St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes

Friday, December 20, 2002, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The St. Louis Blues and Phoenix Coyotes tied 3–3 on Friday, December 20, 2002.

Final score, St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
St. Louis Blues	3	41-24-11-6
at Phoenix Coyotes	3	31-35-11-5

Goals by period, St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
St. Louis Blues	0	2	1	0	3
Phoenix Coyotes	0	3	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
St. Louis Blues	10	13	16	3	42
Phoenix Coyotes	6	6	3	3	18

Scoring summary

Every goal, St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:46	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy (7)	Mike Johnson (18), Danny Markov (7)	Even strength	STL 0, PHX 1
2nd	05:19	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy (8)	Unassisted	Power play	STL 0, PHX 2
2nd	11:39	St. Louis Blues	Keith Tkachuk (8)	Alexander Khavanov (11), Dallas Drake (6)	Power play	STL 1, PHX 2
2nd	15:42	Phoenix Coyotes	Ramzi Abid (3)	Shane Doan (11), Teppo Numminen (7)	Power play	STL 1, PHX 3
2nd	19:41	St. Louis Blues	Keith Tkachuk (9)	Petr Cajanek (19), Doug Weight (23)	Power play	STL 2, PHX 3
3rd	01:22	St. Louis Blues	Martin Rucinsky (6)	Petr Cajanek (20), Al MacInnis (18)	Power play	STL 3, PHX 3

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

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	2	0	2	-1	2	8	1	2	75%	23:12
Number 9 T. Nash	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:24
Number 10 D. Drake	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	100%	14:17
Number 18 S. Dubinsky	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	66.7%	09:40
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		18:31
Number 22 M. Rucinsky	L	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	1		16:20
Number 25 S. Podein	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	10:07
Number 26 P. Cajanek	C	0	2	2	0	2	4	0	0	50%	19:35
Number 33 E. Boguniecki	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:26
Number 34 R. Low	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:40
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0	56.3%	20:17
Number 39 D. Weight	C	0	1	1	0	2	5	0	0	64.7%	27:20
Number 2 A. MacInnis	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	0		30:18
Number 5 B. Jackman	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		19:31
Number 6 T. Koivisto	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:15
Number 27 B. Salvador	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		18:59
Number 29 A. Khavanov	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		23:55
Number 37 J. Finley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:23

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 B. Johnson	18	15	3	.833	64:37	T

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	14:32
Number 10 T. Amonte	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		22:45
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	37.9%	20:13
Number 12 M. Johnson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		20:01
Number 16 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	40%	10:34
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	2	0	2	+1	2	4	0	1		15:58
Number 18 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:38
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	42.9%	19:51
Number 22 C. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25%	12:48
Number 29 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		12:32
Number 34 R. Abid	L	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	1		14:05
Number 44 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:55
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		19:31
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		19:06
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:58
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:17
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		24:17
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0		24:40

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 B. Boucher	42	39	3	.929	65:00	T

Penalties, St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:31	St. Louis Blues	Keith Tkachuk	Cross checking	2
1st	02:10	Phoenix Coyotes	Daymond Langkow	Holding	2
1st	08:30	Phoenix Coyotes	Ramzi Abid	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	05:07	St. Louis Blues	Doug Weight	Hooking	2
2nd	07:50	Phoenix Coyotes	Todd Simpson	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	07:50	St. Louis Blues	Barret Jackman	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	09:45	Phoenix Coyotes	Shane Doan	Slashing	2
2nd	14:22	St. Louis Blues	Martin Rucinsky	Hooking	2
2nd	19:34	Phoenix Coyotes	Ossi Vaananen	Interference	2
3rd	00:29	Phoenix Coyotes	Todd Simpson	Slashing	2
3rd	06:33	St. Louis Blues	Petr Cajanek	Interference obstruction	2
3rd	09:38	Phoenix Coyotes	Branko Radivojevic	High sticking	2
3rd	09:38	Phoenix Coyotes	Branko Radivojevic	High sticking	2
3rd	11:20	Phoenix Coyotes	Kelly Buchberger	Slashing	2
3rd	18:48	Phoenix Coyotes	Ladislav Nagy	Diving	2
3rd	18:48	St. Louis Blues	Al MacInnis	Hooking	2

St. Louis Blues head coach: Joel Quenneville
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Referees: Shane Heyer, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Brad Kovachik
St. Louis Blues scratches: Tom Barrasso, Cory Stillman, Chris Pronger, Jamal Mayers, Eric Nickulas, Christian Laflamme, Daniel Corso, Sergei Varlamov, Christian Backman, Mike Van Ryn, Justin Papineau, Matt Walker, Cody Rudkowsky, Curtis Sanford, Reinhard Divis
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Drake Berehowsky, Sean Burke, Brad May, Brian Savage, Landon Wilson, Frank Banham, Deron Quint, Dan Focht, Patrick Desrochers, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Krys Kolanos, Jeff Taffe, Darcy Hordichuk

Every St. Louis Blues and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
St. Louis Blues 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 14, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 6, 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
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 20, 2002