Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes

Monday, March 31, 2003, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 on Monday, March 31, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Montreal Canadiens	4	30-35-8-9
at Carolina Hurricanes	0	22-43-11-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	11	9	1	21
Carolina Hurricanes	8	11	14	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:55	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (20)	Jan Bulis (23)	Even strength	MTL 1, CAR 0
1st	15:56	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon (3)	Mike Ribeiro (11), Richard Zednik (19)	Even strength	MTL 2, CAR 0
1st	19:54	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (30)	Mike Ribeiro (12), Marcel Hossa (7)	Even strength	MTL 3, CAR 0
2nd	12:52	Montreal Canadiens	Donald Audette (11)	Jan Bulis (24), Niklas Sundstrom (18)	Even strength	MTL 4, CAR 0

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	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	1	58.6%	20:34
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	1		18:41
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:56
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		13:26
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		01:37
Number 32 G. Dwyer	L	0	0	0	0	16	0	1	0		10:38
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		14:40
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	50%	16:24
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	0	20%	18:38
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0		13:58
Number 82 D. Audette	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	1		17:13
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	64.7%	16:06
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		21:33
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	1		16:24
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:18
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	2		22:32
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	4		25:27
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	2		14:10

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Garon	33	33	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	-1	0	2	0	0	62.5%	16:58
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	3	0	0	100%	11:23
Number 12 C. MacDonald	C	0	2	0	1	1		14:12
Number 19 R. Vrbata	R	-2	0	6	0	0		16:02
Number 27 C. Adams	R	-3	0	2	4	0		18:34
Number 29 M. Watt	L	0	0	0	3	1	16.7%	07:36
Number 39 B. Defauw	L	0	0	4	1	0		13:31
Number 46 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	1	0	2	46.7%	17:17
Number 47 R. Bayda	L	-1	0	2	1	0		16:32
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	-3	2	1	0	0	37.5%	16:06
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	-1	2	7	0	0	66.7%	18:00
Number 4 A. Ward	D	-2	2	0	0	1		20:17
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	2	0	2		21:22
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	-1	10	0	1	0		13:07
Number 21 D. Tanabe	D	-2	0	0	0	0		15:59
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	3	3	0		23:18
Number 25 B. St. Jacques	D	-3	6	0	1	2		19:06
Number 71 T. Malec	D	0	0	0	0	0		10:06

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	21	17	4	.810	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Bruno St. Jacques	Roughing	2
1st	14:29	Montreal Canadiens	Yanic Perreault	Holding	2
2nd	10:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Holding	2
2nd	14:47	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Roughing	2
2nd	14:47	Carolina Hurricanes	Bruno St. Jacques	Roughing	2
2nd	14:47	Carolina Hurricanes	Bruno St. Jacques	Roughing	2
2nd	14:47	Montreal Canadiens	Gordie Dwyer	Roughing	2
2nd	14:47	Montreal Canadiens	Gordie Dwyer	Roughing	2
3rd	05:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig MacDonald	Tripping	2
3rd	13:48	Montreal Canadiens	Marcel Hossa	Boarding	2
3rd	17:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Cross checking	2
3rd	17:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	17:00	Montreal Canadiens	Gordie Dwyer	Roughing	2
3rd	17:00	Montreal Canadiens	Gordie Dwyer	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:03	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Boarding	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Paul Devorski, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Pierre Racicot
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Karl Dykhuis, Joe Juneau, Bill Lindsay, Mariusz Czerkawski, Patrick Traverse, Sylvain Blouin, Eric Fichaud, Jason Ward, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, Steven Halko, Kevyn Adams, Jan Hlavac, Jesse Boulerice, Harold Druken, Jeff Heerema, Patrick Desrochers, Erik Cole, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda, Pavel Brendl, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka

Every Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes 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 Monday, March 31, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Nashville Predators 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 5 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Calgary Flames 0 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
San Jose Sharks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Mar 31, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Mar 31, 2003