🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 2-0-1 before this game
3–1
Final
🧥 Home Blue Jackets 1-0-2 before this game
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Canadiens at Blue Jackets

Canadiens beat Blue Jackets 3–1 at Nationwide Arena on October 12, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Oct 12, 2001 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Reid Simpson
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 07:38 TOI · +2
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Andreas Dackell
1 G
2 shots · 18:01 TOI · +1
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Stephane Quintal
1 G
2 shots · 18:48 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Stephane Quintal Go-ahead 1st · 02:02
Assists: Reid Simpson, Chad Kilger · beat Ron Tugnutt
1–0
🇨🇦 Reid Simpson 1st · 14:14
Assists: Sheldon Souray, Craig Rivet · beat Ron Tugnutt
2–0
3rd period
🇨🇦 Andreas Dackell SH 3rd · 03:52
Assists: Joe Juneau · beat Ron Tugnutt
3–0
🧥 Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre 3rd · 14:29
Assists: Geoff Sanderson, Espen Knutsen · beat Jose Theodore
3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL CBJ🧥
18 Shots on goal 29
10 Hits 16
12 Blocked shots 5
11 Takeaways 6
5 Giveaways 7
14 Penalty minutes 2
MTL shooting 16.7% (3/18) CBJ shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
28/29
.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Ron Tugnutt
15/18
.833 SV% · 3 GA · 58:35 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–0
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Juneau · Perreault · Dackell 18:01
L2 Savage · Rucinsky · Zednik 14:55
L3 Kilger · Brunet · Petrov 13:48
L4 Poulin · Simpson · Bulis 10:11
D1 Dykhuis · Brisebois 22:02
D2 Robidas · Quintal 19:22
D3 Souray · Rivet 18:40
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Sanderson · Kron · Sillinger 21:44
L2 Wright · Knutsen · Vyborny 18:24
L3 Aubin · Marshall · Sloan 15:03
L4 Whitney · Dineen 4:40
D1 Quint · Odelein 23:43
D2 Timander · Pushor 18:38
D3 Grand-Pierre · Klesla 13:20
D4 Heward 13:01

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 18, 2000
🧥CBJ @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–0 · Blue Jackets won

❓ MTL vs CBJ, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Blue Jackets on October 12, 2001?

Canadiens won 3–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Blue Jackets?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Blue Jackets 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andreas Dackell, Reid Simpson, Stephane Quintal.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 15 saves on 18 shots (.833 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Blue Jackets season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Oct 9
🦆ANA @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 · MTL won
Next game · Oct 13
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 · MTL won
🧥Blue Jackets
Previous game · Oct 8
🔔PHI @ 🧥CBJ
2–2 · PHI won
Next game · Oct 14
🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI
2–2 · CBJ won
Also on October 12, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET
2–4 final
🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN
4–6 final
🦅WSH @ 🦆ANA
1–2 final
Canadiens season page Blue Jackets season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule