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Arturs Irbe's 2001-2002 season

Wins
20
NHL#25
Save pct
.902
NHL#56
GAA
2.54
NHL#44
Shutouts
3
NHL#25
Games
51
62%
62% of 82

Goaltender Arturs Irbe was 34 years old when the 2001-2002 season began, his 11th in the NHL, and played it for Carolina Hurricanes. He played 51 games and won 20 of them, at .902. In the playoffs he played 18 games and won 10.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2001-2002Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Arturs Irbe plays the 2001-2002 season for Carolina Hurricanes

    CARCarolina Hurricanes

    Arturs was 34 years old when the 2001-2002 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 11th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR1–3CAR
      W
      game 1/823
      His night
      .967SV%
      29SV30SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .967
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL0–3CAR
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      32SV32SA0GA59:59TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT6–2CAR
      L
      game 3/823
      His night
      .778SV%
      21SV27SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .778
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR5–2ATL
      W
      game 5/824
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–0CAR
      L
      game 6/824
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–5COL
      L
      game 9/821
      His night
      .865SV%
      32SV37SA5GA59:52TOIL
      .865
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–3CAR
      W
      game 12/823
      His night
      .900SV%
      18SV20SA2GA61:30TOIW
      .900
      View the game
    • November 2001
    • The game
      CAR3–4STL
      L
      game 14/822
      His night
      .879SV%
      29SV33SA4GA58:55TOIL
      .879
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–3CAR
      W
      game 15/823
      His night
      .941SV%
      32SV34SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .941
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–2CAR
      game 17/824
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA64:50TOI
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS2–3CAR
      W
      game 19/824
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA59:50TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR3–4DET
      L
      game 21/825
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA58:50TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8212 of 21 started
      6
      wins
      NHL#13
      .901
      SV%
      NHL#27
      2.8
      GAA
      NHL#31
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#11
      CAR
      10-7-2W-L-OT24Points
      1st in the Southeast·2nd in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CBJ2–5CAR
      W
      game 24/823
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA59:52TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL4–0CAR
      L
      game 26/823
      His night
      .857SV%
      24SV28SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .857
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR2–6WSH
      L
      game 29/823
      His night
      .600SV%
      6SV10SA4GA13:50TOIL
      .600
      View the game
    • December 2001
    • The game
      BUF4–2CAR
      L
      game 31/821
      His night
      .833SV%
      20SV24SA4GA58:56TOIL
      .833
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR3–4PHI
      L
      game 39/822
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:27TOIL
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–4CAR
      W
      game 40/824
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .880
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8218 of 41 started
      8
      wins
      NHL#26
      .884
      SV%
      NHL#34
      3.2
      GAA
      NHL#32
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#23
      CAR
      19-13-5W-L-OT47Points
      1st in the Southeast·2nd in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CAR5–4BUF
      W
      game 43/821
      His night
      .852SV%
      23SV27SA4GA59:58TOIW
      .852
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3CAR
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      .957SV%in relief
      22SV23SA1GA50:26TOIL
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–1CAR
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA59:29TOIL
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR4–1EDM
      W
      game 47/821
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA59:57TOIW
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–7VAN
      L
      game 48/824
      His night
      .750SV%
      21SV28SA7GA59:52TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN0–2CAR
      W
      game 49/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      22SV22SA0GA59:56TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–1CAR
      game 50/822
      His night
      .950SV%
      19SV20SA1GA64:50TOI
      .950
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN7–5CAR
      L
      game 52/824
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA25:38TOI
      .864
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH2–2CAR
      game 53/82
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA64:34TOI
      .909
      View the game
    Milestone

    Arturs Irbe reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Nashville Predators · January 23

    • The game
      FLA1–1CAR
      game 54/822
      His night
      .964SV%
      27SV28SA1GA64:52TOI
      .964
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR2–4PHI
      L
      game 55/822
      His night
      .765SV%
      13SV17SA4GA30:43TOIL
      .765
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2CAR
      game 56/821
      His night
      .944SV%in relief
      34SV36SA2GA53:46TOI
      in relief
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR3–1TBL
      W
      game 57/822
      His night
      .947SV%
      18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .947
      View the game
    • February 2002
    • The game
      PIT3–3CAR
      game 58/822
      His night
      .903SV%
      28SV31SA3GA65:00TOI
      .903
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–2LAK
      L
      game 59/823
      His night
      .929SV%
      26SV28SA2GA59:26TOIL
      .929
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–4TOR
      L
      game 62/823
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA58:58TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8232 of 62 started
      12
      wins
      NHL#27
      .895
      SV%
      NHL#32
      2.9
      GAA
      NHL#28
      2
      shutouts
      NHL#23
      CAR
      24-22-5W-L-OT64Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Southeast·3rd in the Eastern Conference·16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CAR6–2BOS
      W
      game 63/822
      His night
      .889SV%
      16SV18SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .889
      View the game
    • March 2002
    • The game
      CAR4–3MTL
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .842
      View the game
    Milestone

