Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

Friday, March 29, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 3–1 on Friday, March 29, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Washington Capitals	3	36-33-11-2
at New Jersey Devils	1	41-28-9-4

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	0	2	3
New Jersey Devils	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	7	4	5	16
New Jersey Devils	7	9	11	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:01	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (26)	Petr Sykora (25)	Even strength	WSH 0, NJD 1
1st	14:37	Washington Capitals	Andrei Nikolishin (13)	Peter Bondra (27)	Even strength	WSH 1, NJD 1
3rd	09:55	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (36)	Andrei Nikolishin (21), Chris Simon (12)	Even strength	WSH 2, NJD 1
3rd	19:00	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (37)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 3, NJD 1

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	0	0	0	1	1	50%	18:04
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		22:04
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:19
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	2	1	3	+2	0	4	0	1		17:36
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	1	55%	15:37
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:54
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	0		14:10
Number 20 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	12:03
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:07
Number 33 B. Hogue	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		09:55
Number 36 C. Forbes	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	83.3%	04:50
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		21:12
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		18:46
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3		23:49
Number 24 R. Zettler	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	2		22:15
Number 38 T. Rohloff	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1		11:34
Number 40 N. Yonkman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		18:03
Number 58 J. Fortin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		23:31

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	27	26	1	.963	60:00	Win

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	42.9%	13:35
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	30%	12:17
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		14:57
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-2	3	2	0	62.5%	21:38
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		13:02
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0		19:34
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:15
Number 22 V. Kamensky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:00
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0		21:11
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	36.4%	14:52
Number 26 P. Elias	C	1	0	1	-1	3	1	0		14:50
Number 44 S. Richer	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:18
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3		14:21
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	0	1	3	4		22:05
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	-2	3	2	2		19:11
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		15:32
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0		20:36
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		23:39

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 J. Vanbiesbrouck	15	13	2	.867	59:43	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	12:47	Washington Capitals	Todd Rohloff	Holding	2
2nd	16:43	New Jersey Devils	John Vanbiesbrouck	Tripping	2
3rd	14:11	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr	Holding	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
New Jersey Devils head coach: Kevin Constantine
Referees: Rob Martell, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches: Calle Johansson, Frantisek Kucera, Ken Klee, Corey Hirsch, Sergei Gonchar, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Sebastien Charpentier, Ivan Ciernik, Stephen Peat, Chris Corrinet, Michael Farrell, Jeff Halpern, Brian Sutherby, Matt Pettinger, Jakub Cutta
New Jersey Devils scratches: Jim McKenzie, Sergei Nemchinov, Turner Stevenson, Bruce Gardiner, Joel Bouchard, Andrei Zyuzin, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Jiri Bicek, Scott Clemmensen, Christian Berglund, Mike Commodore, Andreas Salomonsson

Every Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
Washington Capitals 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Mar 29, 2002
New Jersey Devils 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 13, 2002

Other NHL games on Friday, March 29, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Mar 29, 2002