Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks

Sunday, December 22, 2002, 8:00 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3–1 on Sunday, December 22, 2002 at home.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Los Angeles Kings	1	33-37-6-6
at Chicago Blackhawks	3	30-33-13-6

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	0	0	1	1
Chicago Blackhawks	2	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	9	7	9	25
Chicago Blackhawks	6	5	9	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:22	Chicago Blackhawks	Sergei Berezin (8)	Mike Eastwood (6), Mark Bell (5)	Even strength	LAK 0, CHI 1
1st	03:13	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder (7)	Theo Fleury (4), Alexei Zhamnov (22)	Even strength	LAK 0, CHI 2
2nd	16:46	Chicago Blackhawks	Eric Daze (8)	Steve Sullivan (13), Tyler Arnason (11)	Even strength	LAK 0, CHI 3
3rd	04:02	Los Angeles Kings	Erik Rasmussen (3)	Jaroslav Modry (14), Jason Allison (19)	Even strength	LAK 1, CHI 3

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

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	33.3%	13:57
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	46.2%	18:50
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-1	5	1	0	50%	14:11
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0		13:11
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0		14:06
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	57.1%	17:10
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	45.5%	10:43
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1		21:53
Number 37 K. Brennan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		06:56
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	40%	21:13
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		13:43
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		24:32
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		18:58
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1		16:32
Number 26 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		18:51
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1		20:31
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0		20:47
Number 63 B. Norton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:52

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 F. Potvin	20	17	3	.850	60:00	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	0	0	1	0	84.6%	21:50
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	1	1	0	2	5	1	33.3%	17:02
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		09:16
Number 19 K. Calder	L	1	0	1	0	4	2	0		18:32
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	56.3%	14:26
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	12:07
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	11.1%	17:26
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	1	1	+1	5	0	1	100%	12:49
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:34
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	33.3%	10:50
Number 55 E. Daze	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0		11:44
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0		13:21
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		16:56
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		17:25
Number 7 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:43
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		21:44
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1		23:15
Number 43 N. Dempsey	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2		20:55

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	25	24	1	.960	60:00	Win

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:46	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder	Hooking	2
1st	04:46	Los Angeles Kings	Jason Allison	Diving	2
1st	06:20	Chicago Blackhawks	Theo Fleury	Hooking	2
1st	18:30	Chicago Blackhawks	Jocelyn Thibault	Delaying game	2
2nd	05:08	Los Angeles Kings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	09:12	Chicago Blackhawks	Chris Simon	Elbowing	2
2nd	12:47	Chicago Blackhawks	Tyler Arnason	Hooking	2
2nd	17:47	Los Angeles Kings	Lubomir Visnovsky	High sticking	2
3rd	08:51	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	08:51	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	10:54	Chicago Blackhawks	Kyle Calder	High sticking	2
3rd	17:51	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	Chicago Blackhawks	Mike Eastwood	High sticking	2

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Dan Schachte
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Steve Heinze, Chris Mcalpine, Aaron Miller, Derek Armstrong, Ken Belanger, Adam Deadmarsh, Jason Holland, Chris Schmidt, Steve Kelly, Pavel Rosa, Derek Bekar, Scott Barney, Ryan Flinn, Tomas Zizka, Jerred Smithson, Jared Aulin, Michael Cammalleri
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Garry Valk, Louie Debrusk, Jon Klemm, Peter White, Boris Mironov, Andrei Nikolishin, Ryan Vandenbussche, Steve Passmore, Jason Strudwick, Brett McLean, Shawn Thornton, Burke Henry, Igor Radulov

Every Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Oct 31, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 30, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 22, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Dec 30, 2002

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 22, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Dec 22, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 22, 2002