🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 18-15-6 before this game

4–5

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	1	1	2	0	4
EDM	3	0	1	1	5

Canadiens at Oilers

Oilers beat Canadiens 5–4 in overtime at Rogers Place on January 4, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Jan 4, 2003 · 21:00 CST 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Ryan Smyth

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:04 TOI

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Mike Comrie

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:41 TOI · -2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 22:34 TOI

4rd star 🛢️ EDM

Tommy Salo

31 saves

0.886 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Mike Comrie PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:55

Assists: Ryan Smyth, Janne Niinimaa · beat Jose Theodore

0–1

🛢️ Ales Hemsky 1st · 04:29

Assists: Ethan Moreau · beat Jose Theodore

0–2

🛢️ Jason Chimera 1st · 07:38

Assists: Daniel Cleary, Marty Reasoner · beat Jose Theodore

0–3

🇨🇦 Craig Rivet PP 1st · 18:01

Assists: Donald Audette, Yanic Perreault · beat Tommy Salo

1–3

2nd period

🇨🇦 Stephane Quintal 2nd · 18:36

Assists: Patrick Traverse, Bill Lindsay · beat Tommy Salo

2–3

3rd period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP Tying 3rd · 00:25

Assists: Donald Audette, Patrice Brisebois · beat Tommy Salo

3–3

🛢️ Ryan Smyth PP Go-ahead 3rd · 13:59

Assists: Mike York, Mike Comrie · beat Jose Theodore

3–4

🇨🇦 Richard Zednik Tying 3rd · 19:26

Assists: Jan Bulis, Saku Koivu · beat Tommy Salo

4–4

Overtime

🛢️ Ryan Smyth Go-ahead OT · 04:00

Assists: Todd Marchant · beat Jose Theodore

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL EDM🛢️

35 Shots on goal 28

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

3 Hits 2

12 Penalty minutes 12

MTL shooting 11.4% (4/35) EDM shooting 17.9% (5/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 63:30 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Tommy Salo

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 63:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Bulis · Zednik 21:23

L2 Perreault · Juneau · Audette 16:38

L3 Petrov · Dackell · Mckay 13:29

L4 Kilger · Lindsay · Ribeiro 9:55

D1 Markov · Rivet 26:04

D2 Traverse · Brisebois 23:49

D3 Quintal · Hainsey 13:38

🛢️Oilers

L1 York · Comrie · Marchant 22:41

L2 Smyth · Reasoner · Carter 16:43

L3 Moreau · Hemsky · Cleary 12:34

L4 Chimera · Horcoff · Laraque 8:58

D1 Niinimaa · Smith 28:40

D2 Brewer · Semenov 20:16

D3 Ferguson · Pisa 11:10

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–3 (OT) · Oilers won

❓ MTL vs EDM, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Oilers on January 4, 2003?

Oilers won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Oilers?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Oilers 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Craig Rivet, Richard Zednik, Saku Koivu, Stephane Quintal.

Who scored for Oilers?

Ryan Smyth (2), Ales Hemsky, Jason Chimera, Mike Comrie.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Oilers season series?

Oilers 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 2

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Jan 2

Also on January 4, 2003

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