Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings

Monday, December 30, 2002, 10:30 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 2–0 on Monday, December 30, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Chicago Blackhawks	2	30-33-13-6
at Los Angeles Kings	0	33-37-6-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	2	4	8	14
Los Angeles Kings	18	6	9	33

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:21	Chicago Blackhawks	Nathan Dempsey (2)	Kyle Calder (5)	Even strength	CHI 1, LAK 0
3rd	00:56	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Sullivan (12)	Eric Daze (11), Alexander Karpovtsev (3)	Even strength	CHI 2, LAK 0

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46.2%	13:48
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0	38.5%	18:14
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	50%	16:12
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:17
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0		15:09
Number 20 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64.7%	14:52
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1		14:27
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	14:16
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		09:29
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	42.9%	13:46
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0		14:48
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:07
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		15:06
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0		13:45
Number 7 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		19:48
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		27:07
Number 25 A. Karpovtsev	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		26:39
Number 43 N. Dempsey	D	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0		17:41

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	33	33	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Kelly	C	-1	0	1	0	33.3%	13:37
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	0	0	3	0	50%	23:08
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	2	1	85.7%	16:12
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	0	1	0		13:21
Number 29 B. Chartrand	R	-1	2	3	0	44.4%	14:45
Number 31 J. Aulin	C	-2	0	3	0	33.3%	13:16
Number 32 D. Armstrong	C	-1	0	1	0	40%	21:43
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	2	3	0		25:27
Number 37 K. Brennan	L	0	0	1	0		07:53
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	-1	0	2	0		14:17
Number 52 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	85.7%	07:07
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	-1	0	6	0		24:10
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	-1	0	0	2		17:44
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	1	0		18:40
Number 26 J. Corvo	D	0	0	3	0		19:57
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	-2	0	1	0		18:46
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	2	0		20:43
Number 63 B. Norton	D	0	0	0	1		07:12

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Storr	6	6	0	1.000	15:25
Number 39 F. Potvin	8	6	2	.750	42:37	Loss

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:17	Chicago Blackhawks	Mark Bell	Slashing	2
1st	16:36	Chicago Blackhawks	Lyle Odelein	Hooking	2
1st	19:25	Chicago Blackhawks	Theo Fleury	Cross checking	2
2nd	05:15	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexei Zhamnov	Diving	2
2nd	05:15	Los Angeles Kings	Brad Chartrand	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	12:27	Chicago Blackhawks	Alexei Zhamnov	Holding	2
3rd	05:50	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy	Interference	2
3rd	18:33	Chicago Blackhawks	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Darren Gibbs
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
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Steve Heinze, Chris Mcalpine, Aaron Miller, Bryan Smolinski, Ken Belanger, Adam Deadmarsh, Jason Allison, Jason Holland, Chris Schmidt, Pavel Rosa, Derek Bekar, Erik Rasmussen, Eric Belanger, Scott Barney, Ryan Flinn, Tomas Zizka, Alex Frolov

Every Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles Kings 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 Monday, December 30, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Florida Panthers 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Ottawa Senators 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Nashville Predators, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Dec 30, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Dec 30, 2002