🏛️ Away Senators 53-21-4 before this game

3–1

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 31-33-14 before this game

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

Senators at Canadiens

Senators beat Canadiens 3–1 at Bell Centre on March 29, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Mar 29, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Senators lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏛️ OTT

Jason Spezza

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 11:49 TOI · +2

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Bryan Smolinski

1 G

3 shots · 15:23 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Brian Pothier

1 G

2 shots · 16:28 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Go-ahead 2nd · 00:23

Assists: Craig Rivet · beat Patrick Lalime

0–1

🏛️ Bryan Smolinski Tying 2nd · 01:52

Assists: Peter Schaefer, Marian Hossa · beat Jose Theodore

1–1

🏛️ Brian Pothier Go-ahead 2nd · 06:56

Assists: Jason Spezza · beat Jose Theodore

2–1

3rd period

🏛️ Jason Spezza 3rd · 17:06

Assists: Jody Hull, Chris Neil · beat Jose Theodore

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT MTL🇨🇦

31 Shots on goal 24

14 Hits 10

10 Blocked shots 13

7 Takeaways 14

18 Giveaways 14

13 Penalty minutes 13

OTT shooting 9.7% (3/31) MTL shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Patrick Lalime

23/24

.958 SV% · 1 GA · 59:47 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:12 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 53-21-4 (68% win rate, 78 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 31-33-14 (40% win rate, 78 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Bonk · Varada · Hossa 18:24

L2 White · Havlat · Alfredsson 16:24

L3 Arvedson · Smolinski · Spezza 15:16

L4 Schaefer · Neil · Hull 9:23

D1 Redden · Chara 22:26

D2 Rachunek · Phillips 19:04

D3 Hnidy · Pothier 16:32

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Hossa · Bulis · Zednik 17:06

L2 Koivu · Perreault · Dackell 16:33

L3 Ribeiro · Audette · Sundstrom 15:00

L4 Kilger · Dwyer · Mckay 8:35

D1 Bouillon · Brisebois 21:16

D2 Markov · Rivet 20:46

D3 Quintal · Komisarek 18:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Senators lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

Dec 27, 2002

🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT

2–3 (OT) · Senators won

❓ OTT vs MTL, answered

Who won Senators vs Canadiens on March 29, 2003?

Senators won 3–1.

What was the final score of Senators vs Canadiens?

The final score was Senators 3, Canadiens 1.

Who scored for Senators?

Brian Pothier, Bryan Smolinski, Jason Spezza.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Saku Koivu.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Senators vs Canadiens season series?

Senators lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Mar 28

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 28

Also on March 29, 2003

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