🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 11-10-4 before this game

6–7

Final / OT

🏔️ Home Avalanche 11-7-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	1	4	1	0	6
COL	2	2	2	1	7

Canadiens at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Canadiens 7–6 in overtime at Ball Arena on December 6, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Dec 6, 2002 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 24:46 TOI · +3

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Doug Gilmour

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 14:17 TOI · -1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Radim Vrbata

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 16:38 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Joe Sakic Go-ahead 1st · 05:40

Assists: Martin Skoula, Eric Messier · beat Jose Theodore

0–1

🇨🇦 Andrei Markov PP Tying 1st · 17:14

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Yanic Perreault · beat Patrick Roy

1–1

🏔️ Martin Skoula Go-ahead 1st · 18:41

Assists: Eric Messier, Dan Hinote · beat Jose Theodore

1–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Andreas Dackell Tying 2nd · 03:21

Assists: Jan Bulis, Joe Juneau · beat Patrick Roy

2–2

🇨🇦 Mike Ribeiro Go-ahead 2nd · 03:45

Assists: Oleg Petrov, Craig Rivet · beat Patrick Roy

3–2

🏔️ Dean McAmmond Tying 2nd · 06:15

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Joe Sakic · beat Jose Theodore

3–3

🇨🇦 Chad Kilger Go-ahead 2nd · 07:21

Assists: Saku Koivu, Oleg Petrov · beat Patrick Roy

4–3

🏔️ Milan Hejduk Tying 2nd · 13:16

Assists: Derek Morris, Peter Forsberg · beat Jose Theodore

4–4

🇨🇦 Stephane Quintal Go-ahead 2nd · 16:29

Assists: Joe Juneau, Doug Gilmour · beat Patrick Roy

5–4

3rd period

🏔️ Joe Sakic Tying 3rd · 06:41

Assists: Bryan Muir · beat Jose Theodore

5–5

🇨🇦 Doug Gilmour Go-ahead 3rd · 17:45

Assists: Andrei Markov · beat Patrick Roy

6–5

🏔️ Steve Reinprecht Tying 3rd · 18:44

Assists: Radim Vrbata, Milan Hejduk · beat Jose Theodore

6–6

Overtime

🏔️ Radim Vrbata PP Go-ahead OT · 01:52

Assists: Derek Morris, Dean McAmmond · beat Jose Theodore

6–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL COL🏔️

23 Shots on goal 44

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

4 Hits 13

26 Penalty minutes 20

MTL shooting 26.1% (6/23) COL shooting 15.9% (7/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

37/44

.841 SV% · 7 GA · 61:52 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

17/23

.739 SV% · 6 GA · 61:30 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–4

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Juneau · Koivu · Dackell 17:13

L2 Kilger · Perreault · Zednik 15:17

L3 Gilmour · Bulis · Mckay 13:34

L4 Ribeiro · Czerkawski · Petrov 9:05

D1 Markov · Brisebois 25:02

D2 Traverse · Rivet 23:20

D3 Quintal · Dykhuis 13:28

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Sakic · Forsberg · Hejduk 20:47

L2 McAmmond · Reinprecht · Vrbata 16:38

L3 Tanguay · Messier · Shantz 12:52

L4 Nedorost · Hinote · Parker 7:14

D1 Blake · Morris 31:26

D2 De Vries · Skoula 26:14

D3 Muir · Smith 3:09

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Nov 6, 2001

🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL

1–1 (OT) · Avalanche won

Feb 13, 2001

🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ MTL vs COL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Avalanche on December 6, 2002?

Avalanche won 7–6 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Avalanche?

The final score was Canadiens 6, Avalanche 7, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andreas Dackell, Andrei Markov, Chad Kilger, Doug Gilmour, Mike Ribeiro, Stephane Quintal.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Joe Sakic (2), Dean McAmmond, Martin Skoula, Milan Hejduk, Radim Vrbata, Steve Reinprecht.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 37 saves on 44 shots (.841 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 17 saves on 23 shots (.739 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 4

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 3

Also on December 6, 2002

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