San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens

Tuesday, December 17, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
San Jose Sharks	3	28-37-9-8
at Montreal Canadiens	1	30-35-8-9

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	1	1	1	3
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	10	5	9	24
Montreal Canadiens	4	10	10	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:28	San Jose Sharks	Mike Rathje (5)	Owen Nolan (13), Scott Hannan (5)	Even strength	SJS 1, MTL 0
2nd	14:47	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau (14)	Unassisted	Even strength	SJS 2, MTL 0
3rd	05:52	Montreal Canadiens	Doug Gilmour (6)	Yanic Perreault (12), Donald Audette (6)	Even strength	SJS 2, MTL 1
3rd	13:44	San Jose Sharks	Teemu Selanne (16)	Patrick Marleau (12)	Even strength	SJS 3, MTL 1

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

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Selanne	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0		18:20
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1		15:33
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	100%	18:34
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	1	1	2	+2	2	1	0	57.1%	16:33
Number 13 T. Harvey	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		10:24
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		08:17
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	57.1%	11:07
Number 18 M. Ricci	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	41.7%	15:51
Number 19 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		16:16
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		14:44
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	0	0	0	+2	2	1	0	52.9%	18:19
Number 28 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		07:57
Number 2 M. Rathje	D	1	0	1	+3	0	2	0		23:50
Number 3 D. Mcgillis	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		23:18
Number 7 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		17:45
Number 21 J. Fahey	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:42
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0		22:54
Number 27 B. Marchment	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:41

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	24	23	1	.958	59:55	Win

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	33.3%	18:56
Number 14 O. Petrov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:09
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-3	0	4	0		19:44
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		10:42
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		15:21
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		15:53
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:22
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		05:37
Number 82 D. Audette	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0		14:19
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	16:05
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0		19:34
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	72.2%	20:12
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		15:39
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:32
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		26:21
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1		19:12
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0		23:28
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		25:45

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 J. Hackett	24	21	3	.875	58:48	Loss

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:56	San Jose Sharks	Vincent Damphousse	Hooking	2
1st	11:53	Montreal Canadiens	Doug Gilmour	Cross checking	2
1st	14:40	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Cross checking	2
2nd	09:50	San Jose Sharks	Scott Hannan	Tripping	2
2nd	12:33	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	16:04	San Jose Sharks	Todd Harvey	Hooking	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Terry Gregson
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Pierre Racicot
San Jose Sharks scratches: Scott Thornton, John Jakopin, Vesa Toskala, Ryan Kraft, Shawn Heins, Rob Davison, Miroslav Zalesak, Jesse Fibiger, Jeff Jillson, Niko Dimitrakos, Lynn Loyns, Chad Wiseman
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Bill Lindsay, Mariusz Czerkawski, Sylvain Blouin, Eric Fichaud, Jason Ward, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey, Marcel Hossa, Mike Komisarek

Every San Jose Sharks and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 6, 2003

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
Dallas Stars 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
Calgary Flames 3 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
St. Louis Blues 2 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Dec 17, 2002