    Arturs Irbe reaches 200 career wins

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · March 2

    • The game
      CAR3–1PIT
      W
      game 66/823
      His night
      .938SV%
      15SV16SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–2CAR
      game 67/822
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA65:00TOI
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–3CAR
      game 68/821
      His night
      .893SV%
      25SV28SA3GA65:00TOI
      .893
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR2–3MTL
      L
      game 69/822
      His night
      .864SV%
      19SV22SA3GA59:22TOIL
      .864
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–1CAR
      game 70/822
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA63:45TOI
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR4–2NJD
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2CAR
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA58:47TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–4CAR
      W
      game 74/821
      His night
      .947SV%
      18SV19SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .947
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR2–0BOS
      W
      game 75/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      21SV21SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • April 2002
    • The game
      CAR3–4OTT
      L
      game 76/822
      His night
      .810SV%
      17SV21SA4GA59:06TOIL
      .810
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–2CAR
      L
      game 77/821
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA59:03TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      ATL1–1CAR
      game 78/823
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA64:50TOI
      .955
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR2–1NYI
      W
      game 79/823
      His night
      .960SV%
      24SV25SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .960
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL2–4CAR
      W
      game 80/823
      His night
      .933SV%
      28SV30SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .933
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR2–2ATL
      game 82/824
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA65:00TOI
      .920
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Arturs Irbe closes the 2001-2002 season with 20 wins

    CARCarolina Hurricanes
    Wins
    20
    Games
    51of 82
    62%
    Shutouts
    3
    SV%
    .902
    GAA
    2.54
    Starts
    49
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    200
    career wins
    4×
    First star
    5×
    Second star
    4×
    Third star
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Carolina Hurricanes are in the playoffs

    First round

    Carolina Hurricanes meet New Jersey Devils

    CARvsNJD
    Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
    Swedes on New Jersey Devils
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NJD1–2CAR
      W
      4
      His night
      .971SV%
      34SV35SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead1–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 2
      NJD1–2CAR
      W
      2
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA75:26TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead2–0againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 3
      CAR0–4NJD
      L
      3
      His night
      .750SV%
      9SV12SA3GA20:58TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead2–1againstNew Jersey Devils
    • Game 4
      CAR1–3NJD
      L
      4
      His night
      .750SV%
      6SV8SA2GA20:00TOIL
      .750
      View the game
    First round

    Carolina Hurricanes knock New Jersey Devils out 4–2

    CAR4–2NJD
    Advance
    4Games2Wins.919SV%2.4GAA
    6 days later
    Second round

    Carolina Hurricanes meet Montréal Canadiens

    CARvsMTL
    Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    • Game 4
      CAR4–3MTL
      W
      3
      His night
      .909SV%in relief
      10SV11SA1GA42:45TOIW
      in relief
      View the game
    • Carolina Hurricanesare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL1–5CAR
      W
      3
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA59:56TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      CAR8–2MTL
      W
      3
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .939
      View the game
    Second round

    Carolina Hurricanes knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    CAR4–2MTL
    Advance
    3Games3Wins.947SV%1.5GAA
    3 days later
    Conference final

    Carolina Hurricanes meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    CARvsTOR
    Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR2–1CAR
      L
      4
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA58:57TOIL
      .917
      View the game
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead1–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 2
      TOR1–2CAR
      W
      5
      His night
      .963SV%
      26SV27SA1GA73:41TOIW
      .963
      View the game
    • Carolina Hurricanesare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      CAR2–1TOR
      W
      5
      His night
      .952SV%
      20SV21SA1GA65:56TOIW
      .952
      View the game
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      CAR3–0TOR
      W
      5
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      31SV31SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead3–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 5
      TOR1–0CAR
      L
      4
      His night
      .947SV%
      18SV19SA1GA59:01TOIL
      .947
      View the game
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 6
      CAR2–1TOR
      W
      5
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA67:34TOIW
      .972
      View the game
    Conference final

    Carolina Hurricanes knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–2

    CAR4–2TOR
    Advance
    6Games4Wins.962SV%0.9GAA
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Carolina Hurricanes play the Stanley Cup Final against Detroit Red Wings

    CARvsDET
    Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CAR3–2DET
      W
      5
      His night
      .920SV%
      23SV25SA2GA60:58TOIW
      .920
      View the game
    • Carolina Hurricaneslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      CAR1–3DET
      L
      5
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA58:53TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    • Carolina Hurricanesare1–1withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      DET3–2CAR
      L
      5
      His night
      .943SV%
      50SV53SA3GA114:47TOIL
      .943
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 4
      DET3–0CAR
      L
      5
      His night
      .889SV%
      24SV27SA3GA60:00TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–1againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 5
      CAR1–3DET
      L
      5
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA59:25TOIL
      .923
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    Detroit Red Wings knock Carolina Hurricanes out 4–1

    CAR1–4DET
    Eliminated
    5Games1Wins.919SV%2.2GAA
    The run in numbers

    Arturs Irbe ends the 2001-2002 playoffs with 10 wins

    CARCarolina Hurricanes
    Wins
    10
    Games
    18
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .938
    GAA
    1.67
    Starts
    17
    Events
    50
    playoff games
    1
    First playoff shutout
    3×
    First star
    2×
    Second star
    3×
    Third star
    NJD4–2→MTL4–2→TOR4–2→DET1–4