6–1

Final

🧥 Home Blue Jackets 14-17-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
STL	1	1	4	6
CBJ	1	0	0	1

Blues at Blue Jackets

Blues beat Blue Jackets 6–1 at Nationwide Arena on December 28, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 28, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎵 STL

Al MacInnis

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:56 TOI · +2

2nd star 🎵 STL

Keith Tkachuk

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 16:23 TOI · +2

3rd star 🎵 STL

Doug Weight

2 A

2 shots · 21:38 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🧥 Geoff Sanderson Go-ahead 1st · 09:06

Assists: David Vyborny, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Brent Johnson

0–1

🎵 Eric Boguniecki Tying 1st · 09:30

Assists: Christian Laflamme, Doug Weight · beat Marc Denis

1–1

2nd period

🎵 Scott Mellanby Go-ahead 2nd · 15:17

Assists: Keith Tkachuk, Doug Weight · beat Marc Denis

2–1

3rd period

🎵 Al MacInnis 3rd · 04:50

Assists: Pavol Demitra, Dallas Drake · beat Marc Denis

3–1

🎵 Martin Rucinsky 3rd · 08:28

Assists: Christian Laflamme · beat Marc Denis

4–1

🎵 Keith Tkachuk 3rd · 11:51

Assists: Al MacInnis, Pavol Demitra · beat Marc Denis

5–1

🎵 Tyson Nash PP 3rd · 15:00

Unassisted · beat Marc Denis

6–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL CBJ🧥

32 Shots on goal 27

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

1 Hits 11

12 Penalty minutes 10

STL shooting 18.8% (6/32) CBJ shooting 3.7% (1/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Brent Johnson

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Marc Denis

26/32

.812 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 21-10-4 (60% win rate, 35 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 14-17-3 (41% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Stillman · Tkachuk · Weight 18:13

L2 Boguniecki · Demitra · Mellanby 15:31

L3 Rucinsky · Cajanek · Drake 13:59

L4 Nash · Dubinsky · Low 9:57

D1 Khavanov · Salvador 20:54

D2 Laflamme · MacInnis 19:20

D3 Finley · Jackman 18:30

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Whitney · Sanderson · Sillinger 20:50

L2 Wright · Vyborny · Marshall 16:14

L3 Nash · Pirjeta · Kallio 13:46

L4 Shelley · Pronger 8:52

D1 Spacek · Lachance 21:32

D2 Walser · Westcott 18:56

D3 Richardson · Klesla 16:46

D4 Grand-Pierre 9:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

Nov 20, 2002

🎵STL @ 🧥CBJ

2–3 · Blue Jackets won

Nov 7, 2002

🧥CBJ @ 🎵STL

5–2 · Blue Jackets won

❓ STL vs CBJ, answered

Who won Blues vs Blue Jackets on December 28, 2002?

Blues won 6–1.

What was the final score of Blues vs Blue Jackets?

The final score was Blues 6, Blue Jackets 1.

Who scored for Blues?

Al MacInnis, Eric Boguniecki, Keith Tkachuk, Martin Rucinsky, Scott Mellanby, Tyson Nash.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Geoff Sanderson.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Marc Denis made 26 saves on 32 shots (.812 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Blue Jackets played?

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

What is the Blues vs Blue Jackets season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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

🎵Blues

Previous game · Dec 26

🧥Blue Jackets

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 28, 2002

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