🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 17-13-5 before this game
2–3
Final / OT
🏛️ Home Senators 25-8-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
MTL 02002
OTT 10113

Canadiens at Senators

Senators beat Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre on December 27, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Dec 27, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏛️ OTT
Martin Havlat
2 A
3 shots · 14:50 TOI · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Yanic Perreault
2 G
2 shots · 18:33 TOI
3rd star 🏛️ OTT
Marian Hossa
1 G
7 shots · 17:08 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🏛️ Zdeno Chara Go-ahead 1st · 17:25
Assists: Martin Havlat, Peter Schaefer · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
2nd period
🇨🇦 Yanic Perreault Tying 2nd · 16:43
Assists: Patrick Traverse · beat Patrick Lalime
1–1
🇨🇦 Yanic Perreault Go-ahead 2nd · 17:35
Assists: Randy Mckay, Doug Gilmour · beat Patrick Lalime
2–1
3rd period
🏛️ Mike Fisher Tying 3rd · 19:14
Assists: Martin Havlat, Daniel Alfredsson · beat Jose Theodore
2–2
Overtime
🏛️ Marian Hossa Go-ahead OT · 00:50
Assists: Radek Bonk, Karel Rachunek · beat Jose Theodore
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL OTT🏛️
12 Shots on goal 39
3 Hits 3
20 Penalty minutes 16
MTL shooting 16.7% (2/12) OTT shooting 7.7% (3/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
36/39
.923 SV% · 3 GA · 60:50 TOI
🏛️Senators
Patrick Lalime
10/12
.833 SV% · 2 GA · 60:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Senators
Senators: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–1
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 · Perreault · Dackell 18:37
L2 Gilmour · Koivu · Bulis 16:57
L3 Kilger · Zednik · Mckay 15:30
L4 Lindsay · Ribeiro · Audette 6:34
D1 Traverse · Brisebois 26:50
D2 Rivet · Markov 24:52
D3 Dykhuis · Hainsey 9:05
🏛️Senators
L1 Arvedson · White · Alfredsson 21:16
L2 Bonk · Fisher · Hossa 17:30
L3 Schaefer · Van Allen · Havlat 15:33
L4 Martins · Hull · Neil 7:16
D1 Chara · Redden 24:02
D2 Rachunek · Phillips 19:38
D3 Kwiatkowski · Hnidy 14:49

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →
Dec 16, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT
3–2 · Canadiens won
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

❓ MTL vs OTT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Senators on December 27, 2002?

Senators won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Senators?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Senators 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Yanic Perreault (2).

Who scored for Senators?

Marian Hossa, Mike Fisher, Zdeno Chara.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 10 saves on 12 shots (.833 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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 23
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
1–3 · NYI won
Next game · Dec 28
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
2–3 · PIT won
🏛️Senators
Previous game · Dec 26
🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 · OTT won
Next game · Dec 30
🏛️OTT @ 🐯NSH
2–3 · NSH won
Also on December 27, 2002
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
2–3 final
🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR
5–3 final
🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL
2–5 final
⭐DAL @ 🐆FLA
4–0 final
🔔PHI @ 🏔️COL
2–1 final
🍁TOR @ 🔥CGY
4–3 final
Canadiens season page Senators season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule