Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks

Wednesday, March 12, 2003, 10:30 PM ET Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim Regular Season Final

Final score

The Anaheim Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 on Wednesday, March 12, 2003 at home.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Chicago Blackhawks	2	30-33-13-6
at Anaheim Ducks	5	40-27-9-6

Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	1	0	1	2
Anaheim Ducks	1	3	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	13	11	13	37
Anaheim Ducks	9	12	7	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:06	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Sullivan (20)	Eric Daze (18), Andrei Nikolishin (10)	Even strength	CHI 1, ANA 0
1st	12:04	Anaheim Ducks	Steve Thomas (5)	Stanislav Chistov (15), Fredrik Olausson (6)	Even strength	CHI 1, ANA 1
2nd	02:02	Anaheim Ducks	Mike Leclerc (7)	Vitaly Vishnevski (5), Paul Kariya (44)	Even strength	CHI 1, ANA 2
2nd	07:46	Anaheim Ducks	Steve Thomas (6)	Adam Oates (30)	Even strength	CHI 1, ANA 3
2nd	13:56	Anaheim Ducks	Petr Sykora (26)	Adam Oates (31), Sandis Ozolinsh (25)	Even strength	CHI 1, ANA 4
3rd	14:27	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Sullivan (21)	Eric Daze (19), Steve Poapst (9)	Even strength	CHI 2, ANA 4
3rd	19:40	Anaheim Ducks	Jason Krog (9)	Steve Rucchin (32)	Even strength, Empty net	CHI 2, ANA 5

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 A. Nikolishin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	53.3%	17:26
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	0	33.3%	15:31
Number 15 G. Valk	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		10:21
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0		11:50
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0		15:56
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	12:13
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	50%	14:27
Number 23 R. Vandenbussche	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	09:11
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	2	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	33.3%	19:54
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	50%	16:14
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	42.9%	14:49
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	2	2	0	0	6	0	1		18:23
Number 4 S. Helenius	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0		14:38
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:36
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		25:19
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		12:44
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	-4	0	1	1	0		19:43
Number 43 N. Dempsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		25:13

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	27	23	4	.852	59:26	Loss

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 L. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	7	2	1	0		08:56
Number 9 P. Kariya	L	0	1	1	-1	2	3	1	1		18:27
Number 10 J. Krog	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	58.8%	15:11
Number 12 M. Leclerc	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0		14:12
Number 18 P. Kjellberg	L	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	100%	13:06
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	61.1%	20:02
Number 23 S. Chistov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		11:36
Number 26 S. Pahlsson	C	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0	28.6%	13:46
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	2	0	2	+2	0	2	0	0		12:34
Number 39 P. Sykora	R	1	0	1	+1	0	7	0	0	50%	17:56
Number 44 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		14:54
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	53.8%	18:06
Number 2 F. Olausson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		18:44
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:12
Number 5 V. Vishnevski	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	1		19:10
Number 8 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		19:42
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		19:10
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0		18:59

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Giguere	37	35	2	.946	60:00	Win

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:17	Anaheim Ducks	Lance Ward	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:17	Chicago Blackhawks	Jason Strudwick	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:09	Chicago Blackhawks	Igor Korolev	Slashing	2
1st	17:43	Anaheim Ducks	Paul Kariya	Holding	2
2nd	02:54	Chicago Blackhawks	Garry Valk	Hooking	2
2nd	09:30	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Holding	2
2nd	14:45	Anaheim Ducks	Lance Ward	Roughing	2
2nd	14:45	Chicago Blackhawks	Chris Simon	Roughing	2
3rd	15:15	Anaheim Ducks	Samuel Pahlsson	Holding the stick	2

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Anaheim Ducks head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Mark Faucette, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Troy Sartison
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Todd Gill, Phil Housley, Louie Debrusk, Alexander Karpovtsev, Peter White, Alexei Zhamnov, Sergei Berezin, Brett McLean, Shawn Thornton, Burke Henry, Craig Anderson, Michael Leighton, Igor Radulov
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Dan Bylsma, Rob Valicevic, Chris O'Sullivan, Kevin Sawyer, Marc Chouinard, Ruslan Salei, Mike Brown, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Cam Severson, Jonathan Hedstrom, Andy McDonald, Alexei Smirnov, Ilya Bryzgalov

Every Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 1, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Mar 12, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 19, 2003

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 12, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 12, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Mar 12, 2003
Nashville Predators 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Mar 12, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Wed, Mar 12, 2003
Dallas Stars 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Mar 12, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Mar 12, 2003