🐯 Away Predators 14-12-3 before this game
4–5
Final / OT
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 15-13-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Predators at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Predators 5–4 in overtime at Bell Centre on December 18, 2003.

🗓 Thu, Dec 18, 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
Sheldon Souray
3 G, 1 A
8 shots · 26:53 TOI · -1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mike Ribeiro
4 A
1 shots · 17:34 TOI · -2
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Saku Koivu
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 20:57 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH MTL🇨🇦
22 Shots on goal 36
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 4/5
14 Hits 22
13 Blocked shots 11
11 Takeaways 9
14 Giveaways 19
10 Penalty minutes 8
NSH shooting 18.2% (4/22) MTL shooting 13.9% (5/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Tomas Vokoun
31/36
.861 SV% · 5 GA · 60:35 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Mathieu Garon
16/18
.889 SV% · 2 GA · 40:35 TOI
Jose Theodore
2/4
.500 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Predators
Predators — tied after 1st: 14-12-3 (48% win rate, 29 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 15-13-4 (47% win rate, 32 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Predators
Predators — tied after 2nd: 14-12-3 (48% win rate, 29 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 15-13-4 (47% win rate, 32 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Legwand · Johnson · Walker 19:17
L2 Orszagh · Arkhipov · Erat 16:54
L3 Murray · Hall · Upshall 15:20
L4 Stevenson · McKenzie · Tootoo 6:37
D1 Timonen · Hamhuis 23:18
D2 Zidlicky · York 19:54
D3 Eaton · Hutchinson 17:22
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Koivu · Bulis · Ryder 20:42
L2 Ribeiro · Juneau · Sundstrom 17:34
L3 Dackell · Dagenais · Zednik 14:42
L4 Kilger · Langdon · Audette 6:22
D1 Souray · Quintal 24:58
D2 Rivet · Bouillon 20:53
D3 Markov · Komisarek 12:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 10, 2003
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐯NSH
3–1 · Canadiens won
Mar 23, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐯NSH
1–5 · Predators won
Nov 8, 2001
🐯NSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 · Canadiens won
Dec 21, 2000
🐯NSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–4 · Canadiens won
Nov 18, 1999
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐯NSH
1–6 · Predators won

❓ NSH vs MTL, answered

Who won Predators vs Canadiens on December 18, 2003?

Canadiens won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Predators vs Canadiens?

The final score was Predators 4, Canadiens 5, in overtime.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves on 36 shots (.861 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Predators 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
🐯Predators
Previous game · Dec 16
🐋VAN @ 🐯NSH
2–1 · VAN won
Next game · Dec 20
🐙DET @ 🐯NSH
0–1 · NSH won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 16
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–1 · BOS won
Next game · Dec 20
🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR
2–4 · TOR won
Also on December 18, 2003
🔥CGY @ 🐻BOS
5–0 final
⚡TBL @ 🔔PHI
5–4 final
🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR
1–2 final
🪶CHI @ 🏛️OTT
1–6 final
😈NJD @ 🐦ATL
3–0 final
🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR
3–4 final
🦈SJS @ 🎵STL
2–4 final
🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM
1–1 final
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