Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild

Tuesday, December 31, 2002, 6:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 4–1 on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 at home.

Final score, Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Anaheim Ducks	1	40-27-9-6
at Minnesota Wild	4	42-29-10-1

Goals by period, Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Anaheim Ducks	0	1	0	1
Minnesota Wild	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Anaheim Ducks	4	11	6	21
Minnesota Wild	5	11	7	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:08	Minnesota Wild	Jeremy Stevenson (1)	Cliff Ronning (20), Marian Gaborik (15)	Even strength	ANA 0, MIN 1
2nd	15:38	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz (1)	Cliff Ronning (21), Marian Gaborik (16)	Even strength	ANA 0, MIN 2
2nd	16:30	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson (1)	Brad Bombardir (11), Andrew Brunette (13)	Even strength	ANA 0, MIN 3
2nd	18:24	Anaheim Ducks	Andy McDonald (10)	Petr Sykora (10), Adam Oates (13)	Even strength	ANA 1, MIN 3
3rd	12:47	Minnesota Wild	Antti Laaksonen (9)	Pascal Dupuis (17), Brad Bombardir (12)	Even strength	ANA 1, MIN 4

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

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Kariya	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0		20:26
Number 10 J. Krog	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	66.7%	11:58
Number 12 M. Leclerc	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0		06:46
Number 17 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	62.5%	06:53
Number 18 P. Kjellberg	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	50%	17:36
Number 19 A. McDonald	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	42.1%	19:46
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	52.6%	20:34
Number 21 D. Bylsma	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:50
Number 23 S. Chistov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		13:47
Number 32 M. Chouinard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	10:42
Number 39 P. Sykora	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	0		18:26
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	100%	20:56
Number 2 F. Olausson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		19:44
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0		23:53
Number 5 V. Vishnevski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		10:44
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0		20:31
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		23:40
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1		18:39

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Giguere	23	19	4	.826	60:00	Loss

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	2	2	+1	0	3	0	52.6%	14:04
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0		15:49
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0		14:24
Number 12 M. Johnson	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	1		12:25
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0		13:40
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	50%	18:28
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		11:02
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0		18:58
Number 28 J. Stevenson	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0		11:43
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	18.2%	12:59
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	50%	13:30
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	60%	18:07
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		18:45
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:34
Number 5 B. Bombardir	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0		24:21
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	0		24:07
Number 20 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:37
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0		19:44

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Roloson	21	20	1	.952	59:56	Win

Penalties, Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	05:24	Minnesota Wild	Filip Kuba	Hooking	2
2nd	09:16	Anaheim Ducks	Ruslan Salei	Roughing	2

Anaheim Ducks head coach: Mike Babcock
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Michael McGeough, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Thor Nelson
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Rob Valicevic, Chris O'Sullivan, Pavel Trnka, Kevin Sawyer, Samuel Pahlsson, Mike Brown, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Cam Severson, Jonathan Hedstrom, Mike Commodore, Alexei Smirnov, Ilya Bryzgalov
Minnesota Wild scratches: Darby Hendrickson, Jason Marshall, Hnat Domenichelli, Bill Muckalt, Ladislav Benysek, Jean-Guy Trudel, Rickard Wallin, Curtis Murphy, Kyle Wanvig, Lubomir Sekeras, Pierre-Marc Bouchard

Every Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota Wild game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 0 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Nov 10, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Jan 18, 2003
Minnesota Wild 2 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Mon, Jan 20, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Sat, May 10, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Mon, May 12, 2003
Minnesota Wild 0 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, May 14, 2003
Minnesota Wild 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, May 16, 2003

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 31, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 1 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Ottawa Senators 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Calgary Flames 1	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Dec 31, 2002