⚡ Away Lightning 13-4-3 before this game
2–3
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🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 10-11-3 before this game
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Lightning at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Lightning 3–2 at Bell Centre on December 2, 2003.

🗓 Tue, Dec 2, 2003 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Richard Zednik
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:34 TOI · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Saku Koivu
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 22:08 TOI · +1
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Andrei Markov
2 A
1 shots · 20:48 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL MTL🇨🇦
26 Shots on goal 25
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
13 Hits 17
20 Blocked shots 17
14 Takeaways 12
19 Giveaways 15
10 Penalty minutes 10
TBL shooting 7.7% (2/26) MTL shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Nikolai Khabibulin
22/25
.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:06 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 13-4-3 (65% win rate, 20 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 10-11-3 (42% win rate, 24 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 13-4-3 (65% win rate, 20 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 10-11-3 (42% win rate, 24 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Lecavalier · Richards · St. Louis 19:55
L2 Modin · Stillman · Willis 17:12
L3 Andreychuk · Taylor · Clymer 12:29
L4 Dingman · Svitov · Roy 6:03
D1 Boyle · Kubina 22:50
D2 Lukowich · Cullimore 19:01
D3 Sarich · Pratt 16:53
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Koivu · Zednik · Ryder 20:34
L2 Begin · Sundstrom · Dackell 16:59
L3 Bulis · Perreault · Dagenais 12:37
L4 Kilger · Langdon 6:57
D1 Souray · Quintal 25:06
D2 Brisebois · Markov 22:20
D3 Bouillon · Rivet 12:20
D4 Komisarek 9:13

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Apr 2, 2003
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
1–2 · Lightning won
Mar 15, 2003
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–1 · Lightning won
Jan 22, 2003
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won
Dec 12, 2002
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · Lightning won
Mar 28, 2002
⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · Canadiens won

❓ TBL vs MTL, answered

Who won Lightning vs Canadiens on December 2, 2003?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Canadiens?

The final score was Lightning 2, Canadiens 3.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Nov 29
⚡TBL @ 🐦ATL
1–2 · ATL won
Next game · Dec 4
🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL
4–1 · OTT won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Nov 29
🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–1 · FLA won
Next game · Dec 5
🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR
1–1 · MTL won
Also on December 2, 2003
🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI
4–1 final
🦆ANA @ 🧥CBJ
1–2 final
🗽NYR @ 🍁TOR
4–5 final
🌵PHX @ 😈NJD
3–1 final
👑LAK @ 🎵STL
1–4 final
🦈SJS @ 🔥CGY
1–3 final
Lightning season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule