Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals

Tuesday, March 12, 2002, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Tuesday, March 12, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Dallas Stars	5	36-28-13-5
at Washington Capitals	2	36-33-11-2

Goals by period, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	2	1	2	5
Washington Capitals	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	11	12	11	34
Washington Capitals	10	5	12	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:03	Dallas Stars	Darryl Sydor (2)	Derian Hatcher (16), Sergei Zubov (24)	Power play	DAL 1, WSH 0
1st	17:08	Dallas Stars	Jere Lehtinen (19)	Pierre Turgeon (25), Martin Rucinsky (17)	Even strength	DAL 2, WSH 0
1st	19:00	Washington Capitals	Dmitri Khristich (7)	Steve Konowalchuk (7), Frantisek Kucera (12)	Even strength	DAL 2, WSH 1
2nd	16:41	Dallas Stars	Sergei Zubov (9)	Joe Nieuwendyk (23)	Even strength	DAL 3, WSH 1
3rd	09:03	Washington Capitals	Andrei Nikolishin (10)	Ken Klee (6), Chris Simon (9)	Even strength	DAL 3, WSH 2
3rd	15:48	Dallas Stars	Brenden Morrow (13)	Darryl Sydor (25), Sergei Zubov (25)	Power play	DAL 4, WSH 2
3rd	19:27	Dallas Stars	Kirk Muller (6)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	DAL 5, WSH 2

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

Dallas Stars 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 9 M. Modano	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	65%	21:33
Number 10 B. Morrow	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	3	1		20:40
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		20:10
Number 16 P. Verbeek	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		12:19
Number 22 K. Muller	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	11:36
Number 23 M. Rucinsky	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		14:08
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	56.5%	16:12
Number 26 J. Lehtinen	R	1	0	1	+2	0	6	0	2	0		18:16
Number 33 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		06:16
Number 41 B. Gilchrist	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	66.7%	08:28
Number 51 J. MacLean	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		08:16
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	46.2%	12:58
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	4	0		31:58
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	1	1	2	-1	0	2	1	2	1		17:08
Number 6 S. Helenius	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		08:07
Number 24 R. Matvichuk	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	3	4	0		29:32
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:48
Number 56 S. Zubov	D	1	2	3	-1	0	3	0	3	0		21:35

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Belfour	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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Khristich	R	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	1	11.1%	13:52
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		22:21
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:58
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0		23:38
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	43.8%	13:54
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:58
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		16:19
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		04:49
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	1	1	-1	4	0	3	0		12:37
Number 36 C. Forbes	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	20%	06:24
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		27:04
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	51.5%	26:47
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	3		24:48
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		15:10
Number 4 F. Kucera	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		13:24
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		12:24
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2		16:08
Number 58 J. Fortin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		12:48

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	33	29	4	.879	59:03	Loss

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:29	Dallas Stars	Pat Verbeek	High sticking	2
1st	06:01	Washington Capitals	Colin Forbes	Hooking	2
1st	07:43	Dallas Stars	Derian Hatcher	Hooking	2
3rd	02:43	Dallas Stars	Brent Gilchrist	High sticking	2
3rd	10:03	Dallas Stars	John MacLean	Cross checking	2
3rd	12:23	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk	High sticking	2
3rd	12:23	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk	High sticking	2

Dallas Stars head coach: Rick Wilson
Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Mark Faucette, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Jean Morin
Dallas Stars scratches: Benoit Brunet, Rob DiMaio, Greg Hawgood, Dave Manson, Jim Montgomery, Jon Sim, Steve Gainey, John Erskine, Niko Kapanen, Barrett Heisten
Washington Capitals scratches: Calle Johansson, Rob Zettler, Corey Hirsch, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Sebastien Charpentier, Glen Metropolit, Ivan Ciernik, Todd Rohloff, Stephen Peat, Chris Corrinet, Michael Farrell, Jeff Halpern, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta

Every Dallas Stars and Washington Capitals game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars, Fri, Dec 28, 2001
Dallas Stars 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 12, 2002

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 12, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Ottawa Senators 4 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Mar 12, 2002