Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Thursday, January 30, 2003, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 on Thursday, January 30, 2003 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	27-44-6-5
at Washington Capitals	2	39-29-8-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	13	6	5	24
Washington Capitals	7	6	15	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michal Rozsival (3)	Martin Straka (17), Jan Hrdina (22)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 0
2nd	01:21	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar (13)	Kip Miller (29), Michael Nylander (33)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 1
3rd	11:31	Washington Capitals	Kip Miller (11)	Michael Nylander (34), Jaromir Jagr (29)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 2

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0		08:49
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	50%	11:26
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	63.6%	17:13
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		16:22
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	54.2%	21:05
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:53
Number 26 K. Manderville	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	06:57
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0		25:35
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	53.8%	17:52
Number 47 M. Sivek	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:02
Number 48 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		11:06
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	100%	24:10
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		14:10
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:22
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:11
Number 25 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0		17:17
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1		20:18
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		26:58

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Caron	28	26	2	.929	59:14	Loss

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		08:41
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.7%	10:43
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	55.6%	18:09
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0		16:52
Number 14 K. Miller	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	33.3%	19:01
Number 16 A. Salomonsson	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		01:48
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	34.8%	18:36
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		15:06
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		17:38
Number 46 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	07:23
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0		23:02
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	43.8%	17:46
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2		24:04
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		18:38
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		21:33
Number 29 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:18
Number 54 J. Doig	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		14:07
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0		23:35

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ville Nieminen	Roughing	2
1st	08:20	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Roughing	2
1st	09:10	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	Interference	2
1st	14:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Marc Bergevin	Hooking	2
1st	17:51	Washington Capitals	Andreas Salomonsson	Holding the stick	2
2nd	04:36	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	High sticking	2
2nd	10:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shean Donovan	Holding	2
2nd	11:13	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	Tripping	2
3rd	03:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Holding	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Chris Lee, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Lyle Seitz
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Alexandre Daigle, Mike Wilson, Johan Hedberg, Aleksey Morozov, Dan Lacouture, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Andrew Ference, Tom Kostopoulos, Kris Beech, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy
Washington Capitals scratches: Craig Billington, Sylvain Cote, Colin Forbes, Glen Metropolit, Josef Boumedienne, Trent Whitfield, Ivan Ciernik, Jean-Francois Fortin, Rick Berry, Stephen Peat, Alex Henry, Michael Farrell, Matt Pettinger, Steve Eminger

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Oct 28, 2002
Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 3, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 5, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 30, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Nashville Predators 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Florida Panthers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 1 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Ottawa Senators 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 30, 2003