🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 18-16-5 before this game

2–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	1	0	1	2
VAN	2	1	2	5

Canadiens at Canucks

Canucks beat Canadiens 5–2 at Rogers Arena on January 3, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Jan 3, 2002 · 21:00 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Matt Cooke

2 G

2 shots · 13:43 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Brent Sopel

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:26 TOI · +3

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Trevor Linden

2 A

2 shots · 16:41 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Brent Sopel Go-ahead 1st · 04:34

Assists: Todd Bertuzzi, Mattias Ohlund · beat Jose Theodore

0–1

🇨🇦 Craig Rivet Tying 1st · 09:26

Assists: Arron Asham · beat Dan Cloutier

1–1

🐋 Matt Cooke Go-ahead 1st · 13:36

Assists: Brent Sopel, Trevor Linden · beat Jose Theodore

1–2

2nd period

🐋 Markus Naslund 2nd · 08:35

Assists: Mattias Ohlund, Andrew Cassels · beat Jose Theodore

1–3

3rd period

🐋 Matt Cooke 3rd · 14:02

Assists: Brendan Morrison, Trevor Linden · beat Jose Theodore

1–4

🇨🇦 Mike Ribeiro 3rd · 17:15

Assists: Joe Juneau · beat Dan Cloutier

2–4

🐋 Henrik Sedin Empty net 3rd · 18:55

Assists: Daniel Sedin, Murray Baron

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL VAN🐋

29 Shots on goal 32

20 Hits 31

17 Blocked shots 12

13 Takeaways 18

7 Giveaways 11

5 Penalty minutes 9

MTL shooting 6.9% (2/29) VAN shooting 15.6% (5/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 59:47 TOI

🐋Canucks

Dan Cloutier

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Savage · Ribeiro · Petrov 17:44

L2 Perreault · Zednik · Asham 16:56

L3 Gilmour · Gratton · Juneau 14:38

L4 Kilger · Van Allen · Dackell 11:17

D1 Robidas · Traverse 21:40

D2 Brisebois · Quintal 20:00

D3 Rivet · Dykhuis 18:18

🐋Canucks

L1 Hlavac · Naslund · Linden 16:41

L2 Cassels · Morrison · Bertuzzi 16:07

L3 Chubarov · Sedin · Letowski 14:22

L4 Cooke · Sedin · Ruutu 12:11

D1 Ohlund · Lachance 23:38

D2 Jovanovski · Sopel 20:31

D3 Baron · Helmer 15:51

⚔️ Last meetings

Canucks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs VAN, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Canucks on January 3, 2002?

Canucks won 5–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Canucks?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Canucks 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Craig Rivet, Mike Ribeiro.

Who scored for Canucks?

Matt Cooke (2), Brent Sopel, Henrik Sedin, Markus Naslund.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Dan Cloutier made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Canucks season series?

Canucks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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 29

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 31

Also on January 3, 2002

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