Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils

Saturday, December 8, 2001, 1:00 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 3–1 on Saturday, December 8, 2001 at home.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	7	5	7	19
New Jersey Devils	6	9	7	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:04	New Jersey Devils	Sergei Brylin (3)	Bobby Holik (9), Randy Mckay (6)	Even strength	WSH 0, NJD 1
2nd	06:56	New Jersey Devils	Brian Rafalski (4)	Colin White (2)	Even strength	WSH 0, NJD 2
3rd	06:28	New Jersey Devils	Scott Gomez (2)	Andreas Salomonsson (4), Tommy Albelin (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, NJD 3
3rd	16:00	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar (10)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 1, NJD 3

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

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Khristich	R	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	46.2%	11:30
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0		18:49
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		17:54
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	40%	11:26
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	+1	0	6	0	0		22:10
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	30%	21:15
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		06:28
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0		11:50
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:23
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0		03:32
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		18:34
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	63.2%	20:42
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		15:44
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		25:03
Number 4 F. Kucera	D	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		18:18
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	-2	2	1	3	1		18:13
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		16:58
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	100%	21:08

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	22	19	3	.864	58:34	Loss

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	46.2%	11:45
Number 15 A. Salomonsson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0		13:03
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	47.4%	17:25
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		19:19
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		18:27
Number 19 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0		11:08
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:28
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	5	0		15:07
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	71.4%	14:15
Number 24 T. Stevenson	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		11:37
Number 25 J. Arnott	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	44.4%	17:58
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	50%	18:51
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		14:15
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		20:31
Number 5 C. White	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3		22:17
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2		14:03
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	2		21:17
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	1	0	1	0	0	4	6	2		22:20

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	19	18	1	.947	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:34	New Jersey Devils	Jim McKenzie	Roughing	2
1st	06:34	Washington Capitals	Stephen Peat	Roughing	2
1st	08:17	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Roughing	2
1st	15:39	New Jersey Devils	Scott Niedermayer	Cross checking	2
2nd	11:07	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Tripping	2
3rd	08:26	Washington Capitals	Stephen Peat	Elbowing	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
New Jersey Devils head coach: Larry Robinson
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Vaughan Rody
Washington Capitals scratches: Calle Johansson, Rob Zettler, Steve Konowalchuk, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Trent Whitfield, Jean-Francois Fortin, Todd Rohloff, Chris Corrinet, Michael Farrell, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta
New Jersey Devils scratches: Sergei Nemchinov, Bruce Gardiner, Joel Bouchard, Pierre Dagenais, Andrei Zyuzin, Jiri Bicek, Scott Clemmensen, Christian Berglund, Brian Gionta, Mike Commodore

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 Saturday, December 8, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
New York Rangers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 0 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Calgary Flames 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
San Jose Sharks 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 8, 2001