⚡ Away Lightning 16-8-3 before this game

1–3

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 13-12-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	0	1	0	1
CHI	1	0	2	3

Lightning at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Lightning 3–1 at United Center on December 8, 2002.

🗓 Sun, Dec 8, 2002 · 19:00 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Steve McCarthy

1 G

4 shots · 15:54 TOI · +1

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Theo Fleury

1 G

1 shots · 16:38 TOI · +2

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Igor Korolev

1 G

1 shots · 14:50 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Steve McCarthy Go-ahead 1st · 02:49

Unassisted · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

0–1

2nd period

⚡ Martin St. Louis PP Tying 2nd · 05:51

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards · beat Jocelyn Thibault

1–1

3rd period

🪶 Theo Fleury Go-ahead 3rd · 15:03

Assists: Phil Housley, Alexei Zhamnov · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–2

🪶 Igor Korolev Empty net 3rd · 19:16

Unassisted

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL CHI🪶

21 Shots on goal 38

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

2 Hits 2

8 Penalty minutes 10

TBL shooting 4.8% (1/21) CHI shooting 7.9% (3/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 59:15 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jocelyn Thibault

20/21

.952 SV% · 1 GA · 59:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 16-8-3 (59% win rate, 27 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 13-12-1 (50% win rate, 26 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Prospal · Richards · St. Louis 21:07

L2 Modin · Fedotenko · Lecavalier 18:42

L3 Taylor · Roy · Clymer 15:58

L4 Dingman · Svitov · Keefe 5:26

D1 Sarich · Neckar 21:08

D2 Boyle · Kubina 20:44

D3 Lukowich · Rumble 13:50

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Sullivan · Zhamnov · Fleury 19:40

L2 Daze · Berezin · Korolev 15:03

L3 Calder · Arnason · Thomas 13:23

L4 Simon · Bell · White 9:27

D1 Poapst · Klemm 22:08

D2 Dempsey · Odelein 19:24

D3 Housley · McCarthy 16:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Nov 9, 2002

🪶CHI @ ⚡TBL

3–2 (OT) · Blackhawks won

Jan 18, 2002

🪶CHI @ ⚡TBL

2–2 (OT) · Blackhawks won

❓ TBL vs CHI, answered

Who won Lightning vs Blackhawks on December 8, 2002?

Blackhawks won 3–1.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Lightning 1, Blackhawks 3.

Who scored for Lightning?

Martin St. Louis.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Igor Korolev, Steve McCarthy, Theo Fleury.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Blackhawks season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 7

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 6

Also on December 8, 2002

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