Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 22, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 on Saturday, March 22, 2003 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Carolina Hurricanes	3	22-43-11-6
at Montreal Canadiens	5	30-35-8-9

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	1	3
Montreal Canadiens	2	2	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	13	15	9	37
Montreal Canadiens	12	6	5	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:14	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams (9)	Craig Adams (10)	Even strength	CAR 1, MTL 0
1st	02:03	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon (2)	Andreas Dackell (15), Jan Bulis (22)	Shorthanded	CAR 1, MTL 1
1st	12:22	Montreal Canadiens	Jason Ward (3)	Chad Kilger (7), Randy Mckay (13)	Even strength	CAR 1, MTL 2
2nd	03:57	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov (13)	Craig Rivet (14)	Even strength	CAR 1, MTL 3
2nd	11:52	Montreal Canadiens	Donald Audette (9)	Andrei Markov (24), Saku Koivu (47)	Power play	CAR 1, MTL 4
2nd	13:43	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek (10)	Tomas Kurka (2)	Even strength	CAR 2, MTL 4
3rd	12:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Radim Vrbata (16)	Ryan Bayda (10), Josef Vasicek (8)	Power play	CAR 3, MTL 4
3rd	19:02	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (18)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 3, MTL 5

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

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	0	0	-4	0	3	0	0	0	75%	19:44
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	100%	09:32
Number 12 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	50%	14:18
Number 14 K. Adams	C	1	0	1	+1	0	6	1	0	0	58.3%	19:28
Number 19 R. Vrbata	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1		20:09
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0		14:23
Number 29 M. Watt	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:06
Number 37 T. Kurka	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:29
Number 46 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	42.9%	07:37
Number 47 R. Bayda	L	0	1	1	-1	0	4	3	0	0		15:24
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	1	1	2	-1	2	3	1	0	0	33.3%	20:03
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	0	80%	18:10
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		23:26
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		12:27
Number 21 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		19:56
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		24:54
Number 25 B. St. Jacques	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		18:31
Number 71 T. Malec	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		11:36

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	22	18	4	.818	58:54	Loss

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	43.8%	17:41
Number 17 J. Ward	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		14:55
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0		13:14
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		09:03
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		14:39
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	1	0	36.4%	14:18
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		14:09
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:00
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	50%	14:08
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		10:24
Number 82 D. Audette	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1		12:20
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	54.5%	12:06
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0		20:04
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	4	0		20:23
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		20:27
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	2	0		19:13
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	+1	6	1	1	1	0		19:10
Number 79 A. Markov	D	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0		20:58

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	37	34	3	.919	59:59	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:14	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	Hooking	2
1st	09:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff Daniels	Tripping	2
1st	14:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Tomas Malec	Slashing	2
2nd	06:59	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	Cross checking	2
2nd	06:59	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	High sticking	2
2nd	11:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig MacDonald	Slashing	2
2nd	11:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Boarding	2
2nd	19:43	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Ribeiro	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	01:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	07:14	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	Interference	2
3rd	11:16	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet	High sticking	2
3rd	16:14	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Interference	2
3rd	16:14	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Quintal	Roughing	2
3rd	16:14	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Roughing	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Stephane Auger, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Pierre Champoux
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, Aaron Ward, Steven Halko, Jan Hlavac, Jesse Boulerice, Brad Defauw, Harold Druken, Jeff Heerema, Patrick Desrochers, Erik Cole, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda, Pavel Brendl, Damian Surma
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Karl Dykhuis, Joe Juneau, Bill Lindsay, Mariusz Czerkawski, Patrick Traverse, Sylvain Blouin, Eric Fichaud, Gordie Dwyer, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Nov 1, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Mar 31, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 22, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 4 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 8	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Ottawa Senators 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Nashville Predators 1 at Calgary Flames 1	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Washington Capitals 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Boston Bruins 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 22, 2003