⚡ Away Lightning 14-16-2 before this game

4–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 16-12-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	1	2	1	4
MTL	2	1	0	3

Lightning at Canadiens

Lightning beat Canadiens 4–3 at Bell Centre on December 17, 2001.

🗓 Mon, Dec 17, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Martin St. Louis

2 G

3 shots · 16:54 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Vinny Prospal

2 A

2 shots · 14:06 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Sheldon Keefe

2 A

2 shots · 16:32 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Oleg Petrov Go-ahead 1st · 07:51

Assists: Joe Juneau, Karl Dykhuis · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

0–1

🇨🇦 Doug Gilmour 1st · 08:19

Unassisted · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

0–2

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier 1st · 17:23

Assists: Sheldon Keefe, Zdeno Ciger · beat Jeff Hackett

1–2

2nd period

⚡ Martin St. Louis Tying 2nd · 08:49

Assists: Vinny Prospal, Sheldon Keefe · beat Jeff Hackett

2–2

⚡ Ben Clymer Go-ahead 2nd · 09:37

Assists: Vinny Prospal, Stan Neckar · beat Jeff Hackett

3–2

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Tying 2nd · 11:34

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Chad Kilger · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

3–3

3rd period

⚡ Martin St. Louis Go-ahead 3rd · 00:52

Assists: Freddy Modin, Stan Neckar · beat Jeff Hackett

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL MTL🇨🇦

31 Shots on goal 22

16 Hits 16

15 Blocked shots 14

3 Takeaways 12

33 Giveaways 19

9 Penalty minutes 5

TBL shooting 12.9% (4/31) MTL shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 59:07 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 14-16-2 (44% win rate, 32 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 16-12-4 (50% win rate, 32 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Ciger · Lecavalier · St. Louis 17:00

L2 Richards · Ylonen · Keefe 16:32

L3 Modin · Prospal · Clymer 15:41

L4 Olvestad · Andreychuk · Taylor 10:07

D1 Kubina · Neckar 23:28

D2 Cullimore · Pratt 22:36

D3 Sarich · Ledyard 14:10

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Ribeiro · Gilmour · Zednik 20:49

L2 Savage · Perreault · Petrov 18:51

L3 Kilger · Juneau · Dackell 15:57

L4 Poulin · Simpson · Van Allen 5:29

D1 Brisebois · Souray 22:10

D2 Rivet · Traverse 19:32

D3 Dykhuis · Robidas 17:00

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ TBL vs MTL, answered

Who won Lightning vs Canadiens on December 17, 2001?

Lightning won 4–3.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Canadiens?

The final score was Lightning 4, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Lightning?

Martin St. Louis (2), Ben Clymer, Vincent Lecavalier.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage, Doug Gilmour, Oleg Petrov.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Canadiens season series?

Lightning 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 14

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 15

Also on December 17, 2001

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