🐋 Away Canucks 20-8-3 before this game
2–3
Final
🪶 Home Blackhawks 17-13-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
VAN 1012
CHI 0213

Canucks at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Canucks 3–2 at United Center on December 17, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Dec 17, 2002 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Mike Eastwood
2 A
14:11 TOI · +2
2nd star 🪶 CHI
Kyle Calder
1 G
4 shots · 18:51 TOI · +1
3rd star 🪶 CHI
Sergei Berezin
1 G
2 shots · 16:10 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐋 Matt Cooke Go-ahead 1st · 14:28
Assists: Mats Lindgren · beat Jocelyn Thibault
1–0
2nd period
🪶 Mark Bell Tying 2nd · 02:24
Assists: Mike Eastwood, Jon Klemm · beat Dan Cloutier
1–1
🪶 Sergei Berezin Go-ahead 2nd · 04:11
Assists: Mike Eastwood, Steve Poapst · beat Dan Cloutier
1–2
3rd period
🐋 Todd Bertuzzi PP Tying 3rd · 14:09
Assists: Markus Naslund, Ed Jovanovski · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–2
🪶 Kyle Calder PP Go-ahead 3rd · 19:59
Assists: Theo Fleury, Alexei Zhamnov · beat Dan Cloutier
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN CHI🪶
30 Shots on goal 26
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
4 Hits 1
10 Penalty minutes 12
VAN shooting 6.7% (2/30) CHI shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Dan Cloutier
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Canucks
Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–2
Canucks
Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐋Canucks
L1 Naslund · Morrison · Bertuzzi 21:16
L2 Chubarov · Lindgren · Letowski 16:30
L3 Cooke · Warriner · Klatt 12:05
L4 Sedin · Ruutu · Langdon 7:51
D1 Jovanovski · Salo 23:56
D2 Sopel · Baron 18:45
D3 Malik · Allen 16:19
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Calder · Zhamnov · Fleury 20:10
L2 Sullivan · Berezin · Daze 16:10
L3 Eastwood · Arnason · Bell 13:19
L4 Korolev · Thomas 9:36
D1 Poapst · Karpovtsev 24:02
D2 Klemm · Odelein 19:18
D3 Housley · McCarthy 15:16
D4 Strudwick 5:00

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 20, 2002
🪶CHI @ 🐋VAN
3–5 · Canucks won
Nov 28, 2001
🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI
3–3 (OT) · Canucks won
Nov 13, 2001
🪶CHI @ 🐋VAN
2–3 · Canucks won
Nov 9, 2001
🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI
1–3 · Blackhawks won
Oct 4, 2001
🪶CHI @ 🐋VAN
5–4 · Blackhawks won

❓ VAN vs CHI, answered

Who won Canucks vs Blackhawks on December 17, 2002?

Blackhawks won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Canucks 2, Blackhawks 3.

Who scored for Canucks?

Matt Cooke, Todd Bertuzzi.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Kyle Calder, Mark Bell, Sergei Berezin.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Dan Cloutier made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Canucks 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
🐋Canucks
Previous game · Dec 15
🔥CGY @ 🐋VAN
3–3 · CGY won
Next game · Dec 19
🐋VAN @ 🐯NSH
3–1 · VAN won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Dec 15
⭐DAL @ 🪶CHI
5–0 · DAL won
Next game · Dec 20
🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI
1–3 · CHI won
Also on December 17, 2002
🐙DET @ 🏝️NYI
2–2 final
⭐DAL @ 🔔PHI
2–2 final
🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–1 final
🔥CGY @ 🐯NSH
3–0 final
🛢️EDM @ 🌲MIN
3–4 final
🐧PIT @ 🌵PHX
2–5 final
🎵STL @ 👑LAK
2–6 final
Canucks season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule