🐯 Away Predators 31-37-8 before this game
3–1
Final
🪶 Home Blackhawks 46-23-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NSH 1113
CHI 1001

Predators at Blackhawks

Predators beat Blackhawks 3–1 at United Center on April 3, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Apr 3, 2002 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Predators lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
Steve Dubinsky
2 G
5 shots · 15:19 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Kimmo Timonen
2 A
2 shots · 23:40 TOI · +2
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Denis Arkhipov
1 G
2 shots · 18:04 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🪶 Eric Daze PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:02
Assists: Kyle Calder, Michael Nylander · beat Mike Dunham
0–1
🐯 Steve Dubinsky Tying 1st · 18:19
Assists: Kimmo Timonen · beat Jocelyn Thibault
1–1
2nd period
🐯 Denis Arkhipov PP Go-ahead 2nd · 00:36
Assists: Andy Delmore, Vladimir Orszagh · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–1
3rd period
🐯 Steve Dubinsky 3rd · 02:01
Assists: Petr Tenkrat, Kimmo Timonen · beat Jocelyn Thibault
3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH CHI🪶
19 Shots on goal 20
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
19 Hits 20
9 Blocked shots 6
3 Takeaways 3
3 Giveaways 9
12 Penalty minutes 12
NSH shooting 15.8% (3/19) CHI shooting 5.0% (1/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Mike Dunham
19/20
.950 SV% · 1 GA · 59:51 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault
16/19
.842 SV% · 3 GA · 58:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Predators
Predators — tied after 1st: 31-37-8 (41% win rate, 76 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 46-23-6 (61% win rate, 75 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Predators
Predators: no games found in this situation this year.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Orszagh · Hartnell · Johnson 20:39
L2 Arkhipov · Classen · Yachmenev 18:04
L3 Dubinsky · Erat · Tenkrat 15:17
L4 Simpson 3:10
D1 Timonen · Houlder 22:55
D2 Hulse · Karalahti 18:30
D3 Skrastins · Eaton 14:16
D4 Delmore · Berenzweig 6:54
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Daze · Zhamnov · Amonte 23:56
L2 Sullivan · Calder · Nylander 17:15
L3 Korolev · Fitzgerald · Thomas 13:06
L4 Bell · Vandenbussche · Downey 4:03
D1 Housley · Klemm 24:41
D2 Odelein · Poapst 17:52
D3 Mironov · Reekie 13:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Predators lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →
Mar 27, 2002
🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI
1–4 · Blackhawks won
Dec 15, 2001
🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH
2–5 · Predators won
Nov 21, 2001
🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH
3–4 · Predators won
Oct 18, 2001
🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH
5–3 · Blackhawks won
Mar 22, 2001
🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI
2–1 (OT) · Predators won

❓ NSH vs CHI, answered

Who won Predators vs Blackhawks on April 3, 2002?

Predators won 3–1.

What was the final score of Predators vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Predators 3, Blackhawks 1.

Who scored for Predators?

Steve Dubinsky (2), Denis Arkhipov.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Eric Daze.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Predators vs Blackhawks season series?

Predators lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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
🐯Predators
Previous game · Apr 1
🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL
1–5 · COL won
Next game · Apr 4
🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ
1–2 · CBJ won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Mar 31
🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI
1–2 · CHI won
Next game · Apr 5
🪶CHI @ 🎵STL
1–5 · STL won
Also on April 3, 2002
⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH
1–4 final
😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR
3–2 final
🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA
2–3 final
🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF
1–1 final
🎵STL @ ⭐DAL
2–1 final
🐦ATL @ 🏔️COL
0–6 final
🐙DET @ 🦆ANA
1–1 final
Predators season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule