🍁 Away Maple Leafs 20-14-3 before this game

5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TOR	1	2	2	5
VAN	3	0	0	3

Maple Leafs at Canucks

Maple Leafs beat Canucks 5–3 at Rogers Arena on December 31, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Dec 31, 2002 · 21:00 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Maple Leafs lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Brent Sopel

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 24:27 TOI · -2

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Darcy Tucker

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 22:53 TOI · +2

3rd star 🍁 TOR

Robert Reichel

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 19:54 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Todd Bertuzzi PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:52

Assists: Brendan Morrison, Brent Sopel · beat Ed Belfour

0–1

🍁 Nik Antropov Tying 1st · 04:31

Assists: Travis Green, Darcy Tucker · beat Dan Cloutier

1–1

🐋 Markus Naslund PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:38

Assists: Brent Sopel, Sami Salo · beat Ed Belfour

1–2

🐋 Brent Sopel PP 1st · 16:02

Assists: Markus Naslund, Mattias Ohlund · beat Ed Belfour

1–3

2nd period

🍁 Darcy Tucker SH 2nd · 10:08

Assists: Bryan McCabe · beat Dan Cloutier

2–3

🍁 Paul Healey Tying 2nd · 13:49

Assists: Tom Fitzgerald, Alyn McCauley · beat Dan Cloutier

3–3

3rd period

🍁 Jyrki Lumme PP Go-ahead 3rd · 06:29

Assists: Robert Reichel, Bryan McCabe · beat Dan Cloutier

4–3

🍁 Robert Reichel Empty net 3rd · 19:58

Assists: Tomas Kaberle

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR VAN🐋

19 Shots on goal 25

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5

1 Hits 2

20 Penalty minutes 20

TOR shooting 26.3% (5/19) VAN shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Ed Belfour

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Dan Cloutier

14/18

.778 SV% · 4 GA · 58:41 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 2nd: 20-14-3 (54% win rate, 37 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 24-10-3 (65% win rate, 37 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Reichel · Green · Tucker 19:54

L2 Druken · Hoglund · Healey 16:41

L3 McCauley · Fitzgerald · Domi 14:47

L4 Antropov · Belak 8:01

D1 Kaberle · McCabe 23:49

D2 Lumme · Svehla 22:40

D3 Berg · Jackman 13:32

🐋Canucks

L1 Naslund · Morrison · Bertuzzi 23:13

L2 Cooke · Sedin · Sedin 13:35

L3 Lindgren · Chubarov · Klatt 12:18

L4 Langdon · Linden · Letowski 10:51

D1 Sopel · Ohlund 24:11

D2 Salo · Malik 19:38

D3 Baron · Allen 16:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Maple Leafs lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

6–5 · Maple Leafs won

Mar 10, 2001

🍁TOR @ 🐋VAN

3–3 (OT) · Maple Leafs won

Feb 22, 2001

🐋VAN @ 🍁TOR

1–4 · Maple Leafs won

Oct 16, 2000

🍁TOR @ 🐋VAN

2–5 · Canucks won

❓ TOR vs VAN, answered

Who won Maple Leafs vs Canucks on December 31, 2002?

Maple Leafs won 5–3.

What was the final score of Maple Leafs vs Canucks?

The final score was Maple Leafs 5, Canucks 3.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Darcy Tucker, Jyrki Lumme, Nik Antropov, Paul Healey, Robert Reichel.

Who scored for Canucks?

Brent Sopel, Markus Naslund, Todd Bertuzzi.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Dan Cloutier made 14 saves on 18 shots (.778 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Maple Leafs vs Canucks season series?

Maple Leafs lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Dec 28

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 28

Also on December 31, 2002

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