Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals

Saturday, February 22, 2003, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Washington Capitals 5–1 on Saturday, February 22, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Detroit Red Wings	5	48-20-10-4
at Washington Capitals	1	39-29-8-6

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	2	1	2	5
Washington Capitals	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	13	10	10	33
Washington Capitals	6	6	6	18

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:47	Detroit Red Wings	Mathieu Dandenault (3)	Sergei Fedorov (35), Igor Larionov (20)	Even strength	DET 1, WSH 0
1st	10:02	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk (7)	Unassisted	Even strength	DET 2, WSH 0
2nd	08:13	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Holmstrom (16)	Kirk Maltby (18)	Even strength	DET 3, WSH 0
3rd	10:57	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar (14)	Robert Lang (32), Brendan Witt (8)	Even strength	DET 3, WSH 1
3rd	12:55	Detroit Red Wings	Luc Robitaille (8)	Pavel Datsyuk (16), Boyd Devereaux (8)	Even strength	DET 4, WSH 1
3rd	17:43	Detroit Red Wings	Kris Draper (10)	Nicklas Lidstrom (33), Mathieu Dandenault (8)	Even strength	DET 5, WSH 1

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

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 I. Larionov	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	17:54
Number 11 M. Dandenault	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0		19:13
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	1	53.8%	12:32
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0		17:57
Number 17 B. Hull	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		14:08
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	2	1	33.3%	18:31
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	1	0	1	+1	4	4	0	0		10:22
Number 21 B. Devereaux	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		09:23
Number 23 S. Roest	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	63.6%	06:33
Number 33 K. Draper	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	1	64.3%	18:17
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		13:01
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	1	1	0	6	4	1	0	56.3%	21:30
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	1		11:15
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	1	1	+4	2	1	0	2		26:28
Number 15 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:58
Number 24 C. Chelios	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	2		23:47
Number 32 M. Kuznetsov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	100%	14:21
Number 55 D. Bykov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:46

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Joseph	18	17	1	.944	60:00	Win

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	13:58
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	42.1%	14:33
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0		17:04
Number 14 K. Miller	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		20:22
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	31.3%	21:07
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		15:36
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		16:24
Number 27 I. Ciernik	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:35
Number 46 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	75%	09:52
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0		23:52
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	50%	16:49
Number 4 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	-1	5	2	2	0		12:29
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	3		20:48
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	2		21:07
Number 29 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0		19:32
Number 45 A. Henry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:42
Number 54 J. Doig	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		12:13
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	0	1	-2	0	5	1	1		27:01

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	33	28	5	.849	59:44	Loss

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:14	Detroit Red Wings	Sergei Fedorov	Holding	2
1st	11:12	Detroit Red Wings	Luc Robitaille	Roughing	2
1st	12:34	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom	Closing hand on puck	2
1st	18:48	Detroit Red Wings	Brendan Shanahan	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:48	Washington Capitals	Rick Berry	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	08:51	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Interference	2
2nd	15:37	Detroit Red Wings	Luc Robitaille	Roughing	2
2nd	19:24	Detroit Red Wings	Sergei Fedorov	Interference	2
3rd	05:50	Detroit Red Wings	Sergei Fedorov	Holding	2
3rd	06:55	Washington Capitals	Michael Nylander	Hooking	2
3rd	18:49	Washington Capitals	Brian Sutherby	Roughing	2
3rd	18:49	Washington Capitals	Brian Sutherby	Slashing	2

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Dave Lewis
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Michael McGeough, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Tony Sericolo
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Steve Yzerman, Darren McCarty, Marc Lamothe, Patrick Boileau, Jesse Wallin, Jiri Fischer, Sean Avery, Jason Williams
Washington Capitals scratches: Craig Billington, Sylvain Cote, Ken Klee, Colin Forbes, Glen Metropolit, Josh Green, Josef Boumedienne, Trent Whitfield, Jean-Francois Fortin, Stephen Peat, Michael Farrell, Matt Pettinger, Andreas Salomonsson, Steve Eminger

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