🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 15-12-5 before this game

3–1

Final

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

Canadiens at Rangers

Canadiens beat Rangers 3–1 at Madison Square Garden on December 19, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 19, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Yanic Perreault

2 G

4 shots · 17:35 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Doug Gilmour

2 A

2 shots · 18:55 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Richard Zednik

1 G

1 shots · 18:20 TOI

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jose Theodore

41 saves

0.976 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Richard Zednik PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:27

Assists: Patrice Brisebois, Saku Koivu · beat Mike Dunham

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Yanic Perreault 2nd · 15:18

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Randy Mckay · beat Mike Dunham

2–0

3rd period

🇨🇦 Yanic Perreault PP 3rd · 02:13

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Andrei Markov · beat Mike Dunham

3–0

🗽 Eric Lindros 3rd · 11:04

Assists: Tom Poti, Bobby Holik · beat Jose Theodore

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽

23 Shots on goal 42

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

2 Hits 2

11 Penalty minutes 13

MTL shooting 13.0% (3/23) NYR shooting 2.4% (1/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

41/42

.976 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Dunham

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:37 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Gilmour · Mckay · Zednik 18:55

L2 Perreault · Koivu · Dackell 17:12

L3 Bulis · Juneau · Audette 15:16

L4 Kilger · Blouin · Ribeiro 5:35

D1 Markov · Traverse 24:00

D2 Rivet · Brisebois 21:10

D3 Quintal · Dykhuis 14:45

🗽Rangers

L1 Nedved · Lindros · Holik 21:37

L2 Messier · Dvorak · Petrovicky 16:37

L3 Barnaby · Samuelsson · Tibbetts 12:18

L4 Dwyer · Green · McCarthy 8:04

D1 Malakhov · Poti 25:18

D2 Kasparaitis · Lintner 19:46

D3 Karpa · Bouchard 14:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Rangers won

Oct 15, 2001

🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL

2–1 · Rangers won

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on December 19, 2002?

Canadiens won 3–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Rangers 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Yanic Perreault (2), Richard Zednik.

Who scored for Rangers?

Eric Lindros.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 41 saves on 42 shots (.976 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Rangers season series?

Canadiens 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 · Dec 17

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 16

Also on December 19, 2002

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