🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 32-34-14 before this game

1–2

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 44-23-12 before this game

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

Canadiens at Lightning

Lightning beat Canadiens 2–1 at AMALIE Arena on April 2, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Apr 2, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Vinny Prospal

1 G

2 shots · 19:35 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Cory Sarich

1 G

2 shots · 16:00 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Martin St. Louis

1 A

3 shots · 16:56 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Jan Bulis Go-ahead 1st · 05:22

Assists: Patrick Traverse, Saku Koivu · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–0

⚡ Vinny Prospal PP Tying 1st · 09:14

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Dan Boyle · beat Mathieu Garon

1–1

2nd period

⚡ Cory Sarich Go-ahead 2nd · 07:22

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Freddy Modin · beat Mathieu Garon

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡

27 Shots on goal 31

0/0 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

12 Hits 13

8 Blocked shots 15

3 Takeaways 13

15 Giveaways 8

12 Penalty minutes 4

MTL shooting 3.7% (1/27) TBL shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Mathieu Garon

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:41 TOI

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 59:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 32-34-14 (40% win rate, 80 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 44-23-12 (56% win rate, 79 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Bulis · Audette 19:48

L2 Perreault · Ribeiro · Zednik 16:40

L3 Hossa · Dackell · Sundstrom 14:03

L4 Dwyer · Mckay 8:54

D1 Bouillon · Brisebois 23:02

D2 Rivet · Quintal 17:14

D3 Traverse · Komisarek 14:37

D4 Dykhuis 10:15

⚡Lightning

L1 Prospal · Richards · Lecavalier 20:06

L2 Andreychuk · Modin · St. Louis 16:56

L3 Dingman · Taylor · Clymer 11:54

L4 Fedotenko · Svitov · Alexeev 10:10

D1 Boyle · Kubina 22:27

D2 Neckar · Cullimore 17:43

D3 Pratt · Sarich 16:20

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs TBL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on April 2, 2003?

Lightning won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Lightning?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jan Bulis.

Who scored for Lightning?

Cory Sarich, Vinny Prospal.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Lightning season series?

Lightning lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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 31

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Mar 31

Also on April 2, 2003

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