Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks

Saturday, December 28, 2002, 10:30 PM ET HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks tied 3–3 on Saturday, December 28, 2002.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Chicago Blackhawks	3	30-33-13-6
at San Jose Sharks	3	28-37-9-8

Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	2	1	0	0	3
San Jose Sharks	2	0	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	14	11	8	2	35
San Jose Sharks	9	7	11	0	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:51	Chicago Blackhawks	Tyler Arnason (9)	Steve Poapst (4), Steve Sullivan (14)	Even strength	CHI 1, SJS 0
1st	12:06	San Jose Sharks	Niklas Sundstrom (1)	Scott Hannan (6), Mark Smith (2)	Even strength	CHI 1, SJS 1
1st	16:36	San Jose Sharks	Mike Ricci (9)	Scott Thornton (7), Jonathan Cheechoo (2)	Even strength	CHI 1, SJS 2
1st	18:43	Chicago Blackhawks	Tyler Arnason (10)	Steve Sullivan (15), Eric Daze (9)	Even strength	CHI 2, SJS 2
2nd	03:30	Chicago Blackhawks	Tyler Arnason (11)	Eric Daze (10), Nathan Dempsey (10)	Power play	CHI 3, SJS 2
3rd	10:10	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (3)	Mark Smith (3), Mike Rathje (14)	Even strength	CHI 3, SJS 3

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

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	54.5%	16:41
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	0	0	0	-2	2	4	0	0	44.4%	19:24
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	50%	19:10
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		10:53
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		14:23
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41.7%	14:56
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	33.3%	18:41
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		12:43
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		13:39
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	3	0	3	+2	0	5	0	1	44.4%	12:22
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0		15:59
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		14:50
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		20:27
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		16:55
Number 7 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		26:02
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0		25:30
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		11:45
Number 43 N. Dempsey	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0		29:37

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	27	24	3	.889	65:00	T

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Selanne	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	100%	23:16
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		16:12
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	-1	5	2	1		19:56
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	40%	20:34
Number 13 T. Harvey	R	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1		08:44
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0		08:19
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	57.1%	10:40
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0		13:23
Number 18 M. Ricci	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	50%	16:09
Number 19 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		14:34
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0		11:38
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	66.7%	19:38
Number 2 M. Rathje	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1		21:34
Number 3 D. Mcgillis	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1		28:09
Number 7 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:37
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0		27:11
Number 23 S. Heins	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:13
Number 27 B. Marchment	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		20:21

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	35	32	3	.914	65:00	T

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:55	Chicago Blackhawks	Andrei Nikolishin	Hooking	2
1st	19:25	San Jose Sharks	Dan Mcgillis	Cross checking	2
2nd	03:03	San Jose Sharks	Vincent Damphousse	Holding	2
2nd	06:16	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Poapst	High sticking	2
2nd	16:21	San Jose Sharks	Mike Rathje	Hooking	2
2nd	18:33	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:33	San Jose Sharks	Owen Nolan	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	19:55	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexei Zhamnov	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	19:55	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau	Slashing	2

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Mark Faucette, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Vaughan Rody
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
San Jose Sharks scratches: John Jakopin, Vesa Toskala, Ryan Kraft, Matt Bradley, Rob Davison, Miroslav Zalesak, Jesse Fibiger, Jim Fahey, Jeff Jillson, Niko Dimitrakos, Lynn Loyns, Chad Wiseman

Every Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Oct 27, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
San Jose Sharks 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Feb 14, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Mar 17, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 28, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Boston Bruins 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
St. Louis Blues 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 28, 2002