4–5

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 32-35-14 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	0	3	4
MTL	0	3	2	5

Rangers at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Rangers 5–4 at Bell Centre on April 5, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Apr 5, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Yanic Perreault

2 G, 1 A

10 shots · 15:07 TOI · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Sandy McCarthy

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · 12:37 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Matthew Barnaby

3 A

1 shots · 13:01 TOI

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jose Theodore

34 saves

0.895 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Sandy McCarthy Go-ahead 1st · 15:25

Assists: Matthew Barnaby · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Yanic Perreault Tying 2nd · 01:10

Assists: Patrick Traverse, Andreas Dackell · beat Dan Blackburn

1–1

🇨🇦 Yanic Perreault Go-ahead 2nd · 03:30

Assists: Mike Komisarek, Andreas Dackell · beat Dan Blackburn

1–2

🇨🇦 Richard Zednik 2nd · 06:54

Unassisted · beat Dan Blackburn

1–3

3rd period

🗽 Petr Nedved PP 3rd · 02:00

Assists: Tom Poti, Brian Leetch · beat Jose Theodore

2–3

🗽 Sandy McCarthy Tying 3rd · 06:48

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Bobby Holik · beat Jose Theodore

3–3

🇨🇦 Stephane Quintal Go-ahead 3rd · 17:46

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom, Yanic Perreault · beat Dan Blackburn

3–4

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Empty net 3rd · 19:10

Unassisted

3–5

🗽 Eric Lindros 3rd · 19:43

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Sandy McCarthy · beat Jose Theodore

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR MTL🇨🇦

38 Shots on goal 24

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

10 Hits 3

8 Blocked shots 15

12 Takeaways 8

11 Giveaways 19

21 Penalty minutes 15

NYR shooting 10.5% (4/38) MTL shooting 20.8% (5/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Dan Blackburn

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 59:20 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

34/38

.895 SV% · 4 GA · 59:31 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Nedved · Lundmark · Lindros 18:44

L2 Donato · Lyashenko · Carter 14:35

L3 Holik · Kovalev · Barnaby 13:01

L4 Lacouture · McCarthy · Petrovicky 11:13

D1 Leetch · Poti 24:58

D2 Pisa · Mironov 19:36

D3 Kasparaitis · Purinton 15:27

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Bulis · Sundstrom 17:11

L2 Perreault · Dackell · Audette 15:20

L3 Hossa · Ribeiro · Zednik 14:01

L4 Dwyer · Ward · Mckay 10:30

D1 Traverse · Rivet 22:01

D2 Bouillon · Brisebois 19:46

D3 Quintal · Komisarek 17:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYR vs MTL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Canadiens on April 5, 2003?

Canadiens won 5–4.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Rangers 4, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Sandy McCarthy (2), Eric Lindros, Petr Nedved.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Yanic Perreault (2), Richard Zednik, Saku Koivu, Stephane Quintal.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Blackburn made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 4–0 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 4

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 2

Also on April 5, 2003

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