4–1

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 34-14-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHX	1	1	2	4
CHI	1	0	0	1

Coyotes at Blackhawks

Coyotes beat Blackhawks 4–1 at United Center on January 23, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Jan 23, 2002 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌵 PHX

Michal Handzus

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:25 TOI · +4

2nd star 🌵 PHX

Ladislav Nagy

3 A

20:08 TOI · +4

3rd star 🌵 PHX

Landon Wilson

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 15:17 TOI · +4

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌵 Michal Handzus Go-ahead 1st · 00:23

Assists: Teppo Numminen, Ladislav Nagy · beat Jocelyn Thibault

1–0

🪶 Eric Daze Tying 1st · 17:34

Assists: Michael Nylander, Steve Sullivan · beat Robert Esche

1–1

2nd period

🌵 Teppo Numminen Go-ahead 2nd · 01:23

Assists: Landon Wilson · beat Jocelyn Thibault

2–1

3rd period

🌵 Landon Wilson 3rd · 19:29

Assists: Michal Handzus, Ladislav Nagy · beat Jocelyn Thibault

3–1

🌵 Michal Handzus Empty net 3rd · 19:57

Assists: Ladislav Nagy

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌵PHX CHI🪶

24 Shots on goal 24

21 Hits 25

9 Blocked shots 11

1 Takeaways 1

4 Giveaways 11

4 Penalty minutes 12

PHX shooting 16.7% (4/24) CHI shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌵Coyotes

Robert Esche

23/24

.958 SV% · 1 GA · 59:51 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jocelyn Thibault

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:44 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Coyotes

Coyotes — tied after 1st: 23-18-7 (48% win rate, 48 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 34-14-4 (65% win rate, 52 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Coyotes

Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌵Coyotes

L1 Langkow · Lemieux · Doan 21:32

L2 Nagy · Handzus · Brière 19:25

L3 Berezin · Trudel · Wilson 15:17

L4 Bordeleau · Jaspers 4:20

D1 Numminen · Markov 22:18

D2 Mara · Vaananen 19:00

D3 Suchy · Simpson 14:40

D4 Berehowsky 8:17

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Zhamnov · Korolev · Amonte 21:56

L2 Sullivan · Daze · Calder 16:44

L3 Nylander · Bell · Peluso 12:34

L4 Probert · White · Vandenbussche 4:36

D1 Klemm · Mironov 22:43

D2 Karpovtsev · Housley 21:00

D3 Reekie · Spacek 14:04

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Coyotes won

❓ PHX vs CHI, answered

Who won Coyotes vs Blackhawks on January 23, 2002?

Coyotes won 4–1.

What was the final score of Coyotes vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Coyotes 4, Blackhawks 1.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Michal Handzus (2), Landon Wilson, Teppo Numminen.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Eric Daze.

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Robert Esche made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

Where is Coyotes vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Coyotes vs Blackhawks season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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

🌵Coyotes

Previous game · Jan 21

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Jan 20

Also on January 23, 2002

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