, abdominal strain, day-to-day, missed three games (March 25-29)
Goaltender Patrick DesRochers, broken elbow, indefinite, missed four games (March 22-29)
Left wing Jan Hlavac, broken finger, indefinite, missed 13 games (March 2-29)
Right wing Pavel Brendl, arthroscopic knee surgery, injured reserve, missed 15 games (Feb. 26-March 29)
Left wing Jaroslav Svoboda, dislocated shoulder, injured reserve, missed 21 games (Feb. 14-March 29)
Right wing Jesse Boulerice, concussion, injured reserve, missed 21 games (Feb. 14-March 29)
Right wing Jeff Heerema, broken wrist, injured reserve, missed 23 games (Feb. 9-March 29)
Left wing Erik Cole, broken leg, injured reserve, missed 25 games (Feb. 5-March 29)
Center Rod Brind’Amour, hand surgery, injured reserve, missed 29 games (Jan. 22-March 29)
CAROLINA / MONTREAL NOTES
The Carolina Hurricanes and the Montreal Canadiens meet for the final of four matchups this season. The first match up between the two ended in a 2-2 tie at RBC Center. Carolina posted seven goals against Montreal on Nov. 23 before the Canadiens returned the favor on March 22, taking a 5-3 decision. The two teams met in the 2002 Eastern Conference Semifinals, with the Hurricanes taking the series four games to two. Bates Battaglia established a Hurricanes franchise record for most points in a playoff series with 10 points (4g, 6a) in the six-game series against the Canadiens.
Carolina and Montreal split their four regular season matchups last season 1-1-2. The two teams played to a pair of 1-1 ties in Raleigh on Jan. 17 and March 18. Carolina came back from a pair of two-goal deficits to beat Montreal at the Molson Centre 4-3 on March 2. Jeff O’Neill scored the game-winner with 2:05 left in the game. Montreal defeated Carolina 3-2 on March 2. Oleg Petrov led all scorers in the regular season series with four points (1g, 3a). Sami Kapanen (3g, 0a) led all goal scorers in the series. The Hurricanes hold a 46-83-19-0 all-time mark against Montreal including a 28-35-12-0 home record and 18-48-7-0 road record.
SCORING LEADERS AND GOALTENDERS
HURRICANES
GP
G
A
TP
92 O'Neill
78
30
30
60
10 Francis
78
22
33
55
17 Brind'Amour
48
14
23
37
19 Vrbata
72
16
19
35
Goalies
GP
GAA
W-L-T
SV%
1 Irbe
31
3.20
7-21-2
.878
80 Weekes
50
2.52
14-23-9
.914
CANADIENS
GP
G
A
TP
11 Koivu
79
19
49
68
20 Zednik
77
29
18
47
94 Perreault
70
22
21
43
Goalies
GP
GAA
W-L-T
SV%
30 Garon
6
2.32
2-4-0
.931
60 Theodore
56
2.88
19-31-6
.908
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