👑 Away Kings 17-14-4 before this game
1–2
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 17-14-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
LAK 0101
MTL 1012

Kings at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Kings 2–1 at Bell Centre on December 22, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Dec 22, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Stephane Robidas
2 A
22:11 TOI · -1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Yanic Perreault
1 G
3 shots · 17:26 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Arron Asham
1 G
1 shots · 04:08 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Arron Asham Go-ahead 1st · 16:02
Assists: Patrick Poulin, Stephane Robidas · beat Felix Potvin
0–1
2nd period
👑 Nelson Emerson Tying 2nd · 07:43
Assists: Jason Allison, Jaroslav Modry · beat Jose Theodore
1–1
3rd period
🇨🇦 Yanic Perreault PP Go-ahead 3rd · 16:45
Assists: Stephane Robidas, Craig Rivet · beat Felix Potvin
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
👑LAK MTL🇨🇦
29 Shots on goal 16
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
14 Hits 15
13 Blocked shots 12
3 Takeaways 6
21 Giveaways 15
6 Penalty minutes 4
LAK shooting 3.4% (1/29) MTL shooting 12.5% (2/16)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
👑Kings
Felix Potvin
14/16
.875 SV% · 2 GA · 58:36 TOI
Jamie Storr
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 00:29 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
28/29
.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Kings
Kings: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–1
Kings
Kings — tied after 2nd: 17-14-4 (49% win rate, 35 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 17-14-4 (49% win rate, 35 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
👑Kings
L1 Allison · Heinze · Deadmarsh 20:40
L2 Johnson · Smolinski · Laperriere 18:04
L3 Belanger · Emerson · Buchberger 12:58
L4 Eloranta · Belanger · Kelly 8:43
D1 Modry · Boucher 25:34
D2 Visnovsky · Norstrom 20:58
D3 Miller · Karalahti 13:32
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Savage · Gilmour · Dackell 18:36
L2 Juneau · Perreault · Petrov 17:34
L3 Kilger · Ribeiro · Zednik 15:42
L4 Poulin · Van Allen · Asham 5:48
D1 Brisebois · Robidas 22:36
D2 Quintal · Dykhuis 19:48
D3 Markov · Rivet 17:36

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 6, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK
3–4 · Kings won
Dec 11, 1999
👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–2 · Kings won
Nov 20, 1999
🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK
5–3 · Canadiens won
Nov 30, 1998
👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 · Canadiens won
Dec 3, 1997
👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL
0–2 · Canadiens won

❓ LAK vs MTL, answered

Who won Kings vs Canadiens on December 22, 2001?

Canadiens won 2–1.

What was the final score of Kings vs Canadiens?

The final score was Kings 1, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Kings?

Nelson Emerson.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Arron Asham, Yanic Perreault.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 14 saves on 16 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

Where is Kings vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Kings vs Canadiens 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
👑Kings
Previous game · Dec 20
👑LAK @ 🏛️OTT
4–2 · LAK won
Next game · Dec 26
👑LAK @ 🌵PHX
1–1 · LAK won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 20
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
0–5 · BOS won
Next game · Dec 26
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 · BUF won
Also on December 22, 2001
🏛️OTT @ 😈NJD
1–0 final
⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR
2–3 final
🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI
4–2 final
🌪️CAR @ 🔔PHI
3–4 final
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
4–4 final
⭐DAL @ 🧥CBJ
4–2 final
🎵STL @ 🐆FLA
2–0 final
🌲MIN @ 🐋VAN
2–1 final
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