🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 17-15-4 before this game
1–2
Final / OT
🌪️ Home Hurricanes 13-14-7 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Canadiens at Hurricanes

Hurricanes beat Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at PNC Arena on December 27, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Dec 27, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Sean Hill
2 G
5 shots · 21:59 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Ron Francis
1 A
15:54 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Danny Markov
1 A
25:40 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL CAR🌪️
19 Shots on goal 26
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6
7 Hits 16
9 Blocked shots 13
9 Takeaways 7
5 Giveaways 9
16 Penalty minutes 10
MTL shooting 5.3% (1/19) CAR shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:39 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Kevin Weekes
18/19
.947 SV% · 1 GA · 60:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 17-15-4 (47% win rate, 36 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 13-14-7 (38% win rate, 34 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 17-15-4 (47% win rate, 36 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 13-14-7 (38% win rate, 34 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Koivu · Bulis · Dackell 19:19
L2 Juneau · Zednik · Sundstrom 15:56
L3 Ribeiro · Ryder · Dagenais 14:59
L4 Langdon · Gratton · Perreault 8:50
D1 Souray · Quintal 22:01
D2 Brisebois · Markov 19:06
D3 Rivet · Bouillon 16:46
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Brind'Amour · O'Neill · Staal 18:23
L2 Cole · Vasicek · Vrbata 16:27
L3 Bayda · Francis · Murray 13:03
L4 Svoboda · Adams · Adams 10:18
D1 Markov · Hill 23:50
D2 Wesley · Hedican 19:58
D3 Ward · Boughner 14:44

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 6, 2003
🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 · Canadiens won
Dec 5, 2003
🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR
1–1 (OT) · Canadiens won
Mar 31, 2003
🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR
4–0 · Canadiens won
Mar 22, 2003
🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–5 · Canadiens won
Nov 23, 2002
🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL
7–3 · Hurricanes won

❓ MTL vs CAR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Hurricanes on December 27, 2003?

Hurricanes won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Hurricanes 2, in overtime.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 18 saves on 19 shots (.947 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Hurricanes season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 23
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · WSH won
Next game · Dec 29
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐦ATL
2–1 · MTL won
🌪️Hurricanes
Previous game · Dec 26
🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 · BUF won
Next game · Dec 29
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
1–2 · CAR won
Also on December 27, 2003
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
3–1 final
🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI
1–3 final
⭐DAL @ 🧥CBJ
4–3 final
😈NJD @ 🐧PIT
2–0 final
🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL
2–4 final
🦆ANA @ 🐆FLA
2–3 final
🔔PHI @ 🏔️COL
2–3 final
🐯NSH @ 🌵PHX
3–1 final
Canadiens season page Hurricanes season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule