San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals

Thursday, February 28, 2002, 7:30 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Thursday, February 28, 2002 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
San Jose Sharks	5	44-27-8-3
at Washington Capitals	2	36-33-11-2

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	1	3	1	5
Washington Capitals	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	8	7	9	24
Washington Capitals	10	7	10	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:09	San Jose Sharks	Adam Graves (11)	Todd Harvey (9), Matt Bradley (8)	Even strength	SJS 1, WSH 0
1st	07:01	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr (20)	Adam Oates (48)	Power play	SJS 1, WSH 1
2nd	05:37	San Jose Sharks	Alexander Korolyuk (3)	Brad Stuart (20), Patrick Marleau (16)	Even strength	SJS 2, WSH 1
2nd	13:02	San Jose Sharks	Owen Nolan (15)	Vincent Damphousse (25), Gary Suter (23)	Power play	SJS 3, WSH 1
2nd	15:18	San Jose Sharks	Scott Thornton (18)	Mike Ricci (25), Niklas Sundstrom (26)	Even strength	SJS 4, WSH 1
3rd	18:45	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar (19)	Jaromir Jagr (35), Adam Oates (49)	Even strength	SJS 4, WSH 2
3rd	19:25	San Jose Sharks	Vincent Damphousse (15)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	SJS 5, WSH 2

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

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Selanne	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		16:41
Number 9 A. Graves	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:06
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	1		17:24
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	69.2%	15:16
Number 13 T. Harvey	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	09:47
Number 15 A. Korolyuk	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		16:46
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		12:53
Number 18 M. Ricci	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	26.7%	14:58
Number 19 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		16:11
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		14:04
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0	52.9%	18:35
Number 28 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	3	1	0		09:46
Number 2 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	+3	2	0	2	1	0		19:12
Number 7 B. Stuart	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2	1	6	0		23:01
Number 10 M. Ragnarsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:49
Number 20 G. Suter	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		19:30
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	2	0		20:03
Number 27 B. Marchment	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:09

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 E. Nabokov	27	25	2	.926	60:00	Win

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Khristich	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	14:56
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-2	4	3	0	0	0		18:21
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		11:41
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0		20:28
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	60%	15:06
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	-1	10	2	0	0	0		11:31
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:25
Number 20 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:53
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		15:27
Number 36 C. Forbes	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		09:22
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	1	2	-2	0	5	0	0	1		23:06
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	2	2	-1	0	3	0	0	0	56.5%	22:12
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	0		19:13
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		12:18
Number 4 F. Kucera	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		16:25
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		21:57
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	0	1	-2	2	2	0	0	0		24:11
Number 58 J. Fortin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0		19:10

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	23	19	4	.826	59:22	Loss

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:33	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	06:34	San Jose Sharks	Scott Hannan	Boarding	2
1st	14:14	San Jose Sharks	Matt Bradley	Tripping	2
1st	19:10	San Jose Sharks	Mike Rathje	Interference	2
2nd	10:08	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	High sticking	2
2nd	10:08	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	High sticking	2
2nd	12:28	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Cross checking	2
3rd	11:22	Washington Capitals	Bench	Abuse of officials (bench minor)	2
3rd	11:22	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:31	San Jose Sharks	Scott Hannan	Tripping	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Darryl Sutter
Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Rob Martell, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Tim Nowak
San Jose Sharks scratches: Mike Craig, Stephane Matteau, Steve Bancroft, Vesa Toskala, Shawn Heins, Mark Smith, Jeff Jillson, Hannes Hyvonen
Washington Capitals scratches: Calle Johansson, Joe Sacco, Rob Zettler, Corey Hirsch, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Sebastien Charpentier, Ivan Ciernik, Todd Rohloff, Stephen Peat, Chris Corrinet, Michael Farrell, Jeff Halpern, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta

Every San Jose Sharks and Washington Capitals game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Washington Capitals, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Washington Capitals 4 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Mar 15, 2002

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Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
St. Louis Blues 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Nashville Predators 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 28, 2002
Dallas Stars 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Feb 28, 2002