Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers

Saturday, March 16, 2002, 10:00 PM ET Skyreach Centre, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Saturday, March 16, 2002 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Washington Capitals	1	36-33-11-2
at Edmonton Oilers	4	38-28-12-4

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	1	0	1
Edmonton Oilers	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	10	9	9	28
Edmonton Oilers	6	7	10	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:24	Edmonton Oilers	Anson Carter (24)	Janne Niinimaa (32), Tom Poti (16)	Power play	WSH 0, EDM 1
1st	13:12	Edmonton Oilers	Anson Carter (25)	Janne Niinimaa (33), Brian Swanson (1)	Power play	WSH 0, EDM 2
2nd	18:49	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr (27)	Andrei Nikolishin (18), Sergei Gonchar (32)	Even strength	WSH 1, EDM 2
3rd	11:11	Edmonton Oilers	Rem Murray (7)	Georges Laraque (13), Marty Reasoner (5)	Even strength	WSH 1, EDM 3
3rd	19:59	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau (10)	Todd Marchant (19), Mike Grier (14)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 1, EDM 4

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	2	1	1	47.4%	16:10
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	1		22:01
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:23
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0		19:27
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	86.7%	17:40
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:50
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		15:02
Number 20 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		13:47
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2		14:07
Number 36 C. Forbes	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	40%	05:45
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		20:05
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	47.6%	21:22
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2		21:55
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:40
Number 4 F. Kucera	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1		24:50
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2		19:16
Number 24 R. Zettler	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		09:56
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	3		25:01

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 C. Billington	22	19	3	.864	58:41	Loss

Edmonton Oilers 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 7 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:28
Number 15 M. Reasoner	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	11:32
Number 16 R. Murray	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0	28.6%	10:46
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:43
Number 20 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		12:08
Number 22 A. Carter	R	2	0	2	-1	0	2	0	0	2		18:13
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		18:40
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	68.2%	19:07
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		07:15
Number 37 B. Swanson	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	12:55
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	15.8%	17:48
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	3	0		18:02
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	-1	7	2	2	1	0		23:53
Number 5 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	2	0	0		26:40
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	1	0		24:05
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:17
Number 32 S. Ferguson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:21
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	2	2	-1	0	2	1	0	0		28:11

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	28	27	1	.964	59:56	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:20	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Holding the stick	2
1st	05:25	Edmonton Oilers	Tom Poti	Tripping	2
1st	10:45	Edmonton Oilers	Eric Brewer	Roughing	2
1st	10:45	Edmonton Oilers	Eric Brewer	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:45	Washington Capitals	Colin Forbes	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	10:45	Washington Capitals	Colin Forbes	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:14	Washington Capitals	Frantisek Kucera	Interference	2
1st	15:45	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth	Holding	2
3rd	07:34	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	Tripping	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Referees: Brad Meier, Rob Shick
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mark Wheler
Washington Capitals scratches: Calle Johansson, Corey Hirsch, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Sebastien Charpentier, Ivan Ciernik, Jean-Francois Fortin, Todd Rohloff, Stephen Peat, Chris Corrinet, Michael Farrell, Jeff Halpern, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Matt Pettinger, Jakub Cutta
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Domenic Pittis, Sven Butenschon, Sean Brown, Josh Green, Jason Chimera, Shawn Horcoff, Jani Rita, Ty Conklin, Ales Pisa

Every Washington Capitals and Edmonton Oilers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 10, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 16, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 16, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Dallas Stars 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Calgary Flames 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 16, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 16, 2002