Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 15, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–1 on Saturday, March 15, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	36-25-16-5
at Montreal Canadiens	1	30-35-8-9

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	1	2
Montreal Canadiens	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	12	3	24
Montreal Canadiens	7	7	10	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	08:17	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis (15)	Saku Koivu (46), Andrei Markov (22)	Even strength	TBL 0, MTL 1
2nd	14:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alexander Svitov (4)	Martin St. Louis (33), Freddy Modin (22)	Even strength	TBL 1, MTL 1
3rd	10:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ben Clymer (6)	Brad Lukowich (12), Vincent Lecavalier (40)	Even strength	TBL 2, MTL 1

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	63.6%	19:46
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	2		13:07
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		13:42
Number 16 A. Svitov	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	50%	11:55
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		13:52
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	53.3%	18:35
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		17:22
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25%	11:58
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		18:08
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62.5%	11:43
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0		17:51
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	1		09:05
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2		18:51
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4		20:35
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	2		21:47
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		20:13
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1		17:24
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		17:56

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

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	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	55%	20:01
Number 17 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		09:07
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		14:15
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		16:12
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:51
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		15:45
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		15:18
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	40%	15:34
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		15:18
Number 82 D. Audette	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:13
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	46.7%	16:13
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	75%	12:21
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-1	5	1	2	2		15:05
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		15:10
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		23:23
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	3		20:51
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0		21:16
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	2		24:10

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	24	22	2	.917	58:44	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alexander Svitov	Interference	2
1st	18:36	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Cross checking	2
2nd	05:42	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	Hooking	2
2nd	12:16	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andre Roy	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Stan Neckar	Roughing	2
3rd	07:09	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Interference	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Blaine Angus, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Stephane Provost
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Darren Rumble, Jassen Cullimore, Kevin Hodson, Chris Dingman, Sheldon Keefe, Evgeny Konstantinov, Jimmie Olvestad
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Randy Mckay, Stephane Quintal, Bill Lindsay, Mariusz Czerkawski, Patrick Traverse, Sylvain Blouin, Eric Fichaud, Gordie Dwyer, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 12, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Jan 22, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Apr 2, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 15, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
New York Islanders 5 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Minnesota Wild 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
St. Louis Blues 1 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Dallas Stars 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Calgary Flames 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 15, 2003