🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 27-27-12 before this game
1–3
Final
🦆 Home Ducks 33-24-10 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
MTL 1001
ANA 1023

Canadiens at Ducks

Ducks beat Canadiens 3–1 at Honda Center on March 5, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Mar 5, 2003 · 21:30 CST 📍 Honda Center, Anaheim 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Ducks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦆 ANA
Patric Kjellberg
1 G
2 shots · 17:34 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦆 ANA
Petr Sykora
1 G
2 shots · 16:29 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦆 ANA
Mike Leclerc
1 G
1 shots · 12:50 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🦆 Petr Sykora Go-ahead 1st · 18:07
Assists: Paul Kariya, Adam Oates · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Tying 1st · 18:37
Assists: Donald Audette · beat Martin Gerber
1–1
3rd period
🦆 Mike Leclerc Go-ahead 3rd · 08:32
Assists: Vitaly Vishnevski, Stanislav Chistov · beat Jose Theodore
1–2
🦆 Patric Kjellberg 3rd · 09:35
Assists: Steve Rucchin, Keith Carney · beat Jose Theodore
1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL ANA🦆
25 Shots on goal 23
10 Hits 8
4 Blocked shots 9
7 Takeaways 10
6 Giveaways 13
4 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 4.0% (1/25) ANA shooting 13.0% (3/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
20/23
.870 SV% · 3 GA · 58:48 TOI
🦆Ducks
Martin Gerber
24/25
.960 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 27-27-12 (41% win rate, 66 games)
Ducks
Ducks — tied after 1st: 33-24-10 (49% win rate, 67 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 27-27-12 (41% win rate, 66 games)
Ducks
Ducks — tied after 2nd: 33-24-10 (49% win rate, 67 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Perreault · Zednik · Audette 19:40
L2 Koivu · Bulis · Gilmour 17:33
L3 Juneau · Sundstrom · Dackell 15:01
L4 Kilger · Dwyer · Mckay 7:22
D1 Markov · Rivet 25:30
D2 Brisebois · Traverse 20:09
D3 Dykhuis · Komisarek 14:16
🦆Ducks
L1 Kariya · Kjellberg · Rucchin 19:55
L2 Pahlsson · Oates · Sykora 16:53
L3 Leclerc · Krog · Chistov 14:59
L4 Smirnov · Chouinard · Ward 7:39
D1 Carney · Havelid 22:14
D2 Ozolinsh · Salei 20:41
D3 Sauer · Vishnevski 15:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Ducks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Oct 29, 2002
🦆ANA @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–2 (OT) · Ducks won
Oct 9, 2001
🦆ANA @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 · Canadiens won
Mar 7, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦆ANA
2–4 · Ducks won
Nov 22, 1999
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦆ANA
2–1 · Canadiens won
Nov 11, 1999
🦆ANA @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs ANA, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Ducks on March 5, 2003?

Ducks won 3–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Ducks?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Ducks 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Saku Koivu.

Who scored for Ducks?

Mike Leclerc, Patric Kjellberg, Petr Sykora.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Ducks goalie play?

Martin Gerber made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Ducks played?

At Honda Center in Anaheim, the Ducks home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Ducks season series?

Ducks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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 · Mar 1
🐋VAN @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–1 · VAN won
Next game · Mar 6
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦈SJS
3–4 · SJS won
🦆Ducks
Previous game · Mar 4
🦆ANA @ 👑LAK
2–1 · ANA won
Next game · Mar 7
🛢️EDM @ 🦆ANA
4–1 · EDM won
Also on March 5, 2003
🏔️COL @ 🐆FLA
3–1 final
⚡TBL @ 🐙DET
2–3 final
😈NJD @ 🔥CGY
4–5 final
🪶CHI @ ⭐DAL
4–7 final
Canadiens season page Ducks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule