🌪️ Away Hurricanes 24-36-14 before this game

3–5

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 30-32-13 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	1	1	1	3
MTL	2	2	1	5

Hurricanes at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Hurricanes 5–3 at Bell Centre on March 22, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Mar 22, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Andrei Markov

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:58 TOI · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:41 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Josef Vasicek

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 20:03 TOI · -1

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jose Theodore

34 saves

0.919 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Kevyn Adams Go-ahead 1st · 00:14

Assists: Craig Adams · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

🇨🇦 Francis Bouillon SH Tying 1st · 02:03

Assists: Andreas Dackell, Jan Bulis · beat Arturs Irbe

1–1

🇨🇦 Jason Ward Go-ahead 1st · 12:22

Assists: Chad Kilger, Randy Mckay · beat Arturs Irbe

1–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Andrei Markov 2nd · 03:57

Assists: Craig Rivet · beat Arturs Irbe

1–3

🇨🇦 Donald Audette PP 2nd · 11:52

Assists: Andrei Markov, Saku Koivu · beat Arturs Irbe

1–4

🌪️ Josef Vasicek 2nd · 13:43

Assists: Tomas Kurka · beat Jose Theodore

2–4

3rd period

🌪️ Radim Vrbata PP 3rd · 12:51

Assists: Ryan Bayda, Josef Vasicek · beat Jose Theodore

3–4

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Empty net 3rd · 19:02

Unassisted

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR MTL🇨🇦

37 Shots on goal 23

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

17 Hits 14

1 Blocked shots 13

8 Takeaways 5

19 Giveaways 17

12 Penalty minutes 16

CAR shooting 8.1% (3/37) MTL shooting 21.7% (5/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 58:54 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 59:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–4

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Vasicek · Francis · Vrbata 20:03

L2 Bayda · Adams · O'Neill 18:10

L3 Kurka · MacDonald · Adams 14:23

L4 Daniels · Watt · Zigomanis 8:06

D1 Hill · Hedican 24:10

D2 Tanabe · St. Jacques 19:14

D3 Wallin · Malec 12:02

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Bulis · Koivu · Ward 17:41

L2 Kilger · Dackell · Sundstrom 14:18

L3 Ribeiro · Zednik · Audette 13:14

L4 Hossa · Perreault · Mckay 10:24

D1 Markov · Brisebois 20:42

D2 Komisarek · Quintal 20:14

D3 Bouillon · Rivet 19:12

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

4–3 (OT) · Hurricanes won

❓ CAR vs MTL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Canadiens on March 22, 2003?

Canadiens won 5–3.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Canadiens?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Josef Vasicek, Kevyn Adams, Radim Vrbata.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Markov, Donald Audette, Francis Bouillon, Jason Ward, Saku Koivu.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Mar 18

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 20

Also on March 22, 2003

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