Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

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Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 7–4 on Saturday, January 5, 2002 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team Goals 2001-2002 record
Washington Capitals 4 36-33-11-2
at Boston Bruins 7 43-24-6-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 2 1 1 4
Boston Bruins 3 3 1 7

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 10 5 8 23
Boston Bruins 16 13 10 39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:11 Boston Bruins Joe Thornton (15) Nick Boynton (7) Even strength WSH 0, BOS 1
1st 05:03 Washington Capitals Chris Simon (10) Unassisted Even strength WSH 1, BOS 1
1st 07:15 Boston Bruins Glen Murray (18) Joe Thornton (29) Even strength WSH 1, BOS 2
1st 12:02 Boston Bruins Joe Thornton (16) Sergei Samsonov (23), Jonathan Girard (2) Power play WSH 1, BOS 3
1st 15:53 Washington Capitals Dainius Zubrus (5) Adam Oates (33), Jaromir Jagr (23) Power play WSH 2, BOS 3
2nd 06:47 Boston Bruins Joe Thornton (17) Sergei Samsonov (24), Glen Murray (18) Even strength WSH 2, BOS 4
2nd 09:28 Washington Capitals Chris Simon (11) Peter Bondra (17), Jeff Halpern (11) Even strength WSH 3, BOS 4
2nd 11:21 Boston Bruins Bill Guerin (22) Martin Lapointe (15) Even strength WSH 3, BOS 5
2nd 12:07 Boston Bruins Bill Guerin (23) Jozef Stumpel (18), Sean O'Donnell (11) Even strength WSH 3, BOS 6
3rd 08:21 Boston Bruins Rob Zamuner (8) Unassisted Even strength WSH 3, BOS 7
3rd 11:36 Washington Capitals Matt Pettinger (5) Chris Simon (4), Sergei Gonchar (21) Power play WSH 4, BOS 7

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Stat Washington Capitals Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 23 39
Power play 2 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 21 23
Hits 17 17
Blocked shots 10 10
Giveaways 8 9
Takeaways 6 12
Faceoffs won 48/80 (60%) 32/80 (40%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 D. Khristich R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 75% 15:00
Number 9 D. Zubrus C 1 0 1 -3 0 2 2 0 1 19:36
Number 11 J. Halpern C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 52.2% 15:42
Number 12 P. Bondra R 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 0 0 23:41
Number 13 A. Nikolishin C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 62.5% 14:49
Number 14 J. Sacco L 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 10:25
Number 17 C. Simon L 2 1 3 +1 2 3 1 0 0 14:25
Number 18 M. Pettinger L 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 12:09
Number 23 T. Whitfield C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 68.8% 09:45
Number 51 S. Peat R 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 08:32
Number 68 J. Jagr R 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 17:04
Number 77 A. Oates C 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 0 0 60% 20:34
Number 2 K. Klee D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 17:21
Number 3 S. Cote D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 21:13
Number 4 F. Kucera D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 3 0 17:23
Number 24 R. Zettler D 0 0 0 +1 5 1 1 1 0 15:13
Number 29 J. Reekie D 0 0 0 -3 2 1 0 1 0 19:15
Number 55 S. Gonchar D 0 1 1 -4 0 2 1 1 0 21:38
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 C. Billington 14 13 1 .929 27:53
Number 37 O. Kolzig 25 19 6 .760 32:07 Loss

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 12:45
Number 12 B. Rolston R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 33.3% 21:39
Number 13 B. Guerin R 2 0 2 +2 2 8 2 0 0 19:20
Number 14 S. Samsonov L 0 2 2 +3 0 3 0 0 0 14:48
Number 16 J. Stumpel L 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 0 31.6% 20:39
Number 17 R. Zamuner L 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 0 0 09:32
Number 19 J. Thornton C 3 1 4 +3 5 6 1 0 1 50% 14:19
Number 20 M. Lapointe R 0 1 1 +2 2 4 0 0 0 20:52
Number 26 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 28.6% 09:53
Number 27 G. Murray R 1 1 2 +3 2 4 0 0 0 100% 18:30
Number 42 P. Stock C 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 50% 07:27
Number 62 A. Nazarov L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:33
Number 21 S. O'Donnell D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 2 0 29:31
Number 25 H. Gill D 0 0 0 +5 0 2 2 2 0 28:03
Number 32 D. Sweeney D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17:03
Number 44 N. Boynton D 0 1 1 +5 5 0 1 0 0 17:05
Number 55 J. Girard D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 1 0 10:55
Number 64 J. Kultanen D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 10:08
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 34 B. Dafoe 23 19 4 .826 59:57 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:49 Washington Capitals Trent Whitfield Slashing 2
1st 10:18 Washington Capitals Joe Reekie Hooking 2
1st 14:28 Boston Bruins Glen Murray Slashing 2
2nd 00:15 Boston Bruins Martin Lapointe Hooking 2
2nd 12:21 Boston Bruins P.J. Stock Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:21 Washington Capitals Stephen Peat Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:24 Boston Bruins Nick Boynton Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:24 Washington Capitals Joe Sacco Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:24 Washington Capitals Chris Simon Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 03:58 Boston Bruins Joe Thornton Fighting (major) 5
3rd 03:58 Washington Capitals Rob Zettler Fighting (major) 5
3rd 09:39 Boston Bruins Bill Guerin High sticking 2
3rd 13:30 Boston Bruins P.J. Stock Diving 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Ron Wilson
Boston Bruins head coach
Robbie Ftorek
Referees
Mike Hasenfratz, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Gerard Gauthier
Washington Capitals scratches
Ulf Dahlen, Calle Johansson, Steve Konowalchuk, Corey Hirsch, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Brendan Witt, Patrick Boileau, Glen Metropolit, Jean-Francois Fortin, Todd Rohloff, Chris Corrinet, Michael Farrell, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta
Boston Bruins scratches
Scott Pellerin, Eric Manlow, Jamie Rivers, John Emmons, Chris Kelleher, Tony Tuzzolino, Kyle McLaren, Ric Jackman, Andy Hilbert, Ivan Huml, Pavel Kolarik

2001-2002 season series

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