Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks

Sunday, January 12, 2003, 8:00 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 2–0 on Sunday, January 12, 2003 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Nashville Predators	0	27-35-13-7
at Chicago Blackhawks	2	30-33-13-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	8	5	4	17
Chicago Blackhawks	6	8	6	20

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:51	Chicago Blackhawks	Eric Daze (9)	Theo Fleury (7), Alexei Zhamnov (31)	Even strength	NSH 0, CHI 1
3rd	10:31	Chicago Blackhawks	Theo Fleury (7)	Alexei Zhamnov (32), Kyle Calder (7)	Even strength	NSH 0, CHI 2

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

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 C. Wilm	C	-1	2	2	0		11:37
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	-1	0	0	0	50%	21:27
Number 15 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	0	37.5%	15:57
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	-1	0	2	0		16:15
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	3	1		15:50
Number 21 A. Johansson	L	0	0	2	0		17:50
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	40%	19:49
Number 25 D. Arkhipov	C	-1	0	1	0	50%	15:03
Number 33 V. Orszagh	L	0	0	1	0		15:06
Number 41 B. Gilchrist	L	-1	0	1	0		08:12
Number 43 V. Yachmenev	R	0	0	0	0		12:38
Number 46 W. Smith	C	-1	0	0	0	40%	07:56
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	2	1	0		18:39
Number 4 M. Eaton	D	-1	0	1	0		17:59
Number 5 A. Delmore	D	0	0	3	0		18:49
Number 23 B. Houlder	D	-2	0	0	0		20:13
Number 27 J. York	D	0	0	0	0		24:58
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	-1	0	0	0		19:17

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	20	18	2	.900	58:13	Loss

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	15:00
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	60%	22:13
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	50%	15:32
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		07:11
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1		15:41
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	58.3%	12:43
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	19:49
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:29
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	08:13
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	11:34
Number 55 E. Daze	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0		13:48
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:05
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		16:41
Number 7 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1		23:12
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3		24:17
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		24:20
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:14
Number 43 N. Dempsey	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		18:56

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	17	17	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:12	Chicago Blackhawks	Nathan Dempsey	Interference	2
1st	09:21	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Thomas	Slashing	2
1st	13:09	Nashville Predators	Clarke Wilm	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	14:29	Chicago Blackhawks	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	13:00	Nashville Predators	Karlis Skrastins	Hooking	2
2nd	15:25	Chicago Blackhawks	Chris Simon	High sticking	2
3rd	07:31	Chicago Blackhawks	Mike Eastwood	Boarding	2
3rd	15:30	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Holding	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Referees: Blaine Angus, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Andy McElman, Ray Scapinello
Nashville Predators scratches: Greg Johnson, Reid Simpson, Denis Pederson, Domenic Pittis, Kimmo Timonen, Pascal Trepanier, Nathan Perrott, Cameron Mann, Andy Berenzweig, Francis Bouillon, Robert Schnabel, Brian Finley, Martin Erat, Darren Haydar, Greg Classen, Vernon Fiddler, Scottie Upshall
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Phil Housley, Garry Valk, Louie Debrusk, Jon Klemm, Peter White, Igor Korolev, Ryan Vandenbussche, Steve Passmore, Brett McLean, Shawn Thornton, Burke Henry, Craig Anderson, Igor Radulov

Every Nashville Predators and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Nov 17, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Nashville Predators 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Jan 12, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Nashville Predators 5	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Nashville Predators 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Mar 27, 2003

Other NHL games on Sunday, January 12, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Jan 12, 2003
St. Louis Blues 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Jan 12, 2003