Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens

Sunday, January 26, 2003, 2:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 on Sunday, January 26, 2003 at home.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Chicago Blackhawks	3	30-33-13-6
at Montreal Canadiens	4	30-35-8-9

Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	2	0	1	3
Montreal Canadiens	0	3	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	7	5	7	19
Montreal Canadiens	9	12	10	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:22	Chicago Blackhawks	Chris Simon (4)	Mike Eastwood (9)	Even strength	CHI 1, MTL 0
1st	15:08	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexei Zhamnov (9)	Theo Fleury (10), Phil Housley (23)	Power play	CHI 2, MTL 0
2nd	06:16	Montreal Canadiens	Niklas Sundstrom (3)	Joe Juneau (9), Jan Bulis (16)	Even strength	CHI 2, MTL 1
2nd	11:17	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (9)	Oleg Petrov (14)	Even strength	CHI 2, MTL 2
2nd	13:01	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (22)	Saku Koivu (33), Patrice Brisebois (19)	Power play	CHI 2, MTL 3
3rd	04:40	Chicago Blackhawks	Tyler Arnason (13)	Steve Thomas (11)	Even strength	CHI 3, MTL 3
3rd	09:00	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis (8)	Doug Gilmour (17), Stephane Quintal (4)	Even strength	CHI 3, MTL 4

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

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	18:23
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	1	35.7%	18:34
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	66.7%	18:41
Number 17 C. Simon	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0		08:38
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:19
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	10:58
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	13:08
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	50%	21:31
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	42.9%	12:35
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		12:25
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		10:59
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		13:53
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		16:41
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0		21:47
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		24:32
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		08:29
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		22:51
Number 43 N. Dempsey	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		24:00

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	31	27	4	.871	59:35	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	53.3%	21:30
Number 14 O. Petrov	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0		18:33
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	1		21:12
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0	-2	5	2	0	0		06:51
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		06:16
Number 27 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0		18:40
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	100%	12:32
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0		14:08
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	57.1%	06:49
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:07
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	0	58.8%	13:20
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0	41.7%	23:09
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		18:29
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		13:44
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0		23:22
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:55
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:04
Number 79 A. Markov	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		25:26

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	19	16	3	.842	60:00	Win

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:24	Montreal Canadiens	Joe Juneau	High sticking	2
1st	13:24	Montreal Canadiens	Joe Juneau	High sticking	2
2nd	02:01	Chicago Blackhawks	Jason Strudwick	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:01	Montreal Canadiens	Randy Mckay	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:08	Chicago Blackhawks	Theo Fleury	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	12:00	Chicago Blackhawks	Chris Simon	Holding	2
2nd	14:48	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Sullivan	High sticking	2
3rd	12:37	Chicago Blackhawks	Jon Klemm	Cross checking	2

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Chris Rooney, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Gerard Gauthier
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Lyle Odelein, Garry Valk, Louie Debrusk, Alexander Karpovtsev, Peter White, Ryan Vandenbussche, Steve Passmore, Sergei Berezin, Brett McLean, Shawn Thornton, Burke Henry, Craig Anderson, Igor Radulov
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Donald Audette, Yanic Perreault, Bill Lindsay, Sylvain Blouin, Eric Fichaud, Chad Kilger, Jason Ward, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey, Mike Komisarek

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