Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, February 9, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Saturday, February 9, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Washington Capitals	4	36-33-11-2
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	27-40-11-4

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	3	1	4
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	4	10	8	22
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	4	9	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:01	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (11)	Brad Richards (25), Ben Clymer (12)	Even strength	WSH 0, TBL 1
2nd	03:34	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus (10)	Adam Oates (45), Frantisek Kucera (10)	Even strength	WSH 1, TBL 1
2nd	05:25	Washington Capitals	Ulf Dahlen (19)	Peter Bondra (21), Matt Pettinger (2)	Even strength	WSH 2, TBL 1
2nd	12:27	Washington Capitals	Colin Forbes (3)	Sergei Gonchar (27)	Even strength	WSH 3, TBL 1
3rd	03:05	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk (10)	Pavel Kubina (15), Jimmie Olvestad (6)	Even strength	WSH 3, TBL 2
3rd	19:20	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon (13)	Colin Forbes (2), Brendan Witt (4)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 4, TBL 2

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

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	+1	0	1	0	0	52.6%	15:57
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0		14:58
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		17:53
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	1		15:20
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	60%	12:50
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		11:41
Number 17 C. Simon	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0		12:37
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0		13:08
Number 20 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:05
Number 36 C. Forbes	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	0	58.3%	13:39
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		17:30
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	62.5%	19:19
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		20:52
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		15:13
Number 4 F. Kucera	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	0		23:17
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	1	1	0	5	0	1	2		19:50
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	0		21:43
Number 58 J. Fortin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		19:05

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 C. Billington	21	19	2	.905	60:00	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:22
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	2		22:03
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		16:15
Number 16 J. Ylonen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20%	19:03
Number 18 Z. Ciger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	60%	17:52
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	44.4%	23:36
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	1	40%	21:46
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	1	0	1	-1	0	5	2	1	52.4%	21:18
Number 34 G. Dwyer	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		05:49
Number 41 J. Olvestad	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0		18:26
Number 46 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0		14:20
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2		22:02
Number 3 G. Ledyard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		11:33
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	+1	5	0	1	0		14:47
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0		23:42
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:22
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		22:25
Number 43 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		14:17

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	12	9	3	.750	32:27	Loss
Number 80 K. Weekes	9	9	0	1.000	26:40

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:37	Washington Capitals	Andrei Nikolishin	Tripping	2
2nd	10:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jassen Cullimore	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Slashing	2
2nd	10:49	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	Roughing	2
2nd	10:49	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Fighting (major)	5

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Blaine Angus, Mark Faucette
Linesmen: Stephane Provost, Pierre Racicot
Washington Capitals scratches: Calle Johansson, Olie Kolzig, Rob Zettler, Steve Konowalchuk, Corey Hirsch, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Ivan Ciernik, Todd Rohloff, Stephen Peat, Chris Corrinet, Michael Farrell, Jeff Halpern, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Tim Taylor, Brian Holzinger, Nolan Pratt, Freddy Modin, Gaetan Royer, Ryan Tobler, Josef Boumedienne, Sascha Goc, Martin St. Louis, Dimitri Afanasenkov, Kristian Kudroc, Sheldon Keefe

Every Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Wed, Nov 21, 2001
Washington Capitals 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 9, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Mon, Feb 11, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 3, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 9, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 9, 2002
New Jersey Devils 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Feb 9, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 9, 2002
Belarus 1 at Ukraine 0	Final Olympics	Game page: Belarus at Ukraine, Sat, Feb 9, 2002
Slovakia 0 at Germany 3	Final Olympics	Game page: Slovakia at Germany, Sat, Feb 9, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 9, 2002
Nashville Predators 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Feb 9, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Feb 9, 2002
Latvia 4 at Austria 2	Final Olympics	Game page: Latvia at Austria, Sat, Feb 9, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Feb 9, 2002
Calgary Flames 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Feb 9, 2002
France 3 at Switzerland 3	Final Olympics	Game page: France at Switzerland, Sat, Feb 9, 2002