🎵 Away Blues 18-9-4 before this game
2–5
Final
🦆 Home Ducks 15-9-7 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
STL 0112
ANA 3115

Blues at Ducks

Ducks beat Blues 5–2 at Honda Center on December 18, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Dec 18, 2002 · 21:30 CST 📍 Honda Center, Anaheim 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Ducks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦆 ANA
Paul Kariya
2 G, 3 A
4 shots · 18:37 TOI · +2
2nd star 🦆 ANA
Adam Oates
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 18:21 TOI
3rd star 🎵 STL
Al MacInnis
2 G
10 shots · 28:51 TOI · -1
4rd star 🦆 ANA
Jean-Sebastien Giguere
44 saves
0.957 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦆 Paul Kariya Go-ahead 1st · 09:13
Assists: Andy McDonald, Patric Kjellberg · beat Fred Brathwaite
0–1
🦆 Steve Rucchin PP 1st · 11:01
Assists: Paul Kariya, Adam Oates · beat Fred Brathwaite
0–2
🦆 Petr Sykora PP 1st · 17:31
Assists: Adam Oates, Paul Kariya · beat Fred Brathwaite
0–3
2nd period
🦆 Adam Oates PP 2nd · 01:20
Assists: Paul Kariya, Niclas Havelid · beat Fred Brathwaite
0–4
🎵 Al MacInnis PP 2nd · 16:52
Assists: Doug Weight, Petr Cajanek · beat Jean-Sebastien Giguere
1–4
3rd period
🎵 Al MacInnis PP 3rd · 06:44
Assists: Doug Weight, Scott Mellanby · beat Jean-Sebastien Giguere
2–4
🦆 Paul Kariya Empty net 3rd · 19:11
Assists: Keith Carney
2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL ANA🦆
46 Shots on goal 17
2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6
1 Hits 4
16 Penalty minutes 18
STL shooting 4.3% (2/46) ANA shooting 29.4% (5/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Fred Brathwaite
12/16
.750 SV% · 4 GA · 58:52 TOI
🦆Ducks
Jean-Sebastien Giguere
44/46
.957 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–3
Blues
Blues: no games found in this situation this year.
Ducks
Ducks: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–4
Blues
Blues: no games found in this situation this year.
Ducks
Ducks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎵Blues
L1 Tkachuk · Weight · Demitra 22:57
L2 Rucinsky · Cajanek · Mellanby 16:00
L3 Podein · Boguniecki · Drake 12:07
L4 Nash · Dubinsky · Low 8:28
D1 MacInnis · Jackman 23:20
D2 Khavanov · Koivisto 15:45
D3 Salvador · Finley 13:30
🦆Ducks
L1 Kariya · Rucchin · Oates 18:37
L2 Kjellberg · McDonald · Sykora 14:45
L3 Leclerc · Bylsma · Cullen 13:49
L4 Sawyer · Chouinard · Chistov 11:42
D1 Havelid · Carney 25:50
D2 Sauer · Trnka 16:50
D3 Vishnevski · Olausson 13:06

⚔️ Last meetings

Ducks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Oct 10, 2002
🦆ANA @ 🎵STL
4–3 · Ducks won
Mar 22, 2002
🦆ANA @ 🎵STL
2–3 · Blues won
Mar 17, 2002
🎵STL @ 🦆ANA
3–2 · Blues won
Jan 28, 2002
🦆ANA @ 🎵STL
1–0 · Ducks won
Jan 9, 2002
🎵STL @ 🦆ANA
3–2 · Blues won

❓ STL vs ANA, answered

Who won Blues vs Ducks on December 18, 2002?

Ducks won 5–2.

What was the final score of Blues vs Ducks?

The final score was Blues 2, Ducks 5.

Who scored for Blues?

Al MacInnis (2).

Who scored for Ducks?

Paul Kariya (2), Adam Oates, Petr Sykora, Steve Rucchin.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Fred Brathwaite made 12 saves on 16 shots (.750 save percentage).

How did the Ducks goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 44 saves on 46 shots (.957 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Ducks played?

At Honda Center in Anaheim, the Ducks home rink.

What is the Blues vs Ducks season series?

Ducks 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
🎵Blues
Previous game · Dec 17
🎵STL @ 👑LAK
2–6 · LAK won
Next game · Dec 20
🎵STL @ 🌵PHX
3–3 · STL won
🦆Ducks
Previous game · Dec 15
🐧PIT @ 🦆ANA
0–5 · ANA won
Next game · Dec 19
🦆ANA @ 👑LAK
4–5 · LAK won
Also on December 18, 2002
🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 final
⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR
1–1 final
🏛️OTT @ 😈NJD
3–0 final
🔔PHI @ 🐦ATL
3–1 final
🍁TOR @ 🐆FLA
2–2 final
Blues season page Ducks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule