🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 13-12-3 before this game
2–1
Final
🗽 Home Rangers 13-10-4 before this game
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Canadiens at Rangers

Canadiens beat Rangers 2–1 at Madison Square Garden on December 10, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Dec 10, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jan Bulis
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 20:10 TOI · +2
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mike Ribeiro
1 G
2 shots · 17:50 TOI · +1
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Saku Koivu
1 A
4 shots · 22:20 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽
23 Shots on goal 29
9 Hits 22
20 Blocked shots 14
3 Takeaways 8
4 Giveaways 17
13 Penalty minutes 11
MTL shooting 8.7% (2/23) NYR shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
28/29
.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Mike Dunham
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 59:03 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 13-12-3 (46% win rate, 28 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 13-10-4 (48% win rate, 27 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 13-12-3 (46% win rate, 28 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 13-10-4 (48% win rate, 27 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Koivu · Bulis · Ryder 20:10
L2 Ribeiro · Dackell · Dagenais 16:40
L3 Kilger · Zednik · Sundstrom 15:37
L4 Langdon · Begin · Perreault 4:40
D1 Souray · Quintal 22:01
D2 Rivet · Bouillon 20:03
D3 Markov · Brisebois 18:02
🗽Rangers
L1 Rucinsky · Holik · Kovalev 21:26
L2 Nedved · Messier · Carter 19:49
L3 Simon · Lindros · Barnaby 13:18
L4 Hlavac · Lacouture · Ortmeyer 3:42
D1 Leetch · Malakhov 22:02
D2 Mironov · Poti 17:52
D3 De Vries · Kasparaitis 16:36

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 1, 2003
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–1 · Rangers won
Apr 5, 2003
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–5 · Canadiens won
Jan 9, 2003
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–3 · Canadiens won
Dec 19, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR
3–1 · Canadiens won
Oct 11, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR
4–1 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on December 10, 2003?

Canadiens won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Rangers 1.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Rangers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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 · Dec 8
🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · PHI won
Next game · Dec 12
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA
2–4 · FLA won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Dec 7
⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR
3–2 · TBL won
Next game · Dec 12
🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF
3–1 · NYR won
Also on December 10, 2003
🔔PHI @ 🧥CBJ
1–1 final
🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD
0–1 final
👑LAK @ 🐦ATL
3–4 final
🐻BOS @ 🐆FLA
1–1 final
🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF
7–2 final
⭐DAL @ 🌵PHX
1–2 final
🦈SJS @ 🦆ANA
2–3 final
Canadiens season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule