🌲 Away Wild 21-11-4 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
🪶 Home Blackhawks 20-13-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
MIN 02002
CHI 01102

Wild at Blackhawks

Wild beat Blackhawks 2–2 in overtime at United Center on December 26, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 26, 2002 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Wild lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Wes Walz
1 G
2 shots · 18:54 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Stephane Veilleux
1 G
1 shots · 10:39 TOI · +1
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Richard Park
1 A
5 shots · 21:31 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
2nd period
🪶 Sergei Berezin Go-ahead 2nd · 02:57
Assists: Eric Daze, Phil Housley · beat Dwayne Roloson
0–1
🌲 Wes Walz Tying 2nd · 11:30
Assists: Andrew Brunette, Antti Laaksonen · beat Jocelyn Thibault
1–1
🌲 Stephane Veilleux Go-ahead 2nd · 14:48
Assists: Richard Park, Filip Kuba · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–1
3rd period
🪶 Theo Fleury Tying 3rd · 03:06
Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Lyle Odelein · beat Dwayne Roloson
2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN CHI🪶
26 Shots on goal 24
1 Hits 4
8 Penalty minutes 12
MIN shooting 7.7% (2/26) CHI shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Dwayne Roloson
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 64:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 21-11-4 (58% win rate, 36 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 20-13-1 (59% win rate, 34 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Wild
Wild: no games found in this situation this year.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Zholtok · Park · Gaborik 21:31
L2 Laaksonen · Walz · Dupuis 17:53
L3 Brunette · Ronning · Dowd 13:41
L4 Veilleux · Johnson · Wanvig 7:47
D1 Kuba · Schultz 30:44
D2 Sekeras · Zyuzin 25:21
D3 Brown · Benysek 6:10
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Sullivan · Zhamnov · Fleury 20:57
L2 Calder · Daze · Berezin 16:10
L3 Eastwood · Bell · Nikolishin 12:58
L4 Simon · Arnason · Thomas 8:00
D1 Karpovtsev · Poapst 25:06
D2 Dempsey · Housley 21:54
D3 Odelein · McCarthy 18:14

⚔️ Last meetings

Wild lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Oct 24, 2002
🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI
3–2 · Wild won
Mar 31, 2002
🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI
1–2 · Blackhawks won
Mar 29, 2002
🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN
3–1 · Blackhawks won
Dec 5, 2001
🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI
2–4 · Blackhawks won
Oct 12, 2001
🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN
4–6 · Wild won

❓ MIN vs CHI, answered

Who won Wild vs Blackhawks on December 26, 2002?

Wild won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Wild vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Wild 2, Blackhawks 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Wild?

Stephane Veilleux, Wes Walz.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Sergei Berezin, Theo Fleury.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Wild vs Blackhawks season series?

Wild 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
🌲Wild
Previous game · Dec 23
🔥CGY @ 🌲MIN
3–2 · CGY won
Next game · Dec 28
🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF
4–3 · MIN won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Dec 22
👑LAK @ 🪶CHI
1–3 · CHI won
Next game · Dec 28
🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS
3–3 · CHI won
Also on December 26, 2002
🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 final
🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR
6–1 final
🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET
2–4 final
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
2–3 final
⭐DAL @ 🐯NSH
1–3 final
🐋VAN @ 🛢️EDM
4–2 final
🌵PHX @ 👑LAK
3–4 final
🦆ANA @ 🦈SJS
1–4 final
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