🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 14-11-5 before this game
3–2
Final
🏛️ Home Senators 21-7-0 before this game
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OTT 0022

Canadiens at Senators

Canadiens beat Senators 3–2 at Canadian Tire Centre on December 16, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Dec 16, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Yanic Perreault
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 15:57 TOI · +2
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Doug Gilmour
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 16:27 TOI · +2
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Randy Mckay
2 A
1 shots · 14:25 TOI · +2
4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jose Theodore
30 saves
0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
🇨🇦 Oleg Petrov Go-ahead 2nd · 10:38
Assists: Richard Zednik, Craig Rivet · beat Patrick Lalime
1–0
🇨🇦 Doug Gilmour 2nd · 15:30
Assists: Yanic Perreault, Randy Mckay · beat Patrick Lalime
2–0
3rd period
🏛️ Daniel Alfredsson PP 3rd · 13:39
Assists: Zdeno Chara, Mike Fisher · beat Jose Theodore
2–1
🏛️ Shaun Van Allen PP Tying 3rd · 18:45
Assists: Todd White, Wade Redden · beat Jose Theodore
2–2
🇨🇦 Yanic Perreault Go-ahead 3rd · 19:42
Assists: Doug Gilmour, Randy Mckay · beat Patrick Lalime
3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL OTT🏛️
21 Shots on goal 32
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6
3 Hits 2
14 Penalty minutes 4
MTL shooting 14.3% (3/21) OTT shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
30/32
.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏛️Senators
Patrick Lalime
18/21
.857 SV% · 3 GA · 59:43 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 14-11-5 (47% win rate, 30 games)
Senators
Senators — tied after 1st: 21-7 (75% win rate, 28 games)
After 2nd — 2–0
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Senators
Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Juneau · Koivu · Zednik 18:15
L2 Kilger · Gilmour · Dackell 16:27
L3 Perreault · Bulis · Mckay 14:35
L4 Ribeiro · Petrov · Audette 5:20
D1 Traverse · Rivet 24:52
D2 Markov · Brisebois 21:38
D3 Quintal · Dykhuis 13:34
🏛️Senators
L1 White · Alfredsson · Hossa 21:48
L2 Schaefer · Bonk · Havlat 20:03
L3 Fisher · Van Allen · Hull 10:51
L4 Smyth · Neil 7:26
D1 Chara · Redden 25:38
D2 Phillips · Rachunek 20:42
D3 Hnidy · Leschyshyn 11:32
D4 Kwiatkowski 5:45

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 21, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT
2–3 · Senators won
Oct 26, 2002
🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–5 · Canadiens won
Apr 9, 2002
🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–4 · Canadiens won
Apr 7, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT
3–1 · Canadiens won
Feb 26, 2002
🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–2 · Senators won

❓ MTL vs OTT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Senators on December 16, 2002?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Senators?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Senators 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Doug Gilmour, Oleg Petrov, Yanic Perreault.

Who scored for Senators?

Daniel Alfredsson, Shaun Van Allen.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Senators season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 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
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 14
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–4 · MTL won
Next game · Dec 17
🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–1 · SJS won
🏛️Senators
Previous game · Dec 14
😈NJD @ 🏛️OTT
3–4 · OTT won
Next game · Dec 18
🏛️OTT @ 😈NJD
3–0 · OTT won
Also on December 16, 2002
🦈SJS @ 🗽NYR
1–2 final
🍁TOR @ 🐦ATL
0–1 final
🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL
2–2 final
Canadiens season page Senators season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule