5–2

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 5-3-3 before this game

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

Blues at Canadiens

Blues beat Canadiens 5–2 at Bell Centre on November 5, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Nov 5, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Blues lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎵 STL

Eric Boguniecki

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:08 TOI · +2

2nd star 🎵 STL

Pavol Demitra

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 17:35 TOI · +1

3rd star 🎵 STL

Martin Rucinsky

1 G, 1 A

8 shots · 18:18 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Jan Bulis Go-ahead 1st · 18:48

Assists: Andreas Dackell, Joe Juneau · beat Fred Brathwaite

0–1

2nd period

🎵 Eric Boguniecki Tying 2nd · 02:58

Assists: Pavol Demitra, Martin Rucinsky · beat Jose Theodore

1–1

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Go-ahead 2nd · 04:57

Assists: Mariusz Czerkawski · beat Fred Brathwaite

1–2

🎵 Martin Rucinsky PP Tying 2nd · 08:26

Assists: Pavol Demitra, Scott Mellanby · beat Jose Theodore

2–2

🎵 Pavol Demitra PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:37

Assists: Scott Mellanby, Doug Weight · beat Jose Theodore

3–2

3rd period

🎵 Eric Boguniecki 3rd · 13:06

Unassisted · beat Jose Theodore

4–2

🎵 Doug Weight 3rd · 18:08

Assists: Eric Boguniecki, Cory Stillman · beat Jose Theodore

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL MTL🇨🇦

36 Shots on goal 15

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

3 Hits 3

4 Penalty minutes 14

STL shooting 13.9% (5/36) MTL shooting 13.3% (2/15)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Fred Brathwaite

13/15

.867 SV% · 2 GA · 59:55 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

31/36

.861 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Stillman · Weight · Boguniecki 19:08

L2 Rucinsky · Demitra · Mellanby 17:35

L3 Cajanek · Mayers · Drake 15:57

L4 Podein · Eastwood · Low 9:03

D1 MacInnis · Jackman 25:50

D2 Khavanov · Salvador 19:43

D3 Van Ryn · Finley 9:17

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Juneau · Koivu · Zednik 17:49

L2 Gilmour · Czerkawski · Dackell 16:14

L3 Perreault · Petrov · Mckay 15:13

L4 Blouin · Lindsay · Bulis 4:28

D1 Rivet · Brisebois 25:10

D2 Markov · Dykhuis 20:40

D3 Traverse · Hainsey 14:22

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ STL vs MTL, answered

Who won Blues vs Canadiens on November 5, 2002?

Blues won 5–2.

What was the final score of Blues vs Canadiens?

The final score was Blues 5, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Blues?

Eric Boguniecki (2), Doug Weight, Martin Rucinsky, Pavol Demitra.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jan Bulis, Saku Koivu.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Fred Brathwaite made 13 saves on 15 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 31 saves on 36 shots (.861 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Blues vs Canadiens season series?

Blues 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

🎵Blues

Previous game · Nov 3

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Nov 2

Also on November 5, 2002

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