🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 16-13-4 before this game
3–1
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 15-14-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
MTL 1113
PIT 0011

Canadiens at Penguins

Canadiens beat Penguins 3–1 at PPG Paints Arena on December 19, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Dec 19, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mike Ribeiro
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 15:27 TOI · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Patrick Traverse
1 G
2 shots · 22:38 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Richard Zednik
1 G
2 shots · 13:30 TOI · +1
4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jose Theodore
31 saves
0.969 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Patrick Traverse PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:18
Assists: Patrice Brisebois, Mike Ribeiro · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin
1–0
2nd period
🇨🇦 Richard Zednik PP 2nd · 18:46
Assists: Joe Juneau · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin
2–0
3rd period
🇨🇦 Mike Ribeiro 3rd · 02:41
Assists: Stephane Quintal · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin
3–0
🐧 Kris Beech PP 3rd · 18:03
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Michal Rozsival · beat Jose Theodore
3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧
30 Shots on goal 32
2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
15 Hits 31
10 Blocked shots 9
0 Takeaways 3
5 Giveaways 7
8 Penalty minutes 12
MTL shooting 10.0% (3/30) PIT shooting 3.1% (1/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
31/32
.969 SV% · 1 GA · 59:53 TOI
🐧Penguins
Jean-Sebastien Aubin
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 58:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

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

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Juneau · Dackell · Petrov 19:37
L2 Savage · Gilmour · Ribeiro 17:19
L3 Kilger · Perreault · Zednik 14:54
L4 Poulin · Simpson · Van Allen 4:09
D1 Brisebois · Traverse 24:08
D2 Rivet · Dykhuis 19:12
D3 Robidas · Quintal 17:02
🐧Penguins
L1 Lang · Hrdina · Kovalev 24:08
L2 Lacouture · Beech · Tibbetts 16:16
L3 Stevens · Petersen · Primeau 11:49
L4 Oliwa · Kraft 8:44
D1 Kasparaitis · Ference 23:28
D2 Rozsival · Jonsson 18:28
D3 Melichar · Laukkanen 14:40
D4 Jakopin 5:45

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Feb 28, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–4 · Canadiens won
Jan 24, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
1–3 · Penguins won
Jan 5, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
4–3 · Canadiens won
Dec 16, 2000
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–4 (OT) · Penguins won
Mar 8, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
3–0 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs PIT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on December 19, 2001?

Canadiens won 3–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Penguins?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mike Ribeiro, Patrick Traverse, Richard Zednik.

Who scored for Penguins?

Kris Beech.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 31 saves on 32 shots (.969 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Penguins 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 · Dec 17
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 · TBL won
Next game · Dec 20
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
0–5 · BOS won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Dec 16
🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT
7–0 · CAR won
Next game · Dec 21
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
3–4 · PIT won
Also on December 19, 2001
🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF
6–5 final
🦈SJS @ 🐦ATL
4–2 final
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
2–5 final
🐋VAN @ 🐙DET
1–4 final
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
2–2 final
🦆ANA @ 🏔️COL
1–2 final
🔥CGY @ 🌵PHX
3–6 final
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