🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 17-13-6 before this game

2–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 16-14-5 before this game

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

Canadiens at Penguins

Penguins beat Canadiens 3–2 at PPG Paints Arena on December 28, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 28, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Martin Straka

2 G

4 shots · 21:45 TOI · -1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

2 A

3 shots · 22:20 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Milan Kraft

1 G

4 shots · 15:39 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Chad Kilger Go-ahead 1st · 12:55

Assists: Andreas Dackell, Patrice Brisebois · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–0

2nd period

🐧 Milan Kraft Tying 2nd · 00:45

Assists: Marc Bergevin, Alex Kovalev · beat Jeff Hackett

1–1

🐧 Martin Straka PP Go-ahead 2nd · 02:02

Assists: Alex Kovalev · beat Jeff Hackett

1–2

🐧 Martin Straka 2nd · 12:10

Assists: Jan Hrdina, Mario Lemieux · beat Jeff Hackett

1–3

3rd period

🇨🇦 Craig Rivet 3rd · 18:01

Assists: Saku Koivu, Jan Bulis · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧

22 Shots on goal 29

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

1 Hits 2

8 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 9.1% (2/22) PIT shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:34 TOI

🐧Penguins

Jean-Sebastien Aubin

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Gilmour · Koivu · Zednik 20:35

L2 Perreault · Juneau · Audette 17:01

L3 Kilger · Bulis · Dackell 14:42

L4 Blouin · Ribeiro · Mckay 6:34

D1 Brisebois · Markov 25:40

D2 Traverse · Rivet 21:12

D3 Hainsey · Dykhuis 12:33

🐧Penguins

L1 Straka · Lemieux · Kovalev 21:45

L2 Hrdina · Sivek · Kraft 16:42

L3 Primeau · Manderville · Donovan 11:05

L4 Nieminen · Lacouture · McKenna 6:11

D1 Rozsival · Ference 21:18

D2 Bergevin · Moran 19:36

D3 Pushor · Jonsson 17:55

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

Nov 20, 2002

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT

3–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

Nov 18, 2002

🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL

4–5 (OT) · Canadiens won

Oct 22, 2002

🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–3 (OT) · Penguins won

1–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs PIT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on December 28, 2002?

Penguins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Penguins?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chad Kilger, Craig Rivet.

Who scored for Penguins?

Martin Straka (2), Milan Kraft.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Penguins 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 27

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 28, 2002

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