👑 Away Kings 10-14-4 before this game
5–2
Final
🪶 Home Blackhawks 19-9-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
LAK 2215
CHI 1012

Kings at Blackhawks

Kings beat Blackhawks 5–2 at United Center on December 9, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Dec 9, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 👑 LAK
Andreas Lilja
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 11:39 TOI
2nd star 👑 LAK
Philippe Boucher
2 A
4 shots · 25:30 TOI · +1
3rd star 👑 LAK
Bryan Smolinski
1 G
2 shots · 19:12 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🪶 Tony Amonte Go-ahead 1st · 05:01
Assists: Kyle Calder, Alexei Zhamnov · beat Jamie Storr
0–1
👑 Mikko Eloranta Tying 1st · 14:20
Assists: Jason Allison · beat Jocelyn Thibault
1–1
👑 Adam Deadmarsh Go-ahead 1st · 17:34
Assists: Andreas Lilja · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–1
2nd period
👑 Craig Johnson PP 2nd · 10:32
Assists: Jaroslav Modry · beat Jocelyn Thibault
3–1
👑 Andreas Lilja PP 2nd · 18:01
Assists: Eric Belanger, Philippe Boucher · beat Jocelyn Thibault
4–1
3rd period
🪶 Mark Bell 3rd · 09:25
Assists: Eric Daze, Igor Korolev · beat Jamie Storr
4–2
👑 Bryan Smolinski Empty net 3rd · 19:27
Assists: Philippe Boucher
5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
👑LAK CHI🪶
18 Shots on goal 26
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
19 Hits 25
12 Blocked shots 5
2 Takeaways 1
6 Giveaways 5
6 Penalty minutes 10
LAK shooting 27.8% (5/18) CHI shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
👑Kings
Jamie Storr
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault
8/12
.667 SV% · 4 GA · 39:47 TOI
Steve Passmore Shutout
5/5
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 19:33 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Kings
Kings: no games found in this situation this year.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 4–1
Kings
Kings: no games found in this situation this year.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
👑Kings
L1 Johnson · Smolinski · Allison 19:05
L2 Deadmarsh · Heinze · Laperriere 17:13
L3 Eloranta · Belanger · Buchberger 16:46
L4 Belanger · Kelly · Emerson 5:39
D1 Boucher · Norstrom 25:15
D2 Modry · Miller 21:38
D3 Visnovsky · Lilja 13:07
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Daze · Zhamnov · Amonte 19:39
L2 Calder · Sullivan · Nylander 16:24
L3 Korolev · Bell · Campbell 15:26
L4 White · Peluso · Vandenbussche 6:38
D1 Klemm · Karpovtsev 23:50
D2 Housley · Mironov 19:38
D3 Mcalpine · Poapst 13:59

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 1, 2001
🪶CHI @ 👑LAK
3–2 · Blackhawks won
Oct 30, 2001
👑LAK @ 🪶CHI
1–5 · Blackhawks won
Mar 10, 2001
🪶CHI @ 👑LAK
2–2 (OT) · Blackhawks won
Mar 1, 2001
👑LAK @ 🪶CHI
2–2 (OT) · Kings won
Feb 18, 2001
👑LAK @ 🪶CHI
0–3 · Blackhawks won

❓ LAK vs CHI, answered

Who won Kings vs Blackhawks on December 9, 2001?

Kings won 5–2.

What was the final score of Kings vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Kings 5, Blackhawks 2.

Who scored for Kings?

Adam Deadmarsh, Andreas Lilja, Bryan Smolinski, Craig Johnson, Mikko Eloranta.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Mark Bell, Tony Amonte.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jamie Storr made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 8 saves on 12 shots (.667 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Kings vs Blackhawks season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
👑Kings
Previous game · Dec 8
👑LAK @ 🎵STL
0–2 · STL won
Next game · Dec 11
👑LAK @ 🐯NSH
1–1 · LAK won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Dec 7
🏝️NYI @ 🪶CHI
3–4 · CHI won
Next game · Dec 12
🎵STL @ 🪶CHI
2–2 · STL won
Kings season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule