New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens

Thursday, January 9, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 3–2 on Thursday, January 9, 2003 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
New York Rangers	2	32-36-10-4
at Montreal Canadiens	3	30-35-8-9

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	2	0	0	2
Montreal Canadiens	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	11	14	5	30
Montreal Canadiens	14	6	13	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:52	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby (7)	Tom Poti (27), Bobby Holik (10)	Even strength	NYR 1, MTL 0
1st	10:52	Montreal Canadiens	Karl Dykhuis (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYR 1, MTL 1
1st	14:22	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (8)	Saku Koivu (27), Jan Bulis (14)	Even strength	NYR 1, MTL 2
1st	15:13	New York Rangers	Jamie Lundmark (2)	Mark Messier (9), Radek Dvorak (12)	Even strength	NYR 2, MTL 2
3rd	06:23	Montreal Canadiens	Marcel Hossa (2)	Craig Rivet (8), Saku Koivu (28)	Power play	NYR 2, MTL 3

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

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Donato	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	27.3%	16:01
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		04:39
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	16.7%	20:04
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	50%	21:48
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0		11:31
Number 26 J. Lundmark	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0		17:47
Number 27 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	33.3%	05:01
Number 32 G. Dwyer	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		06:57
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0		17:55
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:30
Number 42 J. Tripp	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		17:50
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		22:01
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0		25:11
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1		15:43
Number 18 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		14:48
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2		24:22
Number 29 B. Mironov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:15
Number 39 J. Bouchard	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		20:50

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Blackburn	33	30	3	.909	59:18	Loss

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	0	73.3%	18:54
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0		18:47
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		12:38
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		17:23
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		11:20
Number 26 S. Blouin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		03:51
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	1	+2	0	6	2	0		19:37
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	57.1%	10:16
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	1		17:33
Number 82 D. Audette	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:50
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	47.1%	17:49
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	19:06
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0		15:35
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		12:53
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0		24:44
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		21:46
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		22:33
Number 79 A. Markov	D	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0		22:29

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	30	28	2	.933	59:57	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:30	New York Rangers	Tom Poti	High sticking	2
2nd	05:28	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Tripping	2
2nd	12:45	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Quintal	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:45	New York Rangers	Gordie Dwyer	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	17:20	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	04:54	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	High sticking	2

New York Rangers head coach: Bryan Trottier
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Paul Devorski, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Lyle Seitz
New York Rangers scratches: Brian Leetch, Sylvain Lefebvre, Petr Nedved, Mike Richter, Pavel Bure, Dixon Ward, Dave Karpa, Dale Purinton, Josh Green, Ronald Petrovicky, Richard Lintner, Roman Lyashenko, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Jason LaBarbera, Billy Tibbetts
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Doug Gilmour, Bill Lindsay, Mariusz Czerkawski, Oleg Petrov, Eric Fichaud, Jason Ward, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey, Mike Komisarek

Every New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Fri, Oct 11, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 5, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 9, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Ottawa Senators 1 at Calgary Flames 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
St. Louis Blues 4 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 9, 2003