Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks

Sunday, December 8, 2002, 8:00 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 on Sunday, December 8, 2002 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	36-25-16-5
at Chicago Blackhawks	3	30-33-13-6

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	0	1
Chicago Blackhawks	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	8	6	21
Chicago Blackhawks	8	20	10	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:49	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve McCarthy (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 0, CHI 1
2nd	05:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (16)	Vincent Lecavalier (13), Brad Richards (21)	Power play	TBL 1, CHI 1
3rd	15:03	Chicago Blackhawks	Theo Fleury (2)	Phil Housley (12), Alexei Zhamnov (19)	Even strength	TBL 1, CHI 2
3rd	19:16	Chicago Blackhawks	Igor Korolev (4)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 1, CHI 3

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	1	1	-1	0	6	0	0	35%	18:42
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		14:57
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:16
Number 16 A. Svitov	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:26
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	25%	18:23
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	33.3%	21:31
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	100%	18:45
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1		21:07
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	76.5%	16:31
Number 28 S. Keefe	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:00
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		18:42
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	100%	15:58
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		21:00
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		20:29
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		21:17
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		21:00
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		16:36
Number 38 D. Rumble	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:05

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	37	35	2	.946	59:15	Loss

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	0	1	1	+3	0	4	0	66.7%	23:21
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	77.8%	16:38
Number 16 P. White	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36.4%	08:49
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:01
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0		13:23
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	87.5%	14:50
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	50%	19:40
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		09:27
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:47
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:46
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0		15:59
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0		15:03
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0		15:54
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0		17:09
Number 7 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		19:02
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		23:09
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1		21:06
Number 43 N. Dempsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		19:45

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	21	20	1	.952	59:59	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:39	Chicago Blackhawks	Sergei Berezin	Holding the stick	2
1st	18:02	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder	Holding stick obstruction	2
2nd	01:47	Chicago Blackhawks	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	05:40	Chicago Blackhawks	Eric Daze	Holding	2
2nd	10:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ruslan Fedotenko	Boarding	2
2nd	12:23	Chicago Blackhawks	Jocelyn Thibault	Delaying game	2
2nd	14:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Hooking	2
3rd	13:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ben Clymer	Boarding	2
3rd	19:41	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Unsportsmanlike conduct coach (bench minor)	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Dan Schachte
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Dave Andreychuk, Jassen Cullimore, Brian Holzinger, Nolan Pratt, Evgeny Konstantinov, Jimmie Olvestad, Nikita Alexeev
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Garry Valk, Louie Debrusk, Alexander Karpovtsev, Boris Mironov, Andrei Nikolishin, Ryan Vandenbussche, Steve Passmore, Jason Strudwick, Brett McLean, Shawn Thornton, Igor Radulov

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 8, 2002

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 8, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Sun, Dec 8, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Dec 8, 2002
St. Louis Blues 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Dec 8, 2002
Nashville Predators 0 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 8, 2002