🧥 Away Blue Jackets 14-14-3 before this game
1–3
Final
🪶 Home Blackhawks 18-13-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
CBJ 1001
CHI 0213

Blue Jackets at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Blue Jackets 3–1 at United Center on December 20, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Dec 20, 2002 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Steve Sullivan
2 G
4 shots · 16:46 TOI · +2
2nd star 🪶 CHI
Kyle Calder
1 G
5 shots · 18:48 TOI · +2
3rd star 🪶 CHI
Theo Fleury
1 A
5 shots · 18:44 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Sean Pronger Go-ahead 1st · 12:18
Assists: David Vyborny, Grant Marshall · beat Jocelyn Thibault
1–0
2nd period
🪶 Steve Sullivan Tying 2nd · 11:33
Assists: Phil Housley, Theo Fleury · beat Marc Denis
1–1
🪶 Steve Sullivan Go-ahead 2nd · 14:34
Assists: Tyler Arnason, Eric Daze · beat Marc Denis
1–2
3rd period
🪶 Kyle Calder 3rd · 16:13
Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Steve Poapst · beat Marc Denis
1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ CHI🪶
29 Shots on goal 30
2 Hits 2
10 Penalty minutes 14
CBJ shooting 3.4% (1/29) CHI shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Marc Denis
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 59:09 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault
28/29
.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

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

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Whitney · Cassels · Sillinger 20:37
L2 Sanderson · Kallio · Vyborny 16:11
L3 Pirjeta · Pronger · Marshall 15:28
L4 Shelley · Hyvonen 8:46
D1 Richardson · Spacek 25:12
D2 Walser · Lachance 19:10
D3 Westcott · Klesla 11:13
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Calder · Zhamnov · Fleury 18:48
L2 Berezin · Sullivan · Eastwood 16:46
L3 Daze · Bell · Korolev 13:33
L4 Arnason · Thomas 10:20
D1 Karpovtsev · Poapst 26:10
D2 Odelein · McCarthy 22:00
D3 Housley · Klemm 9:55
D4 Strudwick 2:50

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 29, 2002
🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI
2–3 · Blackhawks won
Oct 10, 2002
🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ
1–2 · Blue Jackets won
Apr 14, 2002
🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI
0–2 · Blackhawks won
Jan 12, 2002
🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ
4–5 · Blue Jackets won
Jan 10, 2002
🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI
1–2 · Blackhawks won

❓ CBJ vs CHI, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Blackhawks on December 20, 2002?

Blackhawks won 3–1.

What was the final score of Blue Jackets vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Blue Jackets 1, Blackhawks 3.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Sean Pronger.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Steve Sullivan (2), Kyle Calder.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Marc Denis made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Blackhawks season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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
🧥Blue Jackets
Previous game · Dec 19
🔥CGY @ 🧥CBJ
0–3 · CBJ won
Next game · Dec 23
🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ
1–0 · DET won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Dec 17
🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI
2–3 · CHI won
Next game · Dec 22
👑LAK @ 🪶CHI
1–3 · CHI won
Also on December 20, 2002
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
3–0 final
🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL
3–2 final
🎵STL @ 🌵PHX
3–3 final
Blue Jackets season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule