Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks

Tuesday, December 17, 2002, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks 3–2 on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 at home.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Vancouver Canucks	2	45-23-13-1
at Chicago Blackhawks	3	30-33-13-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vancouver Canucks	11	11	8	30
Chicago Blackhawks	9	8	9	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:28	Vancouver Canucks	Matt Cooke (5)	Mats Lindgren (3)	Even strength	VAN 1, CHI 0
2nd	02:24	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell (4)	Mike Eastwood (4), Jon Klemm (5)	Even strength	VAN 1, CHI 1
2nd	04:11	Chicago Blackhawks	Sergei Berezin (7)	Mike Eastwood (5), Steve Poapst (2)	Even strength	VAN 1, CHI 2
3rd	14:09	Vancouver Canucks	Todd Bertuzzi (16)	Markus Naslund (18), Ed Jovanovski (20)	Power play	VAN 2, CHI 2
3rd	19:59	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder (5)	Theo Fleury (2), Alexei Zhamnov (20)	Power play	VAN 2, CHI 3

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

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 B. Morrison	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	40%	19:54
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	100%	15:49
Number 13 A. Chubarov	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	19:03
Number 15 T. Warriner	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	28.6%	10:14
Number 19 M. Naslund	L	0	1	1	-2	4	3	1	0		21:16
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:26
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:22
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0		15:10
Number 25 M. Lindgren	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	18.2%	16:30
Number 26 T. Klatt	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		12:05
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:51
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	1	0	1	-2	0	4	0	1		21:33
Number 3 B. Sopel	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		19:03
Number 5 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		14:43
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		22:15
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		17:55
Number 23 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:27
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0		25:36

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Cloutier	26	23	3	.885	60:00	Loss

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	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	66.7%	21:57
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	1	1	0	2	5	0	0	60%	20:10
Number 19 K. Calder	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	1		18:51
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	72%	14:11
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	10:23
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	16:49
Number 28 M. Bell	C	1	0	1	+2	2	1	0	0		12:13
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	08:50
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	33.3%	13:19
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		14:20
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		16:10
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:12
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		16:19
Number 7 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		17:51
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0		24:08
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		23:56
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		05:00
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0		20:46

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	30	28	2	.933	60:00	Win

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:15	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	High sticking	2
1st	06:35	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexei Zhamnov	Hooking	2
1st	11:30	Chicago Blackhawks	Lyle Odelein	Hooking	2
1st	20:00	Vancouver Canucks	Brendan Morrison	Holding	2
2nd	06:27	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Naslund	High sticking	2
2nd	06:27	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Naslund	High sticking	2
2nd	17:25	Chicago Blackhawks	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	11:01	Chicago Blackhawks	Theo Fleury	Slashing	2
3rd	11:01	Vancouver Canucks	Trent Klatt	Holding	2
3rd	13:54	Chicago Blackhawks	Igor Korolev	Hooking	2
3rd	19:41	Vancouver Canucks	Ed Jovanovski	Roughing	2

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Marc Crawford
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Ray Scapinello
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Trevor Linden, Bryan Helmer, Nolan Baumgartner, Mattias Ohlund, Zenith Komarniski, Pat Kavanagh, Jeff Farkas, Henrik Sedin, Fedor Fedorov, Brandon Reid, Jason King
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Garry Valk, Louie Debrusk, Chris Simon, Peter White, Boris Mironov, Andrei Nikolishin, Ryan Vandenbussche, Steve Passmore, Nathan Dempsey, Brett McLean, Shawn Thornton, Burke Henry, Igor Radulov

Every Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Nov 20, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Jan 17, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Feb 10, 2003

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
Dallas Stars 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
San Jose Sharks 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
Calgary Flames 3 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Dec 17, 2002
St. Louis Blues 2 at Los Angeles Kings 6	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Dec 17, 2002