Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings

Saturday, March 8, 2003, 10:00 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–1 on Saturday, March 8, 2003 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	30-35-8-9
at Los Angeles Kings	2	33-37-6-6

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	1	1
Los Angeles Kings	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	7	10	11	28
Los Angeles Kings	5	12	13	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:40	Los Angeles Kings	Ryan Flinn (1)	Brad Norton (3), Jerred Smithson (1)	Even strength	MTL 0, LAK 1
3rd	12:20	Los Angeles Kings	Eric Belanger (12)	Mikko Eloranta (11)	Even strength	MTL 0, LAK 2
3rd	19:59	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (27)	Marcel Hossa (3), Mike Ribeiro (7)	Even strength	MTL 1, LAK 2

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	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	41.2%	18:32
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		15:05
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0		12:32
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	33.3%	10:55
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:48
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		17:18
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1	40%	15:39
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1		15:19
Number 82 D. Audette	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:43
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63.6%	12:12
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	100%	14:45
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	72.7%	13:55
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	1		14:49
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2		23:41
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		22:52
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1		21:29
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2		14:36
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	3		20:23

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Garon	30	28	2	.933	59:26	Loss

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2	45.5%	18:25
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	25%	16:45
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:08
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		16:50
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	56.3%	17:07
Number 27 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	50%	15:26
Number 32 D. Armstrong	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	54.5%	17:27
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		23:09
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0		16:40
Number 49 R. Flinn	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		07:27
Number 52 J. Smithson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	50%	07:28
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		22:03
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		21:54
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3		20:19
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		18:00
Number 26 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		17:59
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	2		19:25
Number 63 B. Norton	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		07:47

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Storr	28	27	1	.964	59:50	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	00:29	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Holding	2
2nd	12:18	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Tripping	2
3rd	01:37	Los Angeles Kings	Derek Armstrong	Hooking obstruction	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Dave Jackson, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Randy Mitton
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Stephane Quintal, Karl Dykhuis, Bill Lindsay, Mariusz Czerkawski, Sylvain Blouin, Eric Fichaud, Gordie Dwyer, Andreas Dackell, Jason Ward, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Steve Heinze, Chris Mcalpine, Felix Potvin, Ken Belanger, Adam Deadmarsh, Jason Allison, Jason Holland, Chris Schmidt, Travis Scott, Steve Kelly, Pavel Rosa, Derek Bekar, Scott Barney, Kip Brennan, Tomas Zizka, Brad Chartrand, Jared Aulin, Michael Cammalleri

Every Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 8, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 8, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 5	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
Calgary Flames 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
Ottawa Senators 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
San Jose Sharks 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 8, 2003