🐋 Away Canucks 28-14-3 before this game
4–2
Final
🪶 Home Blackhawks 26-13-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
VAN 1034
CHI 1012

Canucks at Blackhawks

Canucks beat Blackhawks 4–2 at United Center on January 17, 2003.

🗓 Fri, Jan 17, 2003 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐋 VAN
Markus Naslund
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:57 TOI · +1
2nd star 🐋 VAN
Matt Cooke
2 A
13:29 TOI · +1
3rd star 🪶 CHI
Phil Housley
2 A
5 shots · 16:26 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🪶 Eric Daze PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:17
Assists: Phil Housley, Andrei Nikolishin · beat Dan Cloutier
0–1
🐋 Artem Chubarov Tying 1st · 19:13
Assists: Trevor Letowski, Matt Cooke · beat Jocelyn Thibault
1–1
3rd period
🐋 Markus Naslund Go-ahead 3rd · 00:25
Assists: Todd Bertuzzi, Sami Salo · beat Jocelyn Thibault
2–1
🪶 Sergei Berezin Tying 3rd · 01:50
Assists: Phil Housley · beat Dan Cloutier
2–2
🐋 Brent Sopel PP Go-ahead 3rd · 13:18
Assists: Mattias Ohlund, Markus Naslund · beat Jocelyn Thibault
3–2
🐋 Murray Baron Empty net 3rd · 19:08
Assists: Matt Cooke
4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN CHI🪶
27 Shots on goal 23
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
2 Hits 1
8 Penalty minutes 10
VAN shooting 14.8% (4/27) CHI shooting 8.7% (2/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Dan Cloutier
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:38 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Canucks
Canucks — tied after 1st: 28-14-3 (62% win rate, 45 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 26-13-6 (58% win rate, 45 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Canucks
Canucks — tied after 2nd: 28-14-3 (62% win rate, 45 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 26-13-6 (58% win rate, 45 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐋Canucks
L1 Naslund · Morrison · Bertuzzi 21:53
L2 Sedin · Chubarov · Linden 13:41
L3 Cooke · Sedin · Letowski 13:21
L4 Langdon · Lindgren · Klatt 12:02
D1 Sopel · Ohlund 23:26
D2 Baron · Salo 19:06
D3 Malik · Allen 13:49
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Sullivan · Nikolishin · Fleury 18:45
L2 Calder · Daze · Korolev 16:11
L3 Berezin · Eastwood · Bell 13:54
L4 Simon · Arnason · Thomas 7:44
D1 Klemm · Poapst 22:16
D2 Dempsey · Odelein 19:36
D3 Housley · McCarthy 16:07

⚔️ Last meetings

Canucks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 17, 2002
🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI
2–3 · Blackhawks won
Nov 20, 2002
🪶CHI @ 🐋VAN
3–5 · Canucks won
Nov 28, 2001
🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI
3–3 (OT) · Canucks won
Nov 13, 2001
🪶CHI @ 🐋VAN
2–3 · Canucks won
Nov 9, 2001
🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI
1–3 · Blackhawks won

❓ VAN vs CHI, answered

Who won Canucks vs Blackhawks on January 17, 2003?

Canucks won 4–2.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Canucks 4, Blackhawks 2.

Who scored for Canucks?

Artem Chubarov, Brent Sopel, Markus Naslund, Murray Baron.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Eric Daze, Sergei Berezin.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Dan Cloutier made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Blackhawks season series?

Canucks 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
🐋Canucks
Previous game · Jan 16
🐋VAN @ 🌲MIN
2–5 · MIN won
Next game · Jan 19
🐋VAN @ 🐙DET
4–1 · VAN won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Jan 15
🐙DET @ 🪶CHI
1–4 · CHI won
Next game · Jan 18
🪶CHI @ 🎵STL
2–4 · STL won
Also on January 17, 2003
🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH
4–1 final
😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR
2–1 final
🐻BOS @ 🐦ATL
1–3 final
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
3–2 final
Canucks season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule