2–6

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 16-12-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	1	1	2
MTL	2	3	1	6

Sabres at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Sabres 6–2 at Bell Centre on December 21, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 21, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Yanic Perreault

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 19:25 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 15:59 TOI · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Doug Gilmour

2 G

3 shots · 18:58 TOI · +1

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jose Theodore

36 saves

0.947 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Yanic Perreault Go-ahead 1st · 03:21

Assists: Patrick Traverse, Randy Mckay · beat Martin Biron

0–1

🇨🇦 Doug Gilmour PP 1st · 10:25

Assists: Mariusz Czerkawski, Yanic Perreault · beat Martin Biron

0–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP 2nd · 03:43

Assists: Craig Rivet · beat Mika Noronen

0–3

🇨🇦 Doug Gilmour 2nd · 06:43

Assists: Yanic Perreault, Randy Mckay · beat Mika Noronen

0–4

🇨🇦 Richard Zednik 2nd · 16:02

Assists: Saku Koivu · beat Mika Noronen

0–5

⚔️ Adam Mair 2nd · 16:46

Assists: Brian Campbell · beat Jose Theodore

1–5

3rd period

🇨🇦 Chad Kilger 3rd · 06:29

Assists: Saku Koivu, Richard Zednik · beat Mika Noronen

1–6

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP 3rd · 18:02

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Henrik Tallinder · beat Jose Theodore

2–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

38 Shots on goal 16

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

1 Hits 3

18 Penalty minutes 16

BUF shooting 5.3% (2/38) MTL shooting 37.5% (6/16)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

6/10

.600 SV% · 4 GA · 39:34 TOI

Martin Biron

4/6

.667 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–5

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Gratton · Dumont 17:44

L2 Brown · Satan · Varada 15:11

L3 Pyatt · Connolly · Kotalik 12:02

L4 Boulton · Mair · Milley 10:07

D1 Zhitnik · Tallinder 26:10

D2 Kalinin · Campbell 18:22

D3 Patrick · Hecl 13:44

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Perreault · Gilmour · Mckay 18:58

L2 Koivu · Bulis · Zednik 15:59

L3 Kilger · Dackell · Audette 13:02

L4 Blouin · Ribeiro · Czerkawski 8:19

D1 Markov · Traverse 23:52

D2 Brisebois · Quintal 20:38

D3 Rivet · Dykhuis 15:37

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on December 21, 2002?

Canadiens won 6–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 2, Canadiens 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Mair, Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Doug Gilmour (2), Chad Kilger, Richard Zednik, Saku Koivu, Yanic Perreault.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 6 saves on 10 shots (.600 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Canadiens season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 20

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 21, 2002

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