Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks

Friday, December 20, 2002, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 on Friday, December 20, 2002 at home.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	29-42-8-3
at Chicago Blackhawks	3	30-33-13-6

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	1	0	0	1
Chicago Blackhawks	0	2	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	9	10	10	29
Chicago Blackhawks	9	12	9	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:18	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sean Pronger (3)	David Vyborny (10), Grant Marshall (13)	Even strength	CBJ 1, CHI 0
2nd	11:33	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Sullivan (10)	Phil Housley (14), Theo Fleury (3)	Even strength	CBJ 1, CHI 1
2nd	14:34	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Sullivan (11)	Tyler Arnason (10), Eric Daze (7)	Even strength	CBJ 1, CHI 2
3rd	16:13	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder (6)	Alexei Zhamnov (21), Steve Poapst (3)	Even strength	CBJ 1, CHI 3

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

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0		18:35
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		15:53
Number 14 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		22:22
Number 16 M. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	52.2%	20:26
Number 17 T. Kallio	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		16:11
Number 19 S. Pronger	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	16.7%	15:19
Number 20 L. Pirjeta	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	50%	15:43
Number 24 H. Hyvonen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		09:51
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	56%	20:37
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	100%	15:28
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1		07:41
Number 3 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0		24:32
Number 7 S. Lachance	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		18:33
Number 22 L. Richardson	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1		25:52
Number 23 D. Walser	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		19:48
Number 34 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 42 D. Westcott	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:31
Number 44 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0		05:55

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Denis	30	27	3	.900	59:09	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	+1	4	2	0	52.4%	22:23
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	1	1	+2	2	5	0	80%	18:44
Number 19 K. Calder	L	1	0	1	+2	0	5	0		18:48
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	14:22
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	75%	12:53
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	57.1%	16:46
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	50%	14:00
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		07:51
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	12.5%	12:49
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0		13:33
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		17:14
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:05
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		16:07
Number 7 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		23:56
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0		25:33
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1		26:47
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1		02:50
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		03:43

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	29	28	1	.966	60:00	Win

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:57	Chicago Blackhawks	Jon Klemm	High sticking	2
1st	07:44	Chicago Blackhawks	Lyle Odelein	Hooking	2
1st	14:33	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	High sticking	2
1st	14:33	Columbus Blue Jackets	Rostislav Klesla	High sticking	2
2nd	04:17	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexei Zhamnov	Diving	2
2nd	04:17	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexei Zhamnov	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	04:17	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Sillinger	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	07:55	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Slashing	2
3rd	01:10	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Hooking	2
3rd	03:20	Columbus Blue Jackets	Lasse Pirjeta	Interference obstruction	2
3rd	07:13	Chicago Blackhawks	Theo Fleury	Holding the stick	2
3rd	11:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Geoff Sanderson	High sticking	2

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Dave King
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Referees: Michael McGeough, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Vaughan Rody
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Kevin Dineen, Espen Knutsen, Tyler Wright, Jean-Francois Labbe, Jamie Allison, David Ling, Matt Davidson, Kent McDonell, Darrel Scoville, Paul Manning, Mathieu Darche, Blake Bellefeuille, Andrej Nedorost, Rick Nash
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 Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Oct 10, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Oct 29, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Jan 20, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Feb 15, 2003

Other NHL games on Friday, December 20, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
St. Louis Blues 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Dec 20, 2002