Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals

Tuesday, April 9, 2002, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 on Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at home.

Final score, Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Chicago Blackhawks	1	41-27-13-1
at Washington Capitals	3	36-33-11-2

Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	0	0	1	1
Washington Capitals	2	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Chicago Blackhawks	5	14	14	33
Washington Capitals	5	8	9	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:07	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar (25)	Dainius Zubrus (26), Chris Simon (15)	Even strength	CHI 0, WSH 1
1st	14:02	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus (16)	Jaromir Jagr (46), Chris Simon (16)	Even strength	CHI 0, WSH 2
2nd	16:23	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk (1)	Dmitri Khristich (12), Ulf Dahlen (27)	Even strength	CHI 0, WSH 3
3rd	07:52	Chicago Blackhawks	Steve Thomas (10)	Tom Fitzgerald (11), Igor Korolev (19)	Even strength	CHI 1, WSH 3

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

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 T. Amonte	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	2		21:37
Number 12 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	2	50%	14:43
Number 13 A. Zhamnov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	38.9%	23:24
Number 19 K. Calder	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		17:04
Number 22 I. Korolev	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	57.1%	14:36
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	42.9%	15:58
Number 28 M. Bell	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		08:34
Number 32 S. Thomas	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		16:18
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	09:20
Number 44 A. Downey	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		06:14
Number 55 E. Daze	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	6	3		19:13
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	1	50%	15:23
Number 4 C. Mcalpine	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		09:22
Number 6 P. Housley	D	0	0	0	-2	0	5	1	2		21:33
Number 7 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	3		26:21
Number 8 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1		25:11
Number 23 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		11:33
Number 42 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	6	1		21:14

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Thibault	22	19	3	.864	58:22	Loss

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	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	53.8%	12:58
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	2	0	61.1%	21:49
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		11:03
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		18:14
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	42.9%	14:11
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0		10:07
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	1		18:16
Number 20 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	100%	16:33
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	100%	14:26
Number 33 B. Hogue	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		09:59
Number 36 C. Forbes	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	44.4%	10:49
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		20:33
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2		15:33
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	2		22:42
Number 24 R. Zettler	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	0		19:43
Number 40 N. Yonkman	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	5	0		15:05
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	3	1		23:14
Number 58 J. Fortin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		20:31

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	33	32	1	.970	60:00	Win

Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:00	Chicago Blackhawks	Eric Daze	High sticking	2
2nd	09:51	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Tripping	2
2nd	13:44	Chicago Blackhawks	Tyler Arnason	Hooking	2
3rd	01:22	Washington Capitals	Nolan Yonkman	Interference	2

Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Brian Sutter
Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Terry Gregson, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Danny McCourt
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Bob Probert, Alexander Karpovtsev, Peter White, Jim Campbell, Boris Mironov, Ryan Vandenbussche, Vladimir Chebaturkin, Mike Peluso, Casey Hankinson, Matt Henderson, Steve McCarthy, Michael Leighton
Washington Capitals scratches: Sylvain Cote, Calle Johansson, Frantisek Kucera, Corey Hirsch, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Sebastien Charpentier, Ivan Ciernik, Todd Rohloff, Stephen Peat, Chris Corrinet, Michael Farrell, Jeff Halpern, Brian Sutherby, Matt Pettinger, Jakub Cutta

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