Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers

Thursday, October 24, 2002, 7:00 PM ET First Union Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–2 on Thursday, October 24, 2002 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	30-35-8-9
at Philadelphia Flyers	6	45-20-13-4

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	0	2
Philadelphia Flyers	1	3	2	6

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	9	5	6	20
Philadelphia Flyers	6	18	17	41

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:59	Philadelphia Flyers	Marty Murray (2)	Pavel Brendl (2), John LeClair (3)	Even strength	MTL 0, PHI 1
1st	11:00	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu (3)	Andrei Markov (2), Andreas Dackell (2)	Even strength	MTL 1, PHI 1
2nd	02:26	Philadelphia Flyers	Keith Primeau (1)	Justin Williams (4), Simon Gagne (2)	Even strength	MTL 1, PHI 2
2nd	04:29	Philadelphia Flyers	Michal Handzus (2)	Todd Fedoruk (1), Paul Ranheim (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, PHI 3
2nd	06:39	Philadelphia Flyers	Michal Handzus (3)	Paul Ranheim (2), Eric Desjardins (4)	Shorthanded	MTL 1, PHI 4
2nd	13:26	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (3)	Patrice Brisebois (4), Saku Koivu (4)	Power play	MTL 2, PHI 4
3rd	01:57	Philadelphia Flyers	Keith Primeau (2)	Justin Williams (5), Simon Gagne (3)	Even strength	MTL 2, PHI 5
3rd	18:37	Philadelphia Flyers	Pavel Brendl (1)	Michal Handzus (1), Eric Desjardins (5)	Power play	MTL 2, PHI 6

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	1	1	2	-2	2	2	1	0	31.3%	16:29
Number 14 O. Petrov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		14:42
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	0	1	-2	0	4	0	1		19:48
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0		15:05
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		15:14
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		10:21
Number 27 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		11:34
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:06
Number 82 D. Audette	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		12:30
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	15:05
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	40%	15:13
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	61.5%	14:09
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0		19:26
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		18:02
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0		20:32
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		23:19
Number 65 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		16:27
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		20:58

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 J. Hackett	27	25	2	.926	31:18
Number 60 J. Theodore	14	10	4	.714	28:42	Loss

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		17:08
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	0	1	1	0	2	3	0		16:11
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0		17:33
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	50%	17:46
Number 19 P. Ranheim	L	0	2	2	+2	0	5	0	100%	10:51
Number 25 K. Primeau	C	2	0	2	+2	2	6	0	60.9%	18:11
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	2	1	3	+2	0	3	0	47.4%	18:39
Number 29 T. Fedoruk	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0		08:50
Number 39 M. Murray	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	75%	05:30
Number 55 P. Brendl	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1		11:20
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:43
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	57.1%	15:07
Number 2 E. Weinrich	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0		21:09
Number 3 D. Mcgillis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		19:34
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		22:37
Number 6 C. Therien	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0		18:32
Number 36 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		17:13
Number 37 E. Desjardins	D	0	2	2	+2	2	3	0		19:56

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 R. Cechmanek	20	18	2	.900	59:51	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:17	Philadelphia Flyers	Keith Primeau	Charging	2
2nd	06:07	Philadelphia Flyers	John LeClair	Interference	2
2nd	11:20	Philadelphia Flyers	Eric Desjardins	High sticking	2
2nd	13:21	Philadelphia Flyers	Chris Therien	Interference	2
2nd	19:47	Montreal Canadiens	Saku Koivu	Tripping	2
3rd	17:43	Montreal Canadiens	Randy Mckay	Tripping obstruction	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Referees: Mark Faucette, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Steve Barton
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Bill Lindsay, Patrick Traverse, Jason Ward, Mike Ribeiro, Francois Beauchemin, Marcel Hossa, Mike Komisarek
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Mark Greig, Chris McAllister, Ian MacNeil, Radovan Somik, Andre Savage, Kirby Law, Jim Vandermeer, Guillaume Lefebvre, Patrick Sharp

Every Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 15, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 16, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 24, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
Florida Panthers 3 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
San Jose Sharks 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
Minnesota Wild 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
Dallas Stars 3 at Calgary Flames 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
St. Louis Blues 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Oct 24, 2002