🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 18-15-5 before this game
1–1
Final / OT
⭐ Home Stars 19-16-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Canadiens at Stars

Canadiens beat Stars 1–1 in overtime at American Airlines Center on December 31, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Dec 31, 2003 · 19:30 CST 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Niklas Sundstrom
1 G
2 shots · 14:10 TOI · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Sheldon Souray
1 A
5 shots · 24:06 TOI · +1
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Joe Juneau
1 A
1 shots · 13:46 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL DAL⭐
21 Shots on goal 20
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
13 Hits 19
7 Blocked shots 9
4 Takeaways 18
22 Giveaways 29
6 Penalty minutes 4
MTL shooting 4.8% (1/21) DAL shooting 5.0% (1/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
19/20
.950 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI
⭐Stars
Marty Turco
20/21
.952 SV% · 1 GA · 64:40 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 18-15-5 (47% win rate, 38 games)
Stars
Stars — tied after 1st: 19-16-3 (50% win rate, 38 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 18-15-5 (47% win rate, 38 games)
Stars
Stars — tied after 2nd: 19-16-3 (50% win rate, 38 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Bulis · Perreault · Ryder 20:37
L2 Ribeiro · Zednik · Sundstrom 19:35
L3 Juneau · Dackell · Dagenais 13:46
L4 Langdon · Plekanec · Ward 10:40
D1 Souray · Quintal 24:02
D2 Brisebois · Markov 21:20
D3 Bouillon · Rivet 19:46
⭐Stars
L1 Morrow · Modano · Lehtinen 21:34
L2 Barnes · Guerin · Young 18:39
L3 Arnott · Turgeon · DiMaio 16:58
L4 Kapanen · Ott · Downey 4:39
D1 Zubov · Boucher 24:12
D2 Numminen · Matvichuk 20:35
D3 Sweeney · Klemm 18:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 4, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL
1–5 · Stars won
Nov 12, 2002
⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–2 · Stars won
Mar 14, 2002
⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–3 (OT) · Stars won
Nov 11, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL
0–2 · Stars won
Dec 1, 1999
⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · Stars won

❓ MTL vs DAL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Stars on December 31, 2003?

Canadiens won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Stars?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Stars 1, in overtime.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Stars 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
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 29
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐦ATL
2–1 · MTL won
Next game · Jan 3
🐦ATL @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–5 · MTL won
⭐Stars
Previous game · Dec 29
🔔PHI @ ⭐DAL
2–2 · PHI won
Next game · Jan 2
🌵PHX @ ⭐DAL
6–0 · PHX won
Also on December 31, 2003
🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT
6–1 final
🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL
2–2 final
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
1–7 final
🐦ATL @ 🐙DET
5–6 final
🦈SJS @ 🧥CBJ
1–0 final
🦆ANA @ 🌪️CAR
3–1 final
🏔️COL @ 🔥CGY
2–1 final
🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI
4–3 final
Canadiens season page Stars season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule