Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers

Thursday, December 26, 2002, 9:00 PM ET Skyreach Centre, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 4–2 on Thursday, December 26, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Vancouver Canucks	4	45-23-13-1
at Edmonton Oilers	2	36-26-11-9

Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vancouver Canucks	1	1	2	4
Edmonton Oilers	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vancouver Canucks	9	6	4	19
Edmonton Oilers	5	8	13	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:49	Vancouver Canucks	Brendan Morrison (12)	Todd Bertuzzi (22), Markus Naslund (20)	Even strength	VAN 1, EDM 0
2nd	07:45	Edmonton Oilers	Mike York (12)	Mike Comrie (16), Janne Niinimaa (12)	Even strength	VAN 1, EDM 1
2nd	19:07	Vancouver Canucks	Todd Bertuzzi (17)	Ed Jovanovski (21), Brendan Morrison (23)	Power play	VAN 2, EDM 1
3rd	09:46	Vancouver Canucks	Marek Malik (2)	Trevor Letowski (8), Artem Chubarov (6)	Shorthanded	VAN 3, EDM 1
3rd	14:16	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Chimera (6)	Mike Comrie (17), Ales Pisa (3)	Even strength	VAN 3, EDM 2
3rd	19:47	Vancouver Canucks	Mats Lindgren (1)	Artem Chubarov (7), Trent Klatt (9)	Even strength, Empty net	VAN 4, EDM 2

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	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	23.1%	21:50
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		10:49
Number 13 A. Chubarov	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	0	38.5%	11:03
Number 15 T. Warriner	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:23
Number 19 M. Naslund	L	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0	0		16:54
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:11
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:09
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		09:47
Number 25 M. Lindgren	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	66.7%	15:44
Number 26 T. Klatt	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		11:53
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	25%	12:59
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	1	1	2	+1	2	1	0	1	66.7%	18:00
Number 3 B. Sopel	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:48
Number 5 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:00
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		17:50
Number 8 M. Malik	D	1	0	1	+2	2	2	0	0		21:59
Number 23 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		17:12
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	0		24:32

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 P. Skudra	26	24	2	.923	59:56	Win

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		11:36
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0		12:31
Number 16 M. York	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	50%	17:29
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2		15:44
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	12:50
Number 22 A. Carter	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		22:27
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	70%	21:28
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:34
Number 28 J. Chimera	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	1		11:11
Number 37 B. Swanson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	07:05
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	35.3%	20:47
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		20:40
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		27:11
Number 8 A. Pisa	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0		13:20
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1		19:17
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		22:40
Number 29 K. Haakana	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:59
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	1	1	-1	2	2	1		28:58

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	18	15	3	.833	58:50	Loss

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:49	Vancouver Canucks	Matt Cooke	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	12:15	Edmonton Oilers	Janne Niinimaa	Interference	2
1st	14:42	Vancouver Canucks	Todd Bertuzzi	Holding the stick	2
2nd	05:39	Vancouver Canucks	Henrik Sedin	Tripping	2
2nd	07:02	Vancouver Canucks	Ed Jovanovski	Elbowing	2
2nd	07:15	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth	Interference	2
2nd	08:55	Vancouver Canucks	Marek Malik	Hooking	2
2nd	18:32	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau	Hooking	2
3rd	01:06	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Naslund	Hooking	2
3rd	09:01	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Naslund	Hooking	2
3rd	11:25	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	Holding	2

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Marc Crawford
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Referees: Marc Joannette, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Randy Mitton
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Trevor Linden, Bryan Helmer, Nolan Baumgartner, Mattias Ohlund, Dan Cloutier, Zenith Komarniski, Pat Kavanagh, Jeff Farkas, Jarkko Ruutu, Fedor Fedorov, Brandon Reid, Jason King
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Jiri Dopita, Scott Ferguson, Fernando Pisani, Bobby Allen, Jani Rita, Alexei Semenov, Jarret Stoll, Ales Hemsky, Marc-Andre Bergeron

Every Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 6 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 22, 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
Minnesota Wild 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, 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