Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks

Thursday, October 24, 2002, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 on Thursday, October 24, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Minnesota Wild	3	42-29-10-1
at Chicago Blackhawks	2	30-33-13-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	3	11	9	23
Chicago Blackhawks	5	9	12	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	13:39	Minnesota Wild	Pascal Dupuis (1)	Cliff Ronning (3), Willie Mitchell (2)	Even strength	MIN 1, CHI 0
3rd	03:26	Chicago Blackhawks	Sergei Berezin (2)	Alexei Zhamnov (4), Phil Housley (4)	Power play	MIN 1, CHI 1
3rd	06:08	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (3)	Cliff Ronning (4), Stephane Veilleux (1)	Power play	MIN 2, CHI 1
3rd	10:07	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (4)	Jim Dowd (2)	Even strength	MIN 3, CHI 1
3rd	13:19	Chicago Blackhawks	Jason Strudwick (1)	Alexei Zhamnov (5), Sergei Berezin (3)	Even strength	MIN 3, CHI 2

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

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	60%	20:40
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		21:28
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	1	0	1	+2	2	3	0		15:43
Number 12 M. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		05:03
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	2	0	2	+2	0	4	1		14:03
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	18:19
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0		12:47
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		17:11
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	47.1%	12:40
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	33.3%	15:46
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	46.7%	16:23
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	1	1	+1	5	0	0		18:09
Number 3 L. Benysek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		10:13
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		09:46
Number 5 B. Bombardir	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		21:36
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		26:04
Number 23 J. Marshall	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:46
Number 77 L. Sekeras	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		26:40

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Roloson	26	24	2	.923	59:59	Win

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 13 A. Zhamnov	C	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	50%	19:16
Number 15 G. Valk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		07:03
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		19:53
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	09:50
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	60%	20:11
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		18:00
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		14:19
Number 33 L. Debrusk	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		02:42
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	50%	15:22
Number 49 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		09:09
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	54.5%	17:26
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	1		18:24
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		21:31
Number 7 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		22:54
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		17:20
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		23:01
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0		10:28
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0		21:07

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	23	20	3	.870	58:55	Loss

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:12	Minnesota Wild	Sergei Zholtok	Tripping	2
1st	08:46	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:46	Minnesota Wild	Willie Mitchell	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:44	Chicago Blackhawks	Tyler Arnason	Hooking	2
1st	15:32	Chicago Blackhawks	Jason Strudwick	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	15:32	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Charging	2
2nd	08:43	Chicago Blackhawks	Louie Debrusk	Hooking	2
2nd	10:02	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Poapst	High sticking	2
2nd	13:57	Minnesota Wild	Wes Walz	High sticking	2
2nd	13:57	Minnesota Wild	Wes Walz	High sticking	2
2nd	16:53	Chicago Blackhawks	Jon Klemm	Tripping	2
2nd	16:53	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Sullivan	Tripping	2
3rd	01:31	Minnesota Wild	Sergei Zholtok	Hooking	2
3rd	03:01	Minnesota Wild	Pascal Dupuis	Slashing	2
3rd	05:22	Chicago Blackhawks	Jon Klemm	High sticking	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Dan Schachte
Minnesota Wild scratches: Darby Hendrickson, Sylvain Blouin, Hnat Domenichelli, Bill Muckalt, Jean-Guy Trudel, Rickard Wallin, Curtis Murphy, Kyle Wanvig, Nick Schultz, Pierre-Marc Bouchard
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Theo Fleury, Boris Mironov, Ryan Vandenbussche, Nathan Dempsey, Eric Daze, Brett McLean, Steve McCarthy, Igor Radulov

Every Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Feb 5, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Mar 28, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 24, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
Florida Panthers 3 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
San Jose Sharks 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
Dallas Stars 3 at Calgary Flames 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
St. Louis Blues 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Oct 24, 2002