Arturs Irbe featured among the Three Stars in five out of the seven games as he led the ’00-’01 Canes to the upset. (via spi4uk.itvnet)
The reigning representatives, the 4th-seeded ’98-’99 Hurricanes dominated Game 1 by outshooting the 5th-seeded ’00-’01 Hurricanes 59-24. However, it was the ’00-’01 Canes that won 1-0 as Ron Francis scored the only goal of the game while goalie Arturs Irbe stopped all 59 shots against. The ’98-’99 Canes scored three in the first period of Game 2, including two from Ray Sheppard, to lead 3-0 going into the second period. However, the ’00-’01 Canes scored twice in the second and then defenseman Kevin Hatcher scored a 5-on-3 shorthanded goal to force an overtime. Bates Battaglia won it for the ’00-’01 Canes with a little over seven minutes left to give the ’00-’01 Canes a 2-0 series lead. Game 3 was tied 4-4 in the third period, but Jeff O’Neill scored to give the ’00-’01 Canes a 5-4 lead. In the final minute of regulation and with the goalie pulled, Nelson Emerson tied the game and forced an OT for the ’98-’99 Canes. The reigning reps would win the game just seven seconds into the second overtime as Sheppard netted the game-winner.
Then, the ’98-’99 Canes tied the series up 2-2 with a 4-3 win in Game 4 as Martin Gelinas scored the game-winner in the final minute of the third period. Game 5 was tied 1-1 after two periods and Keith Primeau netted a PP marker for the ’98-’99 Canes two and a half minutes in to give them a 2-1 win and a 3-2 series lead. The reigning representatives were just a period from moving on as they led 3-2 after two periods in Game 6. However, the ’00-’01 Canes scored three times in the third, including two from Sami Kapanen to comeback for a 5-3 win. That resulted in a Game 7 and the ’00-’01 Canes got on the board thanks to an unassisted goal from Brind’Amour eight minutes in. The ’98-’99 Canes tied it early in the third, but two goals in a span of 37 seconds late in the third gave the ’00-’01 Canes a 3-1 win. With that, there will be a new Carolina Hurricanes representative in the upcoming Ultimate NHL Playoff.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’00-’01 Hurricanes | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| ’98-’99 Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’00-’01 CAR – 1 ’98-’99 CAR – 0 (1-0 ’00-’01 CAR)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Arturs Irbe (’00-’01 CAR) – W 0.00 GAA 1.00 SV% (59 SV’s) SO
2nd Star: C – Ron Francis (’00-’01 CAR) – 1 G 0 A 1 P +1 1 S
3rd Star: G – Arturs Irbe (’98-’99 CAR) – L 1.00 GAA .958 SV% (23 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’00-’01 Hurricanes | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ’98-’99 Hurricanes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’00-’01 CAR – 4 ’98-’99 CAR – 3 (OT) (2-0 ’00-’01 CAR)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Arturs Irbe (’00-’01 CAR) – W 3.00 GAA .950 SV% (58 SV’s)
2nd Star: LW – Bates Battaglia (’00-’01 CAR) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 6 S
3rd Star: RW – Ray Sheppard (’98-’99 CAR) – 2 G 0 A 2 P Even 12 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’98-’99 Hurricanes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| ’00-’01 Hurricanes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’98-’99 CAR – 6 ’00-’01 CAR – 5 (OT) (2-1 ’00-’01 CAR)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Keith Primeau (’98-’99 CAR) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +5 6 S
2nd Star: RW – Ray Sheppard (’98-’99 CAR) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +4 10 S
3rd Star: G – Arturs Irbe (’98-’99 CAR) – W 5.00 GAA .928 SV% (64 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’98-’99 Hurricanes | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| ’00-’01 Hurricanes | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’98-’99 CAR – 4 ’00-’01 CAR – 3 (2-2)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Keith Primeau (’98-’99 CAR) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +1 12 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: G – Arturs Irbe (’00-’01 CAR) – L 4.00 GAA .915 SV% (43 SV’s)
3rd Star: G – Arturs Irbe (’98-’99 CAR) – W 3.00 GAA .919 SV% (34 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’00-’01 Hurricanes | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| ’98-’99 Hurricanes | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’98-’99 CAR – 2 ’00-’01 CAR – 1 (3-2 ’98-’99 CAR)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Arturs Irbe (’98-’99 CAR) – W 1.00 GAA .974 SV% (37 SV’s)
2nd Star: C – Keith Primeau (’98-’99 CAR) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 8 S
3rd Star: G – Arturs Irbe (’00-’01 CAR) – L 2.00 GAA .943 SV% (33 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’98-’99 Hurricanes | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 |
| ’00-’01 Hurricanes | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’00-’01 CAR – 5 ’98-’99 CAR – 3 (3-3)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Sami Kapanen (’00-’01 CAR) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 11 S
2nd Star: RW – Ray Sheppard (’98-’99 CAR) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +3 3 S
3rd Star: G – Arturs Irbe (’98-’99 CAR) – W 4.00 GAA .931 SV% (54 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’00-’01 Hurricanes | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | 3 |
| ’98-’99 Hurricanes | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’00-’01 CAR – 3 ’98-’99 CAR – 1 (4-3 ’00-’01 CAR)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Arturs Irbe (’00-’01 CAR) – W 1.00 GAA .975 SV% (39 SV’s)
2nd Star: C – Jeff O’Neill (’00-’01 CAR) – 1 G 1 A 2 P Even 9 S
3rd Star: G – Arturs Irbe (’98-’99 CAR) – L 3.00 GAA .927 SV% (38 SV’s)
Up next in the 2-7 matchup between the ’01-’02 Hurricanes and the ’99-’00 Hurricanes!
