🪶 Away Blackhawks 26-12-4 before this game

5–4

Final / OT

🏛️ Home Senators 21-14-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
CHI	0	1	3	1	5
OTT	1	0	3	0	4

Blackhawks at Senators

Blackhawks beat Senators 5–4 in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre on December 31, 2001.

🗓 Mon, Dec 31, 2001 · 17:00 CST 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Eric Daze

3 G, 1 A

8 shots · 18:33 TOI · +2

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Steve Sullivan

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 20:17 TOI · +3

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Peter White

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 15:05 TOI · -2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Chris Neil Go-ahead 1st · 12:14

Assists: Chris Herperger · beat Jocelyn Thibault

0–1

2nd period

🪶 Peter White PP Tying 2nd · 12:08

Assists: Tony Amonte, Alexei Zhamnov · beat Patrick Lalime

1–1

3rd period

🪶 Eric Daze Go-ahead 3rd · 03:56

Assists: Steve Sullivan, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Patrick Lalime

2–1

🏛️ Daniel Alfredsson Tying 3rd · 07:44

Assists: Todd White, Magnus Arvedson · beat Jocelyn Thibault

2–2

🪶 Steve Sullivan Go-ahead 3rd · 09:20

Assists: Peter White, Eric Daze · beat Patrick Lalime

3–2

🪶 Eric Daze PP 3rd · 16:25

Assists: Jon Klemm · beat Patrick Lalime

4–2

🏛️ Chris Neil 3rd · 17:59

Assists: Andre Roy, Zdeno Chara · beat Jocelyn Thibault

4–3

🏛️ Daniel Alfredsson Tying 3rd · 19:17

Assists: Wade Redden · beat Jocelyn Thibault

4–4

Overtime

🪶 Eric Daze Go-ahead OT · 04:54

Assists: Steve Sullivan, Jon Klemm · beat Patrick Lalime

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI OTT🏛️

28 Shots on goal 33

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

25 Hits 34

17 Blocked shots 14

0 Takeaways 7

8 Giveaways 16

8 Penalty minutes 10

CHI shooting 17.9% (5/28) OTT shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Jocelyn Thibault

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 64:54 TOI

🏛️Senators

Patrick Lalime

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 63:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 26-12-4 (62% win rate, 42 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 21-14-3 (55% win rate, 38 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Sullivan · Zhamnov · Amonte 24:51

L2 Daze · Calder · Nylander 18:31

L3 Korolev · Bell · White 15:11

L4 Probert · Peluso · Vandenbussche 3:51

D1 Klemm · Karpovtsev 29:28

D2 Mcalpine · Spacek 20:05

D3 Mironov · Housley 13:34

🏛️Senators

L1 Arvedson · Alfredsson · Hossa 21:03

L2 McEachern · White · Fisher 18:56

L3 Herperger · Bonk · Havlat 13:34

L4 Ciernik · Roy · Neil 9:24

D1 Redden · Rachunek 27:04

D2 Chara · Leschyshyn 22:54

D3 Persson · Kwiatkowski 12:43

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Senators won

❓ CHI vs OTT, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Senators on December 31, 2001?

Blackhawks won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Senators?

The final score was Blackhawks 5, Senators 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Eric Daze (3), Peter White, Steve Sullivan.

Who scored for Senators?

Chris Neil (2), Daniel Alfredsson (2).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Senators season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 30

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 2001

Blackhawks season page Senators season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule