3–4

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
EDM	0	1	2	0	3
VAN	2	1	0	1	4

Oilers at Canucks

Canucks beat Oilers 4–3 in overtime at Rogers Arena on December 21, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 21, 2002 · 21:00 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Artem Chubarov

2 G

3 shots · 14:45 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Matt Cooke

2 A

2 shots · 10:46 TOI · +2

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Ryan Smyth

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 21:28 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Artem Chubarov Go-ahead 1st · 05:52

Assists: Matt Cooke, Marek Malik · beat Tommy Salo

0–1

🐋 Daniel Sedin 1st · 18:56

Assists: Trent Klatt · beat Tommy Salo

0–2

2nd period

🛢️ Todd Marchant PP 2nd · 05:02

Assists: Ryan Smyth, Anson Carter · beat Peter Skudra

1–2

🐋 Artem Chubarov 2nd · 13:40

Assists: Trevor Letowski, Matt Cooke · beat Tommy Salo

1–3

3rd period

🛢️ Ryan Smyth PP 3rd · 15:42

Assists: Mike Comrie, Anson Carter · beat Peter Skudra

2–3

🛢️ Jason Smith Tying 3rd · 18:11

Assists: Daniel Cleary, Shawn Horcoff · beat Peter Skudra

3–3

Overtime

🐋 Markus Naslund PP Go-ahead OT · 02:20

Assists: Todd Bertuzzi, Brendan Morrison · beat Tommy Salo

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM VAN🐋

30 Shots on goal 32

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

4 Hits 4

19 Penalty minutes 21

EDM shooting 10.0% (3/30) VAN shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Tommy Salo

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 62:11 TOI

🐋Canucks

Peter Skudra

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 61:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Smyth · Comrie · Carter 21:12

L2 York · Horcoff · Marchant 16:00

L3 Moreau · Cleary · Laraque 12:49

L4 Chimera · Swanson · Hemsky 6:42

D1 Niinimaa · Smith 26:42

D2 Brewer · Staios 22:28

D3 Ferguson · Pisa 7:56

🐋Canucks

L1 Naslund · Morrison · Bertuzzi 21:35

L2 Chubarov · Lindgren · Letowski 14:45

L3 Warriner · Cooke · Klatt 11:50

L4 Sedin · Langdon · Sedin 10:31

D1 Salo · Sopel 25:11

D2 Jovanovski · Baron 21:01

D3 Malik · Allen 15:32

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Oilers won

2–2 (OT) · Oilers won

❓ EDM vs VAN, answered

Who won Oilers vs Canucks on December 21, 2002?

Canucks won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Canucks?

The final score was Oilers 3, Canucks 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Oilers?

Jason Smith, Ryan Smyth, Todd Marchant.

Who scored for Canucks?

Artem Chubarov (2), Daniel Sedin, Markus Naslund.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Canucks season series?

Canucks 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Dec 19

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 21, 2002

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