🪶 Away Blackhawks 26-17-7 before this game
3–4
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 22-19-9 before this game
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Blackhawks at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Blackhawks 4–3 at Bell Centre on January 26, 2003.

🗓 Sun, Jan 26, 2003 · 13:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jan Bulis
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 14:08 TOI · +2
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Richard Zednik
1 G
7 shots · 21:12 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Andrei Markov
1 G
2 shots · 25:26 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🪶 Chris Simon Go-ahead 1st · 03:22
Assists: Mike Eastwood · beat Jose Theodore
1–0
🪶 Alexei Zhamnov PP 1st · 15:08
Assists: Theo Fleury, Phil Housley · beat Jose Theodore
2–0
2nd period
🇨🇦 Niklas Sundstrom 2nd · 06:16
Assists: Joe Juneau, Jan Bulis · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–1
🇨🇦 Andrei Markov Tying 2nd · 11:17
Assists: Oleg Petrov · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–2
🇨🇦 Richard Zednik PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:01
Assists: Saku Koivu, Patrice Brisebois · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–3
3rd period
🪶 Tyler Arnason Tying 3rd · 04:40
Assists: Steve Thomas · beat Jose Theodore
3–3
🇨🇦 Jan Bulis Go-ahead 3rd · 09:00
Assists: Doug Gilmour, Stephane Quintal · beat Jocelyn Thibault
3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI MTL🇨🇦
19 Shots on goal 31
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
4 Hits 2
13 Penalty minutes 9
CHI shooting 15.8% (3/19) MTL shooting 12.9% (4/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 59:35 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
16/19
.842 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–3
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Sullivan · Zhamnov · Fleury 18:41
L2 Calder · Daze · Nikolishin 15:19
L3 Korolev · Bell · Thomas 12:35
L4 Simon · Arnason · Eastwood 10:58
D1 Poapst · Dempsey 24:16
D2 Klemm · Housley 22:19
D3 McCarthy · Strudwick 12:35
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Gilmour · Koivu · Zednik 21:30
L2 Bulis · Czerkawski · Petrov 18:33
L3 Hossa · Juneau · Sundstrom 13:07
L4 Ribeiro · Mckay · Dackell 6:49
D1 Markov · Brisebois 24:24
D2 Traverse · Rivet 19:30
D3 Quintal · Dykhuis 16:06

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Feb 27, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ 🪶CHI
3–2 · Canadiens won
Dec 3, 2001
🪶CHI @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · Blackhawks won
Oct 14, 2000
🪶CHI @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–5 (OT) · Canadiens won
Mar 1, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ 🪶CHI
4–1 · Canadiens won
Oct 27, 1999
🪶CHI @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–0 · Blackhawks won

❓ CHI vs MTL, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Canadiens on January 26, 2003?

Canadiens won 4–3.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Canadiens?

The final score was Blackhawks 3, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Alexei Zhamnov, Chris Simon, Tyler Arnason.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Markov, Jan Bulis, Niklas Sundstrom, Richard Zednik.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens 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
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Jan 25
🪶CHI @ 🐧PIT
3–5 · PIT won
Next game · Jan 30
🪶CHI @ 🐻BOS
3–1 · CHI won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Jan 25
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–1 · WSH won
Next game · Jan 28
🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–6 · MTL won
Also on January 26, 2003
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
2–7 final
🌵PHX @ 🐋VAN
0–1 final
Blackhawks season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule