🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 14-11-4 before this game

3–3

Final / OT

🐦 Home Thrashers 6-18-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	1	2	0	0	3
ATL	0	0	3	0	3

Canadiens at Thrashers

Canadiens beat Thrashers 3–3 in overtime on December 12, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Dec 12, 2001 · 18:30 CST 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐦 ATL

Ilya Kovalchuk

1 G, 2 A

9 shots · 26:59 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐦 ATL

Dany Heatley

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 27:03 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Doug Gilmour

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:35 TOI · +1

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jeff Hackett

35 saves

0.921 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Arron Asham Go-ahead 1st · 18:03

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Brian Savage · beat Milan Hnilicka

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Doug Gilmour 2nd · 05:20

Assists: Brian Savage, Craig Rivet · beat Milan Hnilicka

2–0

🇨🇦 Sheldon Souray 2nd · 19:46

Assists: Yanic Perreault · beat Milan Hnilicka

3–0

3rd period

🐦 Dany Heatley PP 3rd · 01:17

Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk · beat Jeff Hackett

3–1

🐦 Ray Ferraro PP 3rd · 17:31

Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Dany Heatley · beat Jeff Hackett

3–2

🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk Tying 3rd · 19:50

Assists: Ray Ferraro, Dany Heatley · beat Jeff Hackett

3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL ATL🐦

35 Shots on goal 38

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

13 Hits 14

9 Blocked shots 10

7 Takeaways 7

7 Giveaways 13

43 Penalty minutes 31

MTL shooting 8.6% (3/35) ATL shooting 7.9% (3/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

35/38

.921 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐦Thrashers

Milan Hnilicka

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 63:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Kilger · Dackell · Petrov 23:17

L2 Savage · Gilmour · Van Allen 17:18

L3 Perreault · Ribeiro · Zednik 13:48

L4 Simpson · Gratton · Asham 4:06

D1 Brisebois · Dykhuis 26:48

D2 Rivet · Souray 23:24

D3 Robidas · Markov 14:46

🐦Thrashers

L1 Heatley · Kovalchuk · Hrkac 26:59

L2 Bartecko · Stefan · Ferraro 22:49

L3 Corkum · Donovan · Tapper 12:23

L4 Domenichelli · Hordichuk · Svartvadet 7:28

D1 Tremblay · Kaberle 25:26

D2 Reirden · Pothier 18:03

D3 Tamer · Harlock 15:00

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs ATL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Thrashers on December 12, 2001?

Canadiens won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Thrashers?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Thrashers 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Arron Asham, Doug Gilmour, Sheldon Souray.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Dany Heatley, Ilya Kovalchuk, Ray Ferraro.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

What is the Canadiens vs Thrashers season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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 · Dec 10

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Dec 10

Also on December 12, 2001

Canadiens season page Thrashers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule