Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues

Thursday, January 2, 2003, 8:00 PM ET Savvis Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 4–1 on Thursday, January 2, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Chicago Blackhawks	4	30-33-13-6
at St. Louis Blues	1	41-24-11-6

Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	2	2	0	4
St. Louis Blues	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	9	11	5	25
St. Louis Blues	5	8	16	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:31	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexander Karpovtsev (1)	Phil Housley (16), Alexei Zhamnov (24)	Power play	CHI 1, STL 0
1st	11:26	Chicago Blackhawks	Theo Fleury (5)	Kyle Calder (6), Nathan Dempsey (11)	Even strength	CHI 2, STL 0
2nd	08:45	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder (8)	Nathan Dempsey (12), Alexei Zhamnov (25)	Power play	CHI 3, STL 0
2nd	19:46	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Sullivan (13)	Nathan Dempsey (13)	Even strength	CHI 4, STL 0
3rd	06:35	St. Louis Blues	Cory Stillman (15)	Petr Cajanek (23), Eric Boguniecki (16)	Even strength	CHI 4, STL 1

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	80%	16:32
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	0	2	2	+1	2	2	0	0	50%	14:39
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	66.7%	15:10
Number 19 K. Calder	L	1	1	2	+1	2	5	0	1		14:54
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45%	15:33
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		13:57
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0		13:31
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	50%	15:39
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		11:37
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	80%	12:09
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		12:42
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:13
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:04
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0		15:40
Number 7 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		23:19
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0		22:49
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	1		21:46
Number 43 N. Dempsey	D	0	3	3	-1	0	1	0	0		22:40

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	29	28	1	.966	60:00	Win

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	50%	16:40
Number 9 T. Nash	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0		09:21
Number 10 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		17:13
Number 18 S. Dubinsky	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	50%	10:40
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		17:07
Number 22 M. Rucinsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:27
Number 25 S. Podein	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		07:10
Number 26 P. Cajanek	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	36.8%	16:17
Number 33 E. Boguniecki	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0		14:51
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	30.8%	16:24
Number 39 D. Weight	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	55.6%	21:50
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0		15:04
Number 2 A. MacInnis	D	0	0	0	-2	0	8	0		24:06
Number 5 B. Jackman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		19:54
Number 6 T. Koivisto	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		19:10
Number 29 A. Khavanov	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0		22:00
Number 37 J. Finley	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		13:09
Number 46 C. Laflamme	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		16:02

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 B. Johnson	4	2	2	.500	11:26	Loss
Number 40 F. Brathwaite	21	19	2	.905	48:34

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:06	St. Louis Blues	Jeff Finley	Slashing	2
1st	14:35	St. Louis Blues	Alexander Khavanov	Tripping	2
1st	19:35	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexei Zhamnov	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	04:23	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	08:28	St. Louis Blues	Jeff Finley	Charging	2
2nd	17:37	Chicago Blackhawks	Igor Korolev	Holding	2
2nd	20:00	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexander Karpovtsev	Roughing	2
2nd	20:00	St. Louis Blues	Tyson Nash	Cross checking	2
3rd	02:49	Chicago Blackhawks	Eric Daze	High sticking	2

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
St. Louis Blues head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Don Koharski, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Troy Sartison, Dan Schachte
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Garry Valk, Louie Debrusk, Jon Klemm, Chris Simon, Peter White, Boris Mironov, Ryan Vandenbussche, Steve Passmore, Jason Strudwick, Brett McLean, Shawn Thornton, Burke Henry, Craig Anderson, Igor Radulov
St. Louis Blues scratches: Tom Barrasso, Chris Pronger, Jamal Mayers, Eric Nickulas, Bryce Salvador, Daniel Corso, Reed Low, Sergei Varlamov, Christian Backman, Mike Van Ryn, Justin Papineau, Matt Walker, Cody Rudkowsky, Curtis Sanford, Reinhard Divis

Every Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 18, 2003
St. Louis Blues 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 23, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Apr 3, 2003
St. Louis Blues 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Apr 4, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 2, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Ottawa Senators 8	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Florida Panthers 4 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Minnesota Wild 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 2, 2003
Dallas Stars 3 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 2, 2003