2–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 18-16-7 before this game

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

Rangers at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Rangers 3–2 at Bell Centre on January 9, 2003.

🗓 Thu, Jan 9, 2003 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

2 A

18:54 TOI · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Marcel Hossa

1 G

6 shots · 17:33 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Andrei Markov

1 G

5 shots · 22:29 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Matthew Barnaby Go-ahead 1st · 03:52

Assists: Tom Poti, Bobby Holik · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

🇨🇦 Karl Dykhuis Tying 1st · 10:52

Unassisted · beat Dan Blackburn

1–1

🇨🇦 Andrei Markov Go-ahead 1st · 14:22

Assists: Saku Koivu, Jan Bulis · beat Dan Blackburn

1–2

🗽 Jamie Lundmark Tying 1st · 15:13

Assists: Mark Messier, Radek Dvorak · beat Jose Theodore

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Marcel Hossa PP Go-ahead 3rd · 06:23

Assists: Craig Rivet, Saku Koivu · beat Dan Blackburn

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR MTL🇨🇦

30 Shots on goal 33

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

7 Hits 2

11 Penalty minutes 7

NYR shooting 6.7% (2/30) MTL shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Dan Blackburn

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 59:18 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 19-21-4 (43% win rate, 44 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 18-16-7 (44% win rate, 41 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 19-21-4 (43% win rate, 44 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 18-16-7 (44% win rate, 41 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Lindros · Holik · Messier 21:48

L2 Lundmark · Barnaby · Tripp 17:50

L3 Donato · Samuelsson · Dvorak 13:30

L4 Dwyer · Fata · McCarthy 5:01

D1 Poti · Malakhov 24:46

D2 Bouchard · Mironov 20:02

D3 Kasparaitis · Cross 15:16

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Bulis · Perreault · Koivu 19:06

L2 Hossa · Juneau · Zednik 17:49

L3 Kilger · Dackell · Mckay 12:38

L4 Blouin · Ribeiro · Audette 10:16

D1 Brisebois · Traverse 23:38

D2 Markov · Rivet 22:08

D3 Quintal · Dykhuis 14:14

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs MTL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Canadiens on January 9, 2003?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Rangers 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Rangers?

Jamie Lundmark, Matthew Barnaby.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Markov, Karl Dykhuis, Marcel Hossa.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Blackburn made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Jan 8

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 7

Also on January 9, 2003

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