🧥 Away Blue Jackets 9-18-6 before this game
4–1
Final
🪶 Home Blackhawks 11-17-7 before this game
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Blue Jackets at Blackhawks

Blue Jackets beat Blackhawks 4–1 at United Center on December 26, 2003.

🗓 Fri, Dec 26, 2003 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Blue Jackets lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🧥 CBJ
David Vyborny
2 G
3 shots · 18:53 TOI · +2
2nd star 🧥 CBJ
Rick Nash
1 G
5 shots · 15:29 TOI
3rd star 🧥 CBJ
Manny Malhotra
1 G
2 shots · 15:44 TOI · +1
4rd star 🧥 CBJ
Fred Brathwaite
30 saves
0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ CHI🪶
33 Shots on goal 31
14 Hits 20
6 Blocked shots 9
4 Takeaways 1
6 Giveaways 3
4 Penalty minutes 4
CBJ shooting 12.1% (4/33) CHI shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Fred Brathwaite
30/31
.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Michael Leighton
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 9-18-6 (27% win rate, 33 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 11-17-7 (31% win rate, 35 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 9-18-6 (27% win rate, 33 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 11-17-7 (31% win rate, 35 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Marchant · Cassels · Vyborny 17:59
L2 Malhotra · Zherdev · Letowski 16:07
L3 Nash · Sanderson · Wright 15:25
L4 Pirjeta · Shelley · Ling 8:11
D1 Eriksson · Richardson 24:12
D2 Rohloff · Sydor 19:08
D3 Lachance · Walser 16:02
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Sullivan · Ruutu · Bell 18:19
L2 Moen · McLean · Nichol 16:16
L3 Nieminen · Calder · Yakubov 15:06
L4 Radulov · Arnason · Vandenbussche 9:13
D1 Dempsey · Quint 21:50
D2 Robidas · Henry 19:59
D3 Poapst · Aitken 18:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Blue Jackets lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Oct 16, 2003
🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ
1–2 · Blue Jackets won
Feb 15, 2003
🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ
7–1 · Blackhawks won
Jan 20, 2003
🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ
1–5 · Blue Jackets won
Dec 20, 2002
🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI
1–3 · Blackhawks won
Oct 29, 2002
🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI
2–3 · Blackhawks won

❓ CBJ vs CHI, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Blackhawks on December 26, 2003?

Blue Jackets won 4–1.

What was the final score of Blue Jackets vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Blue Jackets 4, Blackhawks 1.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Fred Brathwaite made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Michael Leighton made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Blackhawks season series?

Blue Jackets 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
🧥Blue Jackets
Previous game · Dec 23
🌵PHX @ 🧥CBJ
2–1 · PHX won
Next game · Dec 27
⭐DAL @ 🧥CBJ
4–3 · DAL won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Dec 23
🎵STL @ 🪶CHI
0–3 · CHI won
Next game · Dec 28
🐙DET @ 🪶CHI
0–3 · CHI won
Also on December 26, 2003
🍁TOR @ 🗽NYR
6–5 final
🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT
3–3 final
🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD
4–3 final
⚡TBL @ 🐦ATL
1–3 final
🌲MIN @ 🐙DET
2–2 final
🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 final
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
3–3 final
🐯NSH @ ⭐DAL
1–2 final
Blue Jackets season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule