🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 11-9-4 before this game
1–5
Final
⭐ Home Stars 19-6-2 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
MTL 0101
DAL 1135

Canadiens at Stars

Stars beat Canadiens 5–1 at American Airlines Center on December 4, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Dec 4, 2002 · 19:30 CST 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Stars lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⭐ DAL
Jason Arnott
3 G
3 shots · 14:13 TOI · +3
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Pierre Turgeon
2 A
13:28 TOI · +3
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Jere Lehtinen
1 G
4 shots · 16:21 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
⭐ Jason Arnott Go-ahead 1st · 08:50
Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Scott Young · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
2nd period
🇨🇦 Doug Gilmour Tying 2nd · 03:13
Assists: Yanic Perreault, Oleg Petrov · beat Marty Turco
1–1
⭐ Jason Arnott Go-ahead 2nd · 12:10
Assists: Pierre Turgeon · beat Jose Theodore
1–2
3rd period
⭐ Jere Lehtinen 3rd · 03:58
Assists: Niko Kapanen, Richard Matvichuk · beat Jose Theodore
1–3
⭐ Jason Arnott 3rd · 08:32
Assists: Derian Hatcher, Sergei Zubov · beat Jose Theodore
1–4
⭐ Mike Modano 3rd · 09:52
Assists: Bill Guerin, Ulf Dahlen · beat Jose Theodore
1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL DAL⭐
26 Shots on goal 34
10 Penalty minutes 14
MTL shooting 3.8% (1/26) DAL shooting 14.7% (5/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
29/34
.853 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
⭐Stars
Marty Turco
25/26
.962 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Stars
Stars: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–2
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Stars
Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Koivu · Perreault · Zednik 19:31
L2 Juneau · Gilmour · Bulis 16:29
L3 Petrov · Dackell · Audette 15:22
L4 Lindsay · Blouin · Mckay 4:29
D1 Brisebois · Markov 25:00
D2 Traverse · Rivet 21:23
D3 Quintal · Dykhuis 13:25
⭐Stars
L1 Kapanen · Lehtinen · Young 15:43
L2 Morrow · Arnott · Guerin 14:13
L3 Modano · Turgeon · DiMaio 13:28
L4 Pellerin · Malhotra · Dahlen 12:47
D1 Hatcher · Zubov 24:54
D2 Boucher · Matvichuk 20:22
D3 Sydor · Robidas 15:04

⚔️ Last meetings

Stars lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Nov 12, 2002
⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–2 · Stars won
Mar 14, 2002
⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–3 (OT) · Stars won
Nov 11, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL
0–2 · Stars won
Dec 1, 1999
⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · Stars won
Dec 21, 1998
⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–2 (OT) · Stars won

❓ MTL vs DAL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Stars on December 4, 2002?

Stars won 5–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Stars?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Stars 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Doug Gilmour.

Who scored for Stars?

Jason Arnott (3), Jere Lehtinen, Mike Modano.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 29 saves on 34 shots (.853 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Stars season series?

Stars 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 · Nov 30
🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–1 · PHI won
Next game · Dec 6
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏔️COL
6–7 · COL won
⭐Stars
Previous game · Nov 30
⭐DAL @ 🐯NSH
2–5 · NSH won
Next game · Dec 6
🐙DET @ ⭐DAL
3–3 · DET won
Also on December 4, 2002
🦆ANA @ ⚔️BUF
0–4 final
🐋VAN @ 😈NJD
3–2 final
🌪️CAR @ 🐆FLA
2–4 final
🏛️OTT @ 🪶CHI
0–1 final
Canadiens season page Stars season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule