🪶 Away Blackhawks 21-13-2 before this game
2–0
Final
👑 Home Kings 19-13-4 before this game
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CHI 0112
LAK 0000

Blackhawks at Kings

Blackhawks beat Kings 2–0 at Crypto.com Arena on December 30, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Dec 30, 2002 · 21:30 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Nathan Dempsey
1 G
3 shots · 17:41 TOI · +2
2nd star 🪶 CHI
Steve Sullivan
1 G
1 shots · 14:27 TOI · +1
3rd star 🪶 CHI
Kyle Calder
1 A
1 shots · 15:09 TOI · +1
4rd star 🪶 CHI
Jocelyn Thibault
33 saves
1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
2nd period
🪶 Nathan Dempsey Go-ahead 2nd · 02:21
Assists: Kyle Calder · beat Felix Potvin
1–0
3rd period
🪶 Steve Sullivan 3rd · 00:56
Assists: Eric Daze, Alexander Karpovtsev · beat Felix Potvin
2–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI LAK👑
14 Shots on goal 33
3 Hits 4
12 Penalty minutes 4
CHI shooting 14.3% (2/14) LAK shooting 0.0% (0/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault Shutout
33/33
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI
👑Kings
Jamie Storr Shutout
6/6
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 15:25 TOI
Felix Potvin
6/8
.750 SV% · 2 GA · 42:37 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 21-13-2 (58% win rate, 36 games)
Kings
Kings — tied after 1st: 19-13-4 (53% win rate, 36 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.
Kings
Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Calder · Zhamnov · Fleury 16:12
L2 Daze · Sullivan · Eastwood 14:48
L3 Berezin · Bell · Nikolishin 14:07
L4 Simon · Arnason · Thomas 9:29
D1 Poapst · Karpovtsev 26:53
D2 Odelein · Dempsey 18:44
D3 McCarthy · Housley 14:26
👑Kings
L1 Cammalleri · Armstrong · Palffy 23:08
L2 Eloranta · Laperriere · Chartrand 14:45
L3 Johnson · Kelly · Aulin 13:21
L4 Brennan · Smithson 7:30
D1 Schneider · Modry 22:26
D2 Corvo · Yushkevich 19:22
D3 Visnovsky · Norstrom 18:12
D4 Norton 7:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 22, 2002
👑LAK @ 🪶CHI
1–3 · Blackhawks won
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

❓ CHI vs LAK, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Kings on December 30, 2002?

Blackhawks won 2–0.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Kings?

The final score was Blackhawks 2, Kings 0.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Nathan Dempsey, Steve Sullivan.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 33 saves on 33 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jamie Storr made 6 saves on 6 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Blackhawks vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Kings season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 3–1 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
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Dec 28
🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS
3–3 · CHI won
Next game · Jan 2
🪶CHI @ 🎵STL
4–1 · CHI won
👑Kings
Previous game · Dec 29
👑LAK @ 🏔️COL
1–6 · COL won
Next game · Jan 2
🔔PHI @ 👑LAK
4–1 · PHI won
Also on December 30, 2002
😈NJD @ 🐻BOS
1–0 final
🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI
1–2 final
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
3–4 final
🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT
3–2 final
🏛️OTT @ 🐯NSH
2–3 final
🛢️EDM @ 🌵PHX
3–4 final
🔔PHI @ 🦈SJS
1–2 final
Blackhawks season page Kings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule