Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals

Saturday, December 15, 2001, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–2 on Saturday, December 15, 2001 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Atlanta Thrashers	2	19-47-11-5
at Washington Capitals	5	36-33-11-2

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

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	11	6	8	25
Washington Capitals	18	12	13	43

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:38	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr (10)	Adam Oates (23), Sergei Gonchar (17)	Even strength	ATL 0, WSH 1
1st	12:08	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan (2)	Chris Tamer (3)	Even strength	ATL 1, WSH 1
1st	19:24	Washington Capitals	Joe Reekie (1)	Glen Metropolit (1)	Even strength	ATL 1, WSH 2
2nd	03:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan (3)	Ilya Kovalchuk (12)	Even strength	ATL 2, WSH 2
2nd	08:01	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (20)	Dmitri Khristich (3), Ken Klee (3)	Even strength	ATL 2, WSH 3
3rd	06:02	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr (11)	Adam Oates (24), Sergei Gonchar (18)	Power play	ATL 2, WSH 4
3rd	12:31	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (21)	Chris Simon (3)	Even strength	ATL 2, WSH 5

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

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	38.5%	16:08
Number 13 P. Stefan	C	2	0	2	+1	0	3	0	1	33.3%	17:41
Number 14 T. Kallio	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		18:31
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	100%	20:04
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0		18:14
Number 18 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		13:46
Number 21 R. Ferraro	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	47.1%	17:10
Number 22 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0		12:14
Number 27 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	35.7%	14:32
Number 29 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		09:01
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	60%	12:53
Number 45 B. Simon	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		10:45
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		20:38
Number 6 D. Harlock	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	2		17:10
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	2		19:58
Number 28 T. Reirden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2		18:35
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	2		17:44
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	3		21:47

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Hnilicka	43	38	5	.884	60:00	Loss

Washington Capitals 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 8 D. Khristich	R	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	0	0	28.6%	17:53
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		16:57
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	66.7%	15:40
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	2	0	2	+3	0	7	0	0	0		19:58
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		09:46
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	0	0		15:12
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		13:27
Number 20 G. Metropolit	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	0	0		15:07
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	20%	08:21
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:02
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	2	0	2	-1	2	5	0	1	1		19:44
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0	77.3%	19:20
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		19:22
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		19:26
Number 4 F. Kucera	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0	0		19:23
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		21:21
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0		16:33
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	2	2	+1	0	9	0	0	0		20:13

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 C. Billington	25	23	2	.920	59:58	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:35	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Elbowing	2
2nd	01:31	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr	Boarding	2
3rd	04:53	Atlanta Thrashers	David Harlock	Holding	2
3rd	15:08	Atlanta Thrashers	Shean Donovan	Holding	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Danny McCourt
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Jeff Odgers, Jiri Slegr, Pascal Rheaume, Norm Maracle, Andreas Karlsson, Hnat Domenichelli, Petr Buzek, Brett Clark, Kamil Piros, Dan Snyder, Luke Sellars, Derek MacKenzie, Brian Pothier, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver
Washington Capitals scratches: Calle Johansson, Olie Kolzig, Rob Zettler, Steve Konowalchuk, Peter Ferraro, Andrei Nikolishin, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Dainius Zubrus, Jean-Francois Fortin, Todd Rohloff, Chris Corrinet, Michael Farrell, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Washington Capitals game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 0 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Oct 26, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 10, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 6, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Jan 22, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 15, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
New Jersey Devils 2 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Florida Panthers 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Calgary Flames 0 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Dallas Stars 6 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 15, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 15, 2001