👑 Away Kings 18-10-4 before this game
1–3
Final
🪶 Home Blackhawks 19-13-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
LAK 0011
CHI 2103

Kings at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Kings 3–1 at United Center on December 22, 2002.

🗓 Sun, Dec 22, 2002 · 19:00 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
Sergei Berezin
1 G
5 shots · 13:21 TOI · +1
2nd star 🪶 CHI
Kyle Calder
1 G
2 shots · 18:32 TOI
3rd star 🪶 CHI
Eric Daze
1 G
1 shots · 11:44 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🪶 Sergei Berezin Go-ahead 1st · 01:22
Assists: Mike Eastwood, Mark Bell · beat Felix Potvin
0–1
🪶 Kyle Calder 1st · 03:13
Assists: Theo Fleury, Alexei Zhamnov · beat Felix Potvin
0–2
2nd period
🪶 Eric Daze 2nd · 16:46
Assists: Steve Sullivan, Tyler Arnason · beat Felix Potvin
0–3
3rd period
👑 Erik Rasmussen 3rd · 04:02
Assists: Jaroslav Modry, Jason Allison · beat Jocelyn Thibault
1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
👑LAK CHI🪶
25 Shots on goal 20
6 Hits 7
13 Penalty minutes 19
LAK shooting 4.0% (1/25) CHI shooting 15.0% (3/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
👑Kings
Felix Potvin
17/20
.850 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault
24/25
.960 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Kings
Kings: no games found in this situation this year.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 0–3
Kings
Kings: no games found in this situation this year.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
👑Kings
L1 Allison · Smolinski · Palffy 21:13
L2 Frolov · Belanger · Laperriere 14:11
L3 Eloranta · Johnson · Rasmussen 13:43
L4 Brennan · Chartrand 8:50
D1 Schneider · Modry 22:40
D2 Yushkevich · Norstrom 19:44
D3 Corvo · Visnovsky 17:42
D4 Norton 5:52
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Calder · Sullivan · Zhamnov 18:32
L2 Berezin · Eastwood · Fleury 14:26
L3 Daze · Bell · Korolev 12:07
L4 Simon · Arnason · Thomas 9:16
D1 Karpovtsev · Poapst 22:30
D2 Dempsey · Odelein 20:19
D3 Housley · McCarthy 17:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 30, 2002
🪶CHI @ 👑LAK
1–4 · Kings won
Oct 31, 2002
👑LAK @ 🪶CHI
1–2 (OT) · Blackhawks won
Mar 11, 2002
🪶CHI @ 👑LAK
1–2 · Kings won
Dec 9, 2001
👑LAK @ 🪶CHI
5–2 · Kings won
Nov 1, 2001
🪶CHI @ 👑LAK
3–2 · Blackhawks won

❓ LAK vs CHI, answered

Who won Kings vs Blackhawks on December 22, 2002?

Blackhawks won 3–1.

What was the final score of Kings vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Kings 1, Blackhawks 3.

Who scored for Kings?

Erik Rasmussen.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Eric Daze, Kyle Calder, Sergei Berezin.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Kings 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
👑Kings
Previous game · Dec 19
🦆ANA @ 👑LAK
4–5 · LAK won
Next game · Dec 23
👑LAK @ 🎵STL
0–5 · STL won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Dec 20
🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI
1–3 · CHI won
Next game · Dec 26
🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI
2–2 · MIN won
Also on December 22, 2002
⭐DAL @ 🌪️CAR
0–1 final
🌵PHX @ 🦆ANA
0–4 final
Kings season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule