🐙 Away Red Wings 39-17-8 before this game
3–2
Final
🧥 Home Blue Jackets 26-32-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
DET 1113
CBJ 1102

Red Wings at Blue Jackets

Red Wings beat Blue Jackets 3–2 at Nationwide Arena on March 3, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Mar 3, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐙 DET
Pavel Datsyuk
3 A
1 shots · 14:03 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐙 DET
Brendan Shanahan
2 G
4 shots · 20:17 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐙 DET
Jason Woolley
2 A
14:39 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐙 Brendan Shanahan Go-ahead 1st · 03:39
Assists: Pavel Datsyuk, Kris Draper · beat Marc Denis
1–0
🧥 Ray Whitney PP Tying 1st · 10:13
Assists: Geoff Sanderson, Andrew Cassels · beat Manny Legace
1–1
2nd period
🐙 Brett Hull Go-ahead 2nd · 02:02
Assists: Jason Woolley, Pavel Datsyuk · beat Marc Denis
2–1
🧥 Rostislav Klesla Tying 2nd · 10:19
Assists: Ray Whitney, Mike Sillinger · beat Manny Legace
2–2
3rd period
🐙 Brendan Shanahan PP Go-ahead 3rd · 09:39
Assists: Jason Woolley, Pavel Datsyuk · beat Marc Denis
3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐙DET CBJ🧥
23 Shots on goal 31
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8
7 Hits 17
14 Blocked shots 8
5 Takeaways 12
6 Giveaways 10
18 Penalty minutes 10
DET shooting 13.0% (3/23) CBJ shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐙Red Wings
Manny Legace
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Marc Denis
20/23
.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:16 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 1st: 39-17-8 (61% win rate, 64 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 26-32-6 (41% win rate, 64 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 39-17-8 (61% win rate, 64 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 26-32-6 (41% win rate, 64 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐙Red Wings
L1 Shanahan · Draper · Dandenault 20:17
L2 Maltby · Zetterberg · Hull 16:42
L3 Yzerman · Datsyuk · Larionov 14:03
L4 Holmstrom · Robitaille · McCarty 9:13
L5 Devereaux 5:17
D1 Lidstrom · Bykov 27:12
D2 Kuznetsov · Woolley 15:34
D3 Wallin 7:26
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Whitney · Sanderson · Cassels 21:34
L2 Nash · Sillinger · Knutsen 19:07
L3 Wright · Vyborny · Marshall 12:39
L4 Pirjeta · Pronger · Ling 7:22
D1 Spacek · Klesla 24:22
D2 Lachance · Richardson 16:31
D3 Allison · Grand-Pierre 12:24

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 26, 2002
🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET
2–4 · Red Wings won
Dec 23, 2002
🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ
1–0 · Red Wings won
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

❓ DET vs CBJ, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Blue Jackets on March 3, 2003?

Red Wings won 3–2.

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

The final score was Red Wings 3, Blue Jackets 2.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brendan Shanahan (2), Brett Hull.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Ray Whitney, Rostislav Klesla.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Manny Legace made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Marc Denis made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 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 4–0 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
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Mar 2
🌵PHX @ 🐙DET
2–5 · DET won
Next game · Mar 5
⚡TBL @ 🐙DET
2–3 · DET won
🧥Blue Jackets
Previous game · Mar 1
🛢️EDM @ 🧥CBJ
3–3 · EDM won
Next game · Mar 6
🐋VAN @ 🧥CBJ
4–5 · CBJ won
Also on March 3, 2003
🐋VAN @ 🐻BOS
6–4 final
🐆FLA @ 🍁TOR
2–1 final
🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR
1–1 final
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