Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes

Tuesday, March 12, 2002, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 on Tuesday, March 12, 2002 at home.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Chicago Blackhawks	1	41-27-13-1
at Phoenix Coyotes	3	40-27-9-6

Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	0	1	0	1
Phoenix Coyotes	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	13	10	16	39
Phoenix Coyotes	10	6	9	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:50	Phoenix Coyotes	Daniel Brière (27)	Danny Markov (29), Claude Lemieux (22)	Even strength	CHI 0, PHX 1
1st	14:51	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad May (9)	Michal Handzus (22)	Even strength	CHI 0, PHX 2
2nd	17:50	Chicago Blackhawks	Michael Nylander (12)	Eric Daze (28), Kyle Calder (31)	Power play	CHI 1, PHX 2
3rd	19:28	Phoenix Coyotes	Michal Handzus (13)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	CHI 1, PHX 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 T. Amonte	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		25:27
Number 11 P. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	58.3%	09:00
Number 16 M. Henderson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	0	0		09:48
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0		16:31
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	42.9%	16:49
Number 24 B. Probert	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0		05:29
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	71.4%	22:24
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	-2	2	3	3	0	0		12:35
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	57.1%	12:31
Number 44 A. Downey	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	1	0		04:33
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	1	1	-1	0	4	3	1	0		19:31
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	61.1%	19:04
Number 3 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0		17:07
Number 4 C. Mcalpine	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	3	0		08:52
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	0	0	-1	2	7	0	1	0		24:12
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	0		22:15
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		20:33
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0		26:07

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	24	22	2	.917	59:06	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	45.5%	20:02
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	50%	17:11
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:27
Number 16 M. Handzus	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	2	1	50%	18:45
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		15:30
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	33.3%	12:37
Number 22 C. Lemieux	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		14:17
Number 28 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	+2	0	3	3	0		11:31
Number 29 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		06:38
Number 32 B. May	L	1	0	1	+2	2	3	0	0		13:05
Number 44 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		05:28
Number 49 B. Savage	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	100%	17:48
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		16:45
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	2		22:18
Number 5 D. Berehowsky	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	2	0		15:44
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		18:16
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1		26:07
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2	3	1		20:54

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 42 R. Esche	39	38	1	.974	60:00	Win

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:55	Chicago Blackhawks	Phil Housley	Interference	2
1st	11:07	Phoenix Coyotes	Ossi Vaananen	Cross checking	2
1st	14:56	Chicago Blackhawks	Aaron Downey	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:56	Phoenix Coyotes	Andrei Nazarov	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:48	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Slashing	2
2nd	06:43	Phoenix Coyotes	Drake Berehowsky	Interference	2
2nd	09:54	Chicago Blackhawks	Bob Probert	Roughing	2
2nd	09:54	Phoenix Coyotes	Brad May	Roughing	2
2nd	15:36	Phoenix Coyotes	Daymond Langkow	Hooking	2
2nd	17:36	Phoenix Coyotes	Ossi Vaananen	Holding the stick	2
2nd	18:00	Chicago Blackhawks	Igor Korolev	Hooking	2

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Vaughan Rody
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Joe Reekie, Steve Thomas, Alexei Zhamnov, Jim Campbell, Boris Mironov, Ryan Vandenbussche, Vladimir Chebaturkin, Mike Peluso, Casey Hankinson, Steve McCarthy, Michael Leighton
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Mike Sullivan, Denis Pederson, Sebastien Bordeleau, Dan Focht, Jean-Guy Trudel, Paul Mara, Wyatt Smith, Patrick Desrochers, Tyler Bouck, David Cullen, Kirill Safronov, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Krys Kolanos

Every Chicago Blackhawks and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Oct 11, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Feb 6, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Mar 12, 2002

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 12, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Dallas Stars 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Ottawa Senators 4 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 12, 2002