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  Posted: Tuesday June 04, 2002 2:08 AM

0 -- Times that two European goalies have met in the Stanley Cup finals before this year. Carolina's Arturs Irbe is from Latvia, while Dominik Hasek is from the Czech Republic. Sergei Fedorov, Brendan Shanahan
Sergei Fedorov and Brendan Shanahan lead a balanced Red Wings attack. AP
0-11-1 -- Carolina's record in games at Detroit since winning there on Nov. 11, 1989, when they were the Hartford Whalers.
1 -- Playoff series won by the Carolina/Hartford franchise in 11 tries before this season. The Hurricanes have won three consecutive series to get to the finals.
2 -- Teams that have won the Stanley Cup at least 10 times, Montreal (23) and Toronto (13). Detroit has won it nine times.
4 -- Players who have won the Conn Smythe Trophy despite being on the runner-up -- Roger Crozier (1966 Red Wings), Glenn Hall ('68 Blues), Reg Leach ('76 Flyers) and Ron Hextall ('87 Flyers).
5 -- Head coaches who were younger than Carolina's Paul Maurice (35 years, 4 months, 5 days) when they reached their first Stanley Cup finals -- Montreal's Claude Ruel (30 years, 7 months, 15 days; 1969), Boston's Cy Denneny (31 years, 3 months, 5 days; 1929), St. Louis' Scotty Bowman (34 years, 7 months, 17 days; 1968), Montreal's Leo Dandurand (34 years, 8 months, 9 days; 1924), and Colorado's Marc Crawford (35 years, 3 months, 22 days; 1996).
6 -- Red Wings with at least 10 points this postseason, compared to three for the Hurricanes.
8 -- Consecutive wins in the finals by the Red Wings, who swept the Flyers in 1997 and the Capitals in '98.
9 -- The record for most goals in a Cup final, set by Toronto's Babe Dye against Vancouver in 1922.
11 -- Game 7s in Stanley Cup history, including last year's Devils-Avalanche series.
13 -- The record for most points in a Cup final, set by Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky in 1988 against Boston. Gretzky's 10 assists were also a record.
14 -- Teams that had more points than Carolina's 91 during the regular season. The No. 8 seed in the Western Conference, Vancouver, had 94 points.
20 -- Goals scored by the Hurricanes' BBC line of Bates Battaglia, Rod Brind'Amour and Erik Cole, 1/3 of the team's postseason total.
32 -- Games won in the finals by Bowman, who needs two more to tie the all-time record held by Toe Blake. Bowman is tied with Blake for most Cup titles with eight.
34.5 -- Weight, in pounds, of the Stanley Cup.
37 -- Career power-play goals by Brett Hull in the postseason. He passed Mike Bossy (34) this year to become the all-time leader.
98 -- Career postseason goals by Hull, including a team-leading eight this year. He needs eight more to catch Jari Kurri for third on the all-time list. Wayne Gretzky is the leader with 122.

 


 
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