Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers

Thursday, December 19, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 3–1 on Thursday, December 19, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	30-35-8-9
at New York Rangers	1	32-36-10-4

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	1	3
New York Rangers	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	6	7	10	23
New York Rangers	14	14	14	42

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:27	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (15)	Patrice Brisebois (12), Saku Koivu (17)	Power play	MTL 1, NYR 0
2nd	15:18	Montreal Canadiens	Yanic Perreault (15)	Doug Gilmour (13), Randy Mckay (7)	Even strength	MTL 2, NYR 0
3rd	02:13	Montreal Canadiens	Yanic Perreault (16)	Doug Gilmour (14), Andrei Markov (15)	Power play	MTL 3, NYR 0
3rd	11:04	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros (10)	Tom Poti (22), Bobby Holik (5)	Even strength	MTL 3, NYR 1

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	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	47.1%	17:12
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		18:20
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0		19:03
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		17:04
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	100%	12:03
Number 26 S. Blouin	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0		03:48
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	33.3%	15:42
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	05:35
Number 82 D. Audette	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:31
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	58.8%	15:16
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	57.1%	18:55
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	2	0	2	+1	0	4	0	1	55.6%	17:35
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		18:23
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		11:07
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		20:53
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		21:28
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		23:53
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		24:08

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	42	41	1	.976	60:00	Win

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		08:26
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	21.4%	15:04
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	1	1	+1	0	6	0	47.4%	19:55
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		18:58
Number 22 J. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:04
Number 32 G. Dwyer	L	0	0	0	-1	5	1	2		05:50
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		14:08
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		12:18
Number 38 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	16:37
Number 44 B. Tibbetts	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	42.9%	10:10
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	1	0	1	+1	0	9	0	100%	21:37
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	50%	22:33
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	0		24:26
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0		20:44
Number 21 R. Lintner	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		18:48
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		26:09
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:51
Number 39 J. Bouchard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		14:01

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Dunham	23	20	3	.870	59:37	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:01	Montreal Canadiens	Sylvain Blouin	Roughing	2
1st	09:29	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	Tripping	2
1st	15:06	Montreal Canadiens	Sylvain Blouin	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:06	New York Rangers	Gordie Dwyer	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:23	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis	Elbowing	2
3rd	00:30	New York Rangers	Mark Messier	Holding	2
3rd	12:00	Montreal Canadiens	Randy Mckay	Holding	2
3rd	17:19	New York Rangers	Tom Poti	Interference	2
3rd	19:31	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
New York Rangers head coach: Bryan Trottier
Referees: Bob Langdon, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brian Murphy
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Bill Lindsay, Mariusz Czerkawski, Oleg Petrov, Eric Fichaud, Jason Ward, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey, Marcel Hossa, Mike Komisarek
New York Rangers scratches: Brian Leetch, Sylvain Lefebvre, Mike Richter, Pavel Bure, Ted Donato, Dixon Ward, Cory Cross, Krzysztof Oliwa, Dale Purinton, Roman Lyashenko, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Jason LaBarbera, Jamie Lundmark

Every Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Fri, Oct 11, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 9, 2003
New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Apr 5, 2003

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Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at Ottawa Senators 9	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Calgary Flames 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Dallas Stars 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
New York Islanders 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 19, 2002