🎵 Away Blues 18-10-4 before this game
3–3
Final / OT
🌵 Home Coyotes 12-15-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
STL 02103
PHX 03003

Blues at Coyotes

Blues beat Coyotes 3–3 in overtime on December 20, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Dec 20, 2002 · 20:00 CST 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Blues lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎵 STL
Keith Tkachuk
2 G
8 shots · 23:12 TOI · -1
2nd star 🎵 STL
Petr Cajanek
2 A
4 shots · 19:35 TOI
3rd star 🌵 PHX
Ladislav Nagy
2 G
4 shots · 15:58 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
2nd period
🌵 Ladislav Nagy Go-ahead 2nd · 00:46
Assists: Mike Johnson, Danny Markov · beat Brent Johnson
0–1
🌵 Ladislav Nagy PP 2nd · 05:19
Unassisted · beat Brent Johnson
0–2
🎵 Keith Tkachuk PP 2nd · 11:39
Assists: Alexander Khavanov, Dallas Drake · beat Brian Boucher
1–2
🌵 Ramzi Abid PP 2nd · 15:42
Assists: Shane Doan, Teppo Numminen · beat Brent Johnson
1–3
🎵 Keith Tkachuk PP 2nd · 19:41
Assists: Petr Cajanek, Doug Weight · beat Brian Boucher
2–3
3rd period
🎵 Martin Rucinsky PP Tying 3rd · 01:22
Assists: Petr Cajanek, Al MacInnis · beat Brian Boucher
3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL PHX🌵
42 Shots on goal 18
3/8 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
4 Hits 4
12 Penalty minutes 20
STL shooting 7.1% (3/42) PHX shooting 16.7% (3/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Brent Johnson
15/18
.833 SV% · 3 GA · 64:37 TOI
🌵Coyotes
Brian Boucher
39/42
.929 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Blues
Blues — tied after 1st: 18-10-4 (56% win rate, 32 games)
Coyotes
Coyotes — tied after 1st: 12-15-6 (36% win rate, 33 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Blues
Blues: no games found in this situation this year.
Coyotes
Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎵Blues
L1 Tkachuk · Weight · Demitra 23:12
L2 Cajanek · Boguniecki · Mellanby 18:31
L3 Rucinsky · Podein · Drake 14:17
L4 Nash · Dubinsky · Low 8:40
D1 MacInnis · Khavanov 27:06
D2 Jackman · Salvador 19:15
D3 Finley · Koivisto 12:49
🌵Coyotes
L1 Langkow · Amonte · Johnson 20:13
L2 Nagy · Brière · Doan 15:58
L3 Abid · Lemieux · Radivojevic 12:48
L4 Ranheim · Nazarov · Buchberger 9:38
D1 Markov · Numminen 24:28
D2 Mara · Simpson 20:24
D3 Vaananen · Suchy 17:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Blues lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Apr 1, 2002
🎵STL @ 🌵PHX
3–5 · Coyotes won
Dec 5, 2001
🎵STL @ 🌵PHX
0–3 · Coyotes won
Nov 24, 2001
🌵PHX @ 🎵STL
3–5 · Blues won
Nov 10, 2001
🌵PHX @ 🎵STL
1–4 · Blues won
Jan 15, 2001
🎵STL @ 🌵PHX
1–3 · Coyotes won

❓ STL vs PHX, answered

Who won Blues vs Coyotes on December 20, 2002?

Blues won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Blues vs Coyotes?

The final score was Blues 3, Coyotes 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Blues?

Keith Tkachuk (2), Martin Rucinsky.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Ladislav Nagy (2), Ramzi Abid.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 15 saves on 18 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Brian Boucher made 39 saves on 42 shots (.929 save percentage).

What is the Blues vs Coyotes season series?

Blues 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
🎵Blues
Previous game · Dec 18
🎵STL @ 🦆ANA
2–5 · ANA won
Next game · Dec 23
👑LAK @ 🎵STL
0–5 · STL won
🌵Coyotes
Previous game · Dec 17
🐧PIT @ 🌵PHX
2–5 · PHX won
Next game · Dec 22
🌵PHX @ 🦆ANA
0–4 · ANA won
Also on December 20, 2002
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
3–0 final
🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL
3–2 final
🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI
1–3 final
Blues season page Coyotes season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule