Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers

Wednesday, February 12, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–1 on Wednesday, February 12, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Washington Capitals	5	39-29-8-6
at Atlanta Thrashers	1	31-39-7-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	13	11	5	29
Atlanta Thrashers	8	10	9	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:58	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr (31)	Kip Miller (33), Robert Lang (29)	Even strength	WSH 1, ATL 0
1st	04:00	Washington Capitals	Robert Lang (16)	Jaromir Jagr (33), Kip Miller (34)	Even strength	WSH 2, ATL 0
1st	08:09	Washington Capitals	Mike Grier (14)	Jason Doig (4), Joel Kwiatkowski (4)	Even strength	WSH 3, ATL 0
1st	10:59	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus (9)	Ken Klee (11), Brian Sutherby (7)	Even strength	WSH 4, ATL 0
1st	15:41	Washington Capitals	Michael Nylander (14)	Sergei Gonchar (38), Jaromir Jagr (34)	Power play	WSH 5, ATL 0
2nd	09:08	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (14)	Marc Savard (17), Yannick Tremblay (13)	Power play	WSH 5, ATL 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		11:01
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0	75%	13:18
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	54.2%	19:32
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		16:59
Number 14 K. Miller	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	20%	14:53
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	1	2	+3	0	1	0	0	0	45.5%	17:37
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		14:51
Number 25 M. Grier	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		15:40
Number 46 B. Sutherby	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	2	0	60%	12:37
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	2	3	+2	0	4	2	0	0		16:52
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	47.1%	12:31
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	1	1	+3	0	3	1	0	0		22:28
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0		18:09
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		22:18
Number 29 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		17:46
Number 45 A. Henry	D	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0		08:48
Number 54 J. Doig	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0		16:32
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	0		19:26

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

Atlanta Thrashers 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 9 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	2	0	56.5%	20:28
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	54.5%	10:41
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	-2	0	4	0	0	1		20:23
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-3	2	3	1	1	0	100%	22:13
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		10:24
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		20:15
Number 18 B. Tapper	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		15:21
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		10:15
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	11:07
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	42.1%	18:50
Number 37 D. Snyder	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	41.2%	11:39
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		11:44
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		20:57
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	2	0		23:03
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		01:25
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		19:53
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	2	0		26:42
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		20:27

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	16	16	0	1.000	40:00
Number 34 B. Dafoe	13	8	5	.615	20:00	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:45	Washington Capitals	Alex Henry	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:49	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Tripping	2
1st	11:58	Washington Capitals	Brian Sutherby	High sticking	2
1st	14:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Interference	2
1st	17:10	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	Charging	2
2nd	06:04	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	08:26	Washington Capitals	Alex Henry	Boarding	2
2nd	14:45	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Pierre Racicot
Washington Capitals scratches: Craig Billington, Sylvain Cote, Colin Forbes, Glen Metropolit, Josef Boumedienne, Trent Whitfield, Ivan Ciernik, Jean-Francois Fortin, Rick Berry, Stephen Peat, Michael Farrell, Matt Pettinger, Andreas Salomonsson, Steve Eminger
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Shawn McEachern, Milan Hnilicka, Chris Herperger, Yuri Butsayev, Jeff Farkas, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Lubos Bartecko, Joe Dipenta, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan

Every Washington Capitals and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
Washington Capitals 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Dec 1, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Washington Capitals 7	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
Washington Capitals 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Feb 12, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 6, 2003

Other NHL games on Wednesday, February 12, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Feb 12, 2003
Ottawa Senators 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Feb 12, 2003
New York Rangers 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Feb 12, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Feb 12, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Feb 12, 2003
New Jersey Devils 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Phoenix Coyotes, Wed, Feb 12, 2003
Calgary Flames 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Feb 12, 2003