🪶 Away Blackhawks 6-5-0 before this game
2–0
Final
🐙 Home Red Wings 6-4-2 before this game
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Blackhawks at Red Wings

Blackhawks beat Red Wings 2–0 at Little Caesars Arena on November 5, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Nov 5, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Steve Sullivan
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 16:31 TOI · +2
2nd star 🪶 CHI
Andrei Nikolishin
1 G
4 shots · 20:22 TOI · +1
3rd star 🪶 CHI
Steve Thomas
1 A
3 shots · 11:15 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
2nd period
🪶 Steve Sullivan Go-ahead 2nd · 01:16
Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Phil Housley · beat Manny Legace
1–0
3rd period
🪶 Andrei Nikolishin 3rd · 18:52
Assists: Steve Thomas, Steve Sullivan · beat Manny Legace
2–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI DET🐙
23 Shots on goal 18
4 Hits 5
16 Penalty minutes 16
CHI shooting 8.7% (2/23) DET shooting 0.0% (0/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault Shutout
18/18
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:58 TOI
🐙Red Wings
Manny Legace
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 59:14 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 6-5 (55% win rate, 11 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 1st: 6-4-2 (50% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.
Red Wings
Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Berezin · Zhamnov · Nikolishin 20:22
L2 Calder · Sullivan · Arnason 16:31
L3 Simon · Korolev · Thomas 13:23
L4 Valk · Thornton · Bell 6:08
D1 Mironov · Housley 22:14
D2 Poapst · Klemm 20:43
D3 Odelein · Karpovtsev 14:55
🐙Red Wings
L1 Fedorov · Datsyuk · Dandenault 20:55
L2 Robitaille · Zetterberg · Hull 18:00
L3 Holmstrom · Larionov · Draper 13:49
L4 Maltby · Devereaux · Williams 10:47
L5 McCarty 7:36
D1 Lidstrom · Chelios 26:55
D2 Fischer · Wallin 16:16
D3 Kuznetsov 7:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Apr 10, 2002
🪶CHI @ 🐙DET
3–3 (OT) · Blackhawks won
Dec 23, 2001
🐙DET @ 🪶CHI
5–0 · Red Wings won
Dec 17, 2001
🪶CHI @ 🐙DET
2–0 · Blackhawks won
Nov 25, 2001
🪶CHI @ 🐙DET
4–4 (OT) · Blackhawks won
Nov 4, 2001
🐙DET @ 🪶CHI
4–5 · Blackhawks won

❓ CHI vs DET, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Red Wings on November 5, 2002?

Blackhawks won 2–0.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Red Wings?

The final score was Blackhawks 2, Red Wings 0.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Andrei Nikolishin, Steve Sullivan.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 18 saves on 18 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Manny Legace made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Red Wings 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 · Nov 3
🛢️EDM @ 🪶CHI
4–1 · EDM won
Next game · Nov 7
🐦ATL @ 🪶CHI
0–5 · CHI won
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Nov 3
⭐DAL @ 🐙DET
3–3 · DAL won
Next game · Nov 7
🐻BOS @ 🐙DET
1–2 · DET won
Also on November 5, 2002
🛢️EDM @ 🗽NYR
2–5 final
🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR
2–1 final
🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ
4–3 final
⚡TBL @ 🍁TOR
3–4 final
🎵STL @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–2 final
🔥CGY @ 😈NJD
3–2 final
👑LAK @ 🦈SJS
2–5 final
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