⚡ Away Lightning 39-23-9 before this game

2–1

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 30-29-13 before this game

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

Lightning at Canadiens

Lightning beat Canadiens 2–1 at Bell Centre on March 15, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Mar 15, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Alexander Svitov

1 G

1 shots · 11:55 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Ben Clymer

1 G

1 shots · 13:07 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Freddy Modin

1 A

4 shots · 17:51 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Jan Bulis Go-ahead 2nd · 08:17

Assists: Saku Koivu, Andrei Markov · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

0–1

⚡ Alexander Svitov Tying 2nd · 14:47

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Freddy Modin · beat Jose Theodore

1–1

3rd period

⚡ Ben Clymer Go-ahead 3rd · 10:26

Assists: Brad Lukowich, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Jose Theodore

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL MTL🇨🇦

24 Shots on goal 24

15 Hits 14

17 Blocked shots 11

14 Takeaways 13

17 Giveaways 14

11 Penalty minutes 9

TBL shooting 8.3% (2/24) MTL shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

23/24

.958 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 58:44 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 39-23-9 (55% win rate, 71 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 30-29-13 (42% win rate, 72 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 39-23-9 (55% win rate, 71 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 30-29-13 (42% win rate, 72 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Lecavalier · Richards · St. Louis 18:35

L2 Modin · Prospal · Fedotenko 17:22

L3 Andreychuk · Alexeev · Clymer 13:07

L4 Svitov · Taylor · Roy 11:43

D1 Sarich · Kubina 21:11

D2 Boyle · Neckar 19:32

D3 Pratt · Lukowich 17:40

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Juneau · Audette 19:13

L2 Ribeiro · Dackell · Sundstrom 15:45

L3 Hossa · Bulis · Zednik 15:18

L4 Kilger · Perreault · Ward 9:07

D1 Markov · Brisebois 23:46

D2 Rivet · Bouillon 21:04

D3 Dykhuis · Komisarek 15:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Jan 22, 2003

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

Jan 19, 2002

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL

5–1 · Canadiens won

❓ TBL vs MTL, answered

Who won Lightning vs Canadiens on March 15, 2003?

Lightning won 2–1.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Canadiens?

The final score was Lightning 2, Canadiens 1.

Who scored for Lightning?

Alexander Svitov, Ben Clymer.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jan Bulis.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Canadiens season series?

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Mar 14

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 13

Also on March 15, 2003

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