🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 27-28-13 before this game
1–2
Final
👑 Home Kings 31-31-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
MTL 0011
LAK 1012

Canadiens at Kings

Kings beat Canadiens 2–1 at Crypto.com Arena on March 8, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Mar 8, 2003 · 21:00 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 👑 LAK
Eric Belanger
1 G
3 shots · 17:07 TOI · +1
2nd star 👑 LAK
Ryan Flinn
1 G
1 shots · 07:27 TOI · +1
3rd star 👑 LAK
Mikko Eloranta
1 A
2 shots · 16:40 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
👑 Ryan Flinn Go-ahead 1st · 02:40
Assists: Brad Norton, Jerred Smithson · beat Mathieu Garon
0–1
3rd period
👑 Eric Belanger 3rd · 12:20
Assists: Mikko Eloranta · beat Mathieu Garon
0–2
🇨🇦 Richard Zednik 3rd · 19:59
Assists: Marcel Hossa, Mike Ribeiro · beat Jamie Storr
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL LAK👑
28 Shots on goal 30
24 Hits 18
13 Blocked shots 11
3 Takeaways 4
17 Giveaways 12
4 Penalty minutes 2
MTL shooting 3.6% (1/28) LAK shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Mathieu Garon
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:26 TOI
👑Kings
Jamie Storr
27/28
.964 SV% · 1 GA · 59:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

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

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Koivu · Bulis · Audette 18:32
L2 Hossa · Ribeiro · Zednik 15:19
L3 Gilmour · Perreault · Sundstrom 13:55
L4 Kilger · Juneau · Mckay 12:12
D1 Brisebois · Bouillon 23:16
D2 Rivet · Markov 20:56
D3 Komisarek · Traverse 14:42
👑Kings
L1 Smolinski · Armstrong · Palffy 18:25
L2 Frolov · Belanger · Laperriere 16:50
L3 Eloranta · Johnson · Rasmussen 15:26
L4 Flinn · Smithson 7:28
D1 Miller · Schneider 21:58
D2 Norstrom · Modry 19:52
D3 Visnovsky · Corvo 18:00
D4 Norton 7:47

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 9, 2002
👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 · Canadiens won
Dec 22, 2001
👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · Canadiens won
Mar 6, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK
3–4 · Kings won
Dec 11, 1999
👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–2 · Kings won
Nov 20, 1999
🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK
5–3 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs LAK, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Kings on March 8, 2003?

Kings won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Kings?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Kings 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Richard Zednik.

Who scored for Kings?

Eric Belanger, Ryan Flinn.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jamie Storr made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Kings season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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 6
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦈SJS
3–4 · SJS won
Next game · Mar 10
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐯NSH
3–1 · MTL won
👑Kings
Previous game · Mar 6
🛢️EDM @ 👑LAK
2–1 · EDM won
Next game · Mar 10
🐙DET @ 👑LAK
3–2 · DET won
Also on March 8, 2003
🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS
4–5 final
🐋VAN @ 🍁TOR
3–3 final
😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI
4–2 final
🔥CGY @ 🧥CBJ
3–2 final
🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT
5–1 final
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
4–0 final
🏔️COL @ 🔔PHI
2–1 final
🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX
4–6 final
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