⚡ Away Lightning 16-10-3 before this game

3–2

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 13-10-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	0	1	2	3
MTL	1	0	1	2

Lightning at Canadiens

Lightning beat Canadiens 3–2 at Bell Centre on December 12, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 12, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Brad Richards

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 20:17 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:20 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chad Kilger

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 11:23 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Chad Kilger Go-ahead 1st · 05:29

Assists: Saku Koivu, Richard Zednik · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

0–1

2nd period

⚡ Dan Boyle PP Tying 2nd · 09:59

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards · beat Jeff Hackett

1–1

3rd period

⚡ Brad Richards Go-ahead 3rd · 02:54

Unassisted · beat Jeff Hackett

2–1

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Tying 3rd · 04:51

Assists: Richard Zednik, Chad Kilger · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–2

⚡ Martin St. Louis Go-ahead 3rd · 14:08

Assists: Brad Richards, Brad Lukowich · beat Jeff Hackett

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL MTL🇨🇦

34 Shots on goal 20

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

4 Hits 1

12 Penalty minutes 10

TBL shooting 8.8% (3/34) MTL shooting 10.0% (2/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

18/20

.900 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 16-10-3 (55% win rate, 29 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 13-10-5 (46% win rate, 28 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Richards · Lecavalier · St. Louis 20:17

L2 Fedotenko · Modin · Prospal 17:57

L3 Taylor · Roy · Clymer 13:43

L4 Dingman · Svitov · Keefe 6:40

D1 Boyle · Sarich 24:20

D2 Pratt · Neckar 19:50

D3 Lukowich · Rumble 10:32

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Perreault · Koivu · Zednik 19:38

L2 Gilmour · Juneau · Dackell 14:59

L3 Bulis · Ribeiro · Mckay 12:46

L4 Kilger · Petrov · Czerkawski 8:54

D1 Markov · Brisebois 25:38

D2 Rivet · Traverse 19:04

D3 Quintal · Dykhuis 15:22

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ TBL vs MTL, answered

Who won Lightning vs Canadiens on December 12, 2002?

Lightning won 3–2.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Canadiens?

The final score was Lightning 3, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brad Richards, Dan Boyle, Martin St. Louis.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chad Kilger, Saku Koivu.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Canadiens season series?

Lightning 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 10

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 10

Also on December 12, 2002

Lightning season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule