Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks

Thursday, December 26, 2002, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks tied 2–2 on Thursday, December 26, 2002.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Minnesota Wild	2	42-29-10-1
at Chicago Blackhawks	2	30-33-13-6

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Minnesota Wild	0	2	0	0	2
Chicago Blackhawks	0	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Minnesota Wild	5	12	8	1	26
Chicago Blackhawks	8	7	7	2	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:57	Chicago Blackhawks	Sergei Berezin (9)	Eric Daze (8), Phil Housley (15)	Even strength	MIN 0, CHI 1
2nd	11:30	Minnesota Wild	Wes Walz (7)	Andrew Brunette (11), Antti Laaksonen (7)	Even strength	MIN 1, CHI 1
2nd	14:48	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux (3)	Richard Park (4), Filip Kuba (10)	Even strength	MIN 2, CHI 1
3rd	03:06	Chicago Blackhawks	Theo Fleury (4)	Alexei Zhamnov (23), Lyle Odelein (3)	Even strength	MIN 2, CHI 2

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

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	27.3%	13:41
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		20:00
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	33.3%	16:52
Number 12 M. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		07:47
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	50%	16:20
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	25%	21:31
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0		10:39
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	0		17:53
Number 27 K. Wanvig	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		07:09
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	53.8%	22:57
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	40%	13:35
Number 37 W. Walz	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	37.5%	18:54
Number 3 L. Benysek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		05:10
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		07:10
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		33:02
Number 20 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		25:01
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		28:26
Number 77 L. Sekeras	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		25:41

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Roloson	24	22	2	.917	65:00	T

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	12:42
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	60.9%	23:30
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	87.5%	20:57
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1		06:50
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:29
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	68.8%	13:32
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	18:40
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		12:58
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0		08:00
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	11:42
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1		16:10
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0		15:55
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		17:16
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		20:11
Number 7 L. Odelein	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	100%	19:11
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		24:45
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		25:28
Number 43 N. Dempsey	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		23:38

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	26	24	2	.923	64:57	T

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:03	Chicago Blackhawks	Nathan Dempsey	Interference	2
1st	13:51	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Thomas	Diving	2
1st	13:51	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Wanvig	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	19:27	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd	Hooking	2
2nd	00:15	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexander Karpovtsev	Hooking	2
2nd	00:56	Minnesota Wild	Lubomir Sekeras	Hooking	2
2nd	06:09	Chicago Blackhawks	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	03:54	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve McCarthy	Interference	2
3rd	07:16	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Wanvig	Cross checking	2
3rd	11:50	Chicago Blackhawks	Theo Fleury	High sticking	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Referees: Terry Gregson, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Dan Schachte
Minnesota Wild scratches: Brad Bombardir, Darby Hendrickson, Jason Marshall, Jeremy Stevenson, Hnat Domenichelli, Bill Muckalt, Willie Mitchell, Jean-Guy Trudel, Rickard Wallin, Curtis Murphy, Pierre-Marc Bouchard
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Garry Valk, Louie Debrusk, Jon Klemm, Peter White, Boris Mironov, Igor Korolev, Ryan Vandenbussche, Steve Passmore, Jason Strudwick, Brett McLean, Shawn Thornton, Burke Henry, Igor Radulov

Every Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Oct 24, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Feb 5, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Mar 28, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 26, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Dallas Stars 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 26, 2002