🐙 Away Red Wings 21-8-4 before this game
1–0
Final
🧥 Home Blue Jackets 14-15-3 before this game
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Red Wings at Blue Jackets

Red Wings beat Blue Jackets 1–0 at Nationwide Arena on December 23, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Dec 23, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐙 DET
Kris Draper
1 G
2 shots · 15:32 TOI · +1
2nd star 🐙 DET
Brendan Shanahan
1 A
1 shots · 16:51 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐙 DET
Curtis Joseph
33 saves
1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order
3rd period
🐙 Kris Draper Go-ahead 3rd · 15:33
Assists: Brendan Shanahan · beat Marc Denis
1–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐙DET CBJ🧥
28 Shots on goal 33
0 Hits 7
19 Penalty minutes 27
DET shooting 3.6% (1/28) CBJ shooting 0.0% (0/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐙Red Wings
Curtis Joseph Shutout
33/33
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Marc Denis
27/28
.964 SV% · 1 GA · 59:09 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 1st: 21-8-4 (64% win rate, 33 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 14-15-3 (44% win rate, 32 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 21-8-4 (64% win rate, 33 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 14-15-3 (44% win rate, 32 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐙Red Wings
L1 Maltby · Fedorov · Hull 18:27
L2 Shanahan · Zetterberg · Draper 16:44
L3 Robitaille · Larionov · McCarty 14:51
L4 Holmstrom · Avery · Devereaux 7:37
D1 Lidstrom · Chelios 27:24
D2 Bykov · Kuznetsov 18:34
D3 Woolley · Boileau 11:48
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Whitney · Sanderson · Sillinger 20:08
L2 Wright · Kallio · Marshall 14:27
L3 Pirjeta · Nash · Vyborny 13:21
L4 Shelley · Cassels · Pronger 10:12
D1 Spacek · Richardson 23:56
D2 Lachance · Walser 21:19
D3 Klesla · Westcott 12:24

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 14, 2002
🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET
4–6 · Red Wings won
Mar 21, 2002
🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ
3–2 (OT) · Red Wings won
Feb 8, 2002
🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET
3–2 · Blue Jackets won
Dec 27, 2001
🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET
1–5 · Red Wings won
Nov 21, 2001
🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ
1–0 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ DET vs CBJ, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Blue Jackets on December 23, 2002?

Red Wings won 1–0.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Blue Jackets?

The final score was Red Wings 1, Blue Jackets 0.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Kris Draper.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 33 saves on 33 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Marc Denis made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Blue Jackets season series?

Red Wings 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
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Dec 21
🗽NYR @ 🐙DET
2–3 · DET won
Next game · Dec 26
🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET
2–4 · DET won
🧥Blue Jackets
Previous game · Dec 20
🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI
1–3 · CHI won
Next game · Dec 26
🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET
2–4 · DET won
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2–2 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
1–3 final
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
2–2 final
⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH
0–3 final
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
2–5 final
🐦ATL @ 🍁TOR
1–5 final
🐯NSH @ 🐆FLA
3–2 final
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