🐧 Away Penguins 32-34-7 before this game
1–2
Final / OT
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 36-29-9 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
PIT 10001
MTL 10012

Penguins at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Penguins 2–1 in overtime at Bell Centre on March 30, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Mar 30, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Karl Dykhuis
1 G
3 shots · 21:11 TOI · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Oleg Petrov
1 G
2 shots · 24:23 TOI · +1
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Joe Juneau
1 A
4 shots · 20:43 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Karl Dykhuis Go-ahead 1st · 08:11
Assists: Joe Juneau, Andreas Dackell · beat Johan Hedberg
0–1
🐧 Michal Rozsival PP Tying 1st · 15:59
Assists: Jan Hrdina, Randy Robitaille · beat Jose Theodore
1–1
Overtime
🇨🇦 Oleg Petrov Go-ahead OT · 01:32
Assists: Patrice Brisebois, Doug Gilmour · beat Johan Hedberg
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT MTL🇨🇦
26 Shots on goal 35
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6
20 Hits 22
17 Blocked shots 19
17 Takeaways 13
27 Giveaways 18
20 Penalty minutes 14
PIT shooting 3.8% (1/26) MTL shooting 5.7% (2/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
33/35
.943 SV% · 2 GA · 61:32 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
25/26
.962 SV% · 1 GA · 61:32 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 32-34-7 (44% win rate, 73 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 36-29-9 (49% win rate, 74 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 32-34-7 (44% win rate, 73 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 36-29-9 (49% win rate, 74 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Hrdina · Robitaille · Kovalev 22:52
L2 Toms · Donovan · Morozov 15:32
L3 Nieminen · Lacouture · Kraft 11:33
L4 Petersen · Beech 7:46
D1 Ference · Rozsival 18:40
D2 Berry · Moran 18:02
D3 Pushor · Melichar 16:34
D4 Jonsson 14:44
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Gilmour · Juneau · Petrov 24:23
L2 Audette · Zednik · Dackell 17:15
L3 Kilger · Berezin · Perreault 14:32
L4 Odjick · Lindsay · Landry 5:55
D1 Brisebois · Quintal 22:44
D2 Dykhuis · Rivet 20:16
D3 Markov · Souray 16:23

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →
Feb 7, 2002
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
0–1 · Canadiens won
Dec 19, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
3–1 · Canadiens won
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

❓ PIT vs MTL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Canadiens on March 30, 2002?

Canadiens won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Penguins 1, Canadiens 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Penguins?

Michal Rozsival.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Karl Dykhuis, Oleg Petrov.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Mar 27
😈NJD @ 🐧PIT
4–3 · NJD won
Next game · Apr 1
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
3–0 · MTL won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Mar 28
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · MTL won
Next game · Apr 1
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
3–0 · MTL won
Also on March 30, 2002
🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS
2–0 final
⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI
3–1 final
😈NJD @ 🍁TOR
3–1 final
⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT
1–3 final
🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH
2–4 final
🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA
4–2 final
🐦ATL @ 🐙DET
1–4 final
🎵STL @ 🐯NSH
4–2 final
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