🐆 Away Panthers 23-41-8 before this game
2–1
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 35-28-9 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
FLA 0112
MTL 1001

Panthers at Canadiens

Panthers beat Canadiens 2–1 at Bell Centre on March 26, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Mar 26, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐆 FLA
Marcus Nilson
1 G
6 shots · 19:44 TOI
2nd star 🐆 FLA
Niklas Hagman
1 G
4 shots · 16:42 TOI
3rd star 🐆 FLA
Sandis Ozolinsh
1 A
5 shots · 29:05 TOI
4rd star 🐆 FLA
Wade Flaherty
32 saves
0.970 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Yanic Perreault Go-ahead 1st · 17:08
Assists: Gino Odjick, Francis Bouillon · beat Wade Flaherty
0–1
2nd period
🐆 Niklas Hagman Tying 2nd · 06:00
Assists: Eric Beaudoin, Igor Ulanov · beat Jose Theodore
1–1
3rd period
🐆 Marcus Nilson PP Go-ahead 3rd · 15:41
Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Jason Wiemer · beat Jose Theodore
2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐆FLA MTL🇨🇦
43 Shots on goal 33
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
20 Hits 16
7 Blocked shots 12
12 Takeaways 12
22 Giveaways 18
10 Penalty minutes 12
FLA shooting 4.7% (2/43) MTL shooting 3.0% (1/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐆Panthers
Wade Flaherty
32/33
.970 SV% · 1 GA · 59:58 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
41/43
.953 SV% · 2 GA · 58:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–1
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 2nd: 23-41-8 (32% win rate, 72 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 35-28-9 (49% win rate, 72 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐆Panthers
L1 Nilson · Jokinen · Novoseltsev 22:26
L2 Huselius · Hagman · Wiemer 18:57
L3 Beaudoin · Ritchie · Dagenais 14:20
L4 Worrell · Smith 3:46
D1 Ozolinsh · Svehla 28:44
D2 Ference · Ulanov 20:57
D3 Pitlick · Norton 10:07
D4 Thompson 2:49
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Juneau · Gilmour · Petrov 20:48
L2 Kilger · Perreault · Zednik 17:42
L3 Berezin · Odjick · Bulis 12:03
L4 Lindsay · Van Allen · Asham 8:06
D1 Brisebois · Rivet 22:12
D2 Dykhuis · Markov 20:16
D3 Quintal · Bouillon 17:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →
Mar 20, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA
4–1 · Canadiens won
Jan 21, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA
5–7 · Panthers won
Nov 17, 2001
🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL
0–1 (OT) · Canadiens won
Mar 28, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA
2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won
Mar 20, 2001
🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–3 (OT) · Panthers won

❓ FLA vs MTL, answered

Who won Panthers vs Canadiens on March 26, 2002?

Panthers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Panthers 2, Canadiens 1.

Who scored for Panthers?

Marcus Nilson, Niklas Hagman.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Yanic Perreault.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Wade Flaherty made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 41 saves on 43 shots (.953 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Canadiens season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Mar 25
🐆FLA @ 😈NJD
1–3 · NJD won
Next game · Mar 28
🐆FLA @ 🏛️OTT
4–3 · FLA won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Mar 23
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐯NSH
1–5 · NSH won
Next game · Mar 28
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · MTL won
Also on March 26, 2002
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
4–3 final
🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR
3–2 final
⚡TBL @ 🍁TOR
2–7 final
🌲MIN @ 🎵STL
2–1 final
🧥CBJ @ 🛢️EDM
1–3 final
👑LAK @ 🐋VAN
0–4 final
⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS
2–3 final
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