Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks

Thursday, January 2, 2003, 10:00 PM ET General Motors Place, Vancouver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 on Thursday, January 2, 2003 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	30-35-8-9
at Vancouver Canucks	3	45-23-13-1

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	2	0	2
Vancouver Canucks	0	3	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	3	10	6	19
Vancouver Canucks	5	14	16	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:30	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (7)	Jan Bulis (11), Saku Koivu (23)	Even strength	MTL 1, VAN 0
2nd	09:58	Vancouver Canucks	Bryan Allen (3)	Todd Warriner (6), Trevor Linden (5)	Even strength	MTL 1, VAN 1
2nd	10:16	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Naslund (26)	Todd Bertuzzi (23), Brendan Morrison (26)	Even strength	MTL 1, VAN 2
2nd	17:22	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (18)	Saku Koivu (24), Jan Bulis (12)	Even strength	MTL 2, VAN 2
2nd	18:24	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Naslund (27)	Brendan Morrison (27), Trevor Linden (6)	Even strength	MTL 2, VAN 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	2	2	+2	4	0	0	42.1%	20:36
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	0	1	+2	0	5	0		19:18
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	100%	11:45
Number 22 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		04:16
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0		13:31
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0		18:07
Number 26 S. Blouin	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		02:20
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0		17:01
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	15:19
Number 82 D. Audette	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:18
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	45.8%	20:21
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	53.8%	16:10
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:15
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:04
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		22:09
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1		21:50
Number 65 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		13:25
Number 79 A. Markov	D	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0		21:46

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	35	32	3	.914	58:49	Loss

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 B. Morrison	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	63.2%	20:11
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		12:07
Number 13 A. Chubarov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	42.9%	13:23
Number 15 T. Warriner	L	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	50%	14:07
Number 16 T. Linden	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0		12:44
Number 19 M. Naslund	L	2	0	2	+2	0	6	0		20:00
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:46
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0		10:52
Number 25 M. Lindgren	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	55.6%	12:57
Number 26 T. Klatt	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		11:28
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	52.9%	13:37
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	100%	21:49
Number 2 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		26:11
Number 3 B. Sopel	D	0	0	0	-1	0	6	0		24:15
Number 5 B. Allen	D	1	0	1	+2	7	1	0		13:14
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		17:26
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0		15:45
Number 23 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1		19:32

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Cloutier	19	17	2	.895	59:55	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:12	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Tripping obstruction	2
1st	09:58	Vancouver Canucks	Dan Cloutier	Tripping	2
1st	16:24	Montreal Canadiens	Sylvain Blouin	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:24	Vancouver Canucks	Bryan Allen	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:59	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Holding the stick	2
2nd	05:14	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Cross checking	2
2nd	06:40	Vancouver Canucks	Bryan Allen	Holding obstruction	2
3rd	00:33	Vancouver Canucks	Matt Cooke	Slashing	2
3rd	10:58	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Vancouver Canucks head coach: Marc Crawford
Referees: Mark Faucette, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mark Wheler
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Doug Gilmour, Karl Dykhuis, Mariusz Czerkawski, Oleg Petrov, Eric Fichaud, Jason Ward, Francois Beauchemin, Marcel Hossa, Mike Komisarek
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Darren Langdon, Bryan Helmer, Tyler Moss, Ed Jovanovski, Nolan Baumgartner, Zenith Komarniski, Pat Kavanagh, Jeff Farkas, Jarkko Ruutu, Fedor Fedorov, Brandon Reid, Jason King

Every Montreal Canadiens and Vancouver Canucks game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 1, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 2, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Ottawa Senators 8	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Florida Panthers 4 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Minnesota Wild 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Dallas Stars 3 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 2, 2003