San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks

Friday, January 2, 2004, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the San Jose Sharks 2–1 on Friday, January 2, 2004 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
San Jose Sharks	1	43-21-12-6
at Chicago Blackhawks	2	20-43-11-8

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

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	10	11	11	32
Chicago Blackhawks	8	11	11	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	02:15	Chicago Blackhawks	Brett McLean (8)	Kyle Calder (7), Tuomo Ruutu (4)	Even strength	SJS 0, CHI 1
3rd	06:53	San Jose Sharks	Alexander Korolyuk (4)	Patrick Marleau (11), Scott Hannan (8)	Even strength	SJS 1, CHI 1
3rd	12:47	Chicago Blackhawks	Igor Korolev (1)	Steve Sullivan (15), Alexei Zhamnov (1)	Even strength	SJS 1, CHI 2

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

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. McCauley	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	28.6%	15:50
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	50%	20:22
Number 13 T. Harvey	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1		10:14
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		17:40
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	23.1%	13:13
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		11:38
Number 18 M. Ricci	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	11:02
Number 19 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:07
Number 23 N. Dimitrakos	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		12:00
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	33.3%	17:07
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		15:00
Number 94 A. Korolyuk	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		16:32
Number 2 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1		20:52
Number 4 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		15:17
Number 5 R. Davison	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	2		13:46
Number 7 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		25:42
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		24:12
Number 44 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		20:09

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	30	28	2	.933	58:50	Loss

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 S. Nichol	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	58.8%	15:03
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	54.5%	16:34
Number 14 R. Vandenbussche	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		06:40
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	1	1	+1	2	5	0	0		15:28
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1		15:06
Number 20 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:39
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	1		13:47
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	100%	21:28
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	20%	15:29
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25%	10:06
Number 53 B. McLean	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	84.2%	18:45
Number 59 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2		12:41
Number 2 D. Quint	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		18:12
Number 4 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1		16:34
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	3		24:03
Number 17 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		20:58
Number 43 N. Dempsey	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	2		20:51
Number 56 J. Aitken	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	1		17:25

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 S. Passmore	32	31	1	.969	60:00	Win

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:40	Chicago Blackhawks	Igor Korolev	Interference	2
1st	17:54	Chicago Blackhawks	Scott Nichol	High sticking	2
2nd	13:59	San Jose Sharks	Mike Rathje	Interference	2
3rd	04:23	San Jose Sharks	Evgeni Nabokov	Roughing	2
3rd	10:07	Chicago Blackhawks	Ryan Vandenbussche	Cross checking	2
3rd	15:58	Chicago Blackhawks	Tuomo Ruutu	High sticking	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Referees: Tim Peel, Jay Sharrers
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Ray Scapinello
San Jose Sharks scratches: Scott Parker, Mark Smith, Miroslav Zalesak, Jim Fahey, Seamus Kotyk, Lynn Loyns, Patrick Rissmiller, Tom Preissing, Milan Michalek
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Alexander Karpovtsev, Jocelyn Thibault, Eric Daze, Jason Strudwick, Shawn Thornton, Burke Henry, Quintin Laing, Steve McCarthy, Craig Anderson, Mikhail Yakubov, Pavel Vorobiev, Igor Radulov, Matt Ellison, Anton Babchuk, Michal Barinka, Lasse Kukkonen

Every San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Oct 23, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Nov 26, 2003
San Jose Sharks 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Jan 2, 2004
San Jose Sharks 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Feb 19, 2004

Other NHL games on Friday, January 2, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Jan 2, 2004
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Fri, Jan 2, 2004
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Jan 2, 2004
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 2, 2004
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Jan 2, 2004
Phoenix Coyotes 6 at Dallas Stars 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Fri, Jan 2, 2004
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Jan 2, 2004