Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, January 23, 2002, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 5–3 on Wednesday, January 23, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Montreal Canadiens	5	36-31-12-3
at Washington Capitals	3	36-33-11-2

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	3	5
Washington Capitals	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	8	13	7	28
Washington Capitals	14	10	9	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:06	Washington Capitals	Rob Zettler (1)	Andrei Nikolishin (17), Ulf Dahlen (21)	Even strength	MTL 0, WSH 1
1st	10:04	Montreal Canadiens	Brian Savage (14)	Doug Gilmour (16), Oleg Petrov (10)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 1
2nd	00:43	Washington Capitals	Ulf Dahlen (16)	Sergei Gonchar (23), Frantisek Kucera (8)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 2
2nd	19:25	Montreal Canadiens	Gino Odjick (3)	Richard Zednik (13), Andrei Markov (12)	Even strength	MTL 2, WSH 2
3rd	03:21	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger (6)	Joe Sacco (5), Colin Forbes (1)	Even strength	MTL 2, WSH 3
3rd	06:32	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik (13)	Doug Gilmour (17), Chad Kilger (12)	Even strength	MTL 3, WSH 3
3rd	16:37	Montreal Canadiens	Joe Juneau (3)	Jan Bulis (7)	Even strength	MTL 4, WSH 3
3rd	19:35	Montreal Canadiens	Chad Kilger (6)	Craig Rivet (12), Shaun Van Allen (10)	Even strength, Empty net	MTL 5, WSH 3

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

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 O. Petrov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		18:45
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	0		12:25
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		21:55
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	2	1	50%	13:04
Number 27 S. Van Allen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	50%	09:14
Number 29 G. Odjick	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		06:27
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0		15:52
Number 49 B. Savage	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1		17:19
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		08:10
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	41.7%	19:32
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	20%	18:03
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	78.9%	14:50
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		21:39
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1		19:44
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	3		23:34
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	4		21:11
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:13
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		15:13

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	33	30	3	.909	59:50	Win

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Khristich	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	3	55.6%	08:44
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	1	1	2	-1	0	3	1	0		19:28
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0		23:58
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	46.2%	19:39
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		08:04
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		12:17
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0		11:27
Number 23 I. Ciernik	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		13:51
Number 36 C. Forbes	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	41.7%	13:39
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		04:56
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0		22:48
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	60.7%	23:27
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		12:43
Number 4 F. Kucera	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	6		25:11
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1		19:40
Number 24 R. Zettler	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	2		19:10
Number 38 T. Rohloff	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		11:52
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	-3	0	6	0	2		26:00

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	27	23	4	.852	59:05	Loss

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	19:48	Montreal Canadiens	Karl Dykhuis	Holding	2
3rd	03:36	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr	Holding	2
3rd	07:37	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	High sticking	2
3rd	12:32	Montreal Canadiens	Francis Bouillon	Holding	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Shane Heyer, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Stephane Provost
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Donald Audette, Patrice Brisebois, Reid Simpson, Patrick Poulin, Craig Darby, Patrick Traverse, Saku Koivu, Sheldon Souray, Benoit Gratton, Eric Landry, Mathieu Garon, Arron Asham, Marcel Hossa, Martti Jarventie, Olivier Michaud
Washington Capitals scratches: Calle Johansson, Ken Klee, Steve Konowalchuk, Corey Hirsch, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Glen Metropolit, Dainius Zubrus, Jean-Francois Fortin, Chris Corrinet, Michael Farrell, Jeff Halpern, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta

Every Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Oct 19, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 24, 2001
Washington Capitals 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Jan 16, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jan 23, 2002

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 8	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
San Jose Sharks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 23, 2002