Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals

Monday, February 24, 2003, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 on Monday, February 24, 2003 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	30-35-8-9
at Washington Capitals	4	39-29-8-6

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	1	1
Washington Capitals	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	7	12	7	26
Washington Capitals	7	8	3	18

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:08	Washington Capitals	Ivan Ciernik (6)	Michael Nylander (36), Peter Bondra (17)	Even strength	MTL 0, WSH 1
2nd	02:22	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr (33)	Dainius Zubrus (10), Robert Lang (33)	Even strength	MTL 0, WSH 2
3rd	02:41	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (23)	Ivan Ciernik (8), Calle Johansson (9)	Even strength	MTL 0, WSH 3
3rd	12:51	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis (14)	Niklas Sundstrom (15), Joe Juneau (14)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 3
3rd	14:58	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk (13)	Mike Grier (13), Jeff Halpern (19)	Even strength	MTL 1, WSH 4

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

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	61.5%	19:23
Number 14 O. Petrov	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	100%	15:34
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0		18:51
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	09:11
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	44.4%	09:04
Number 27 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	1		13:29
Number 32 G. Dwyer	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		07:07
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		18:12
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		17:06
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	60%	17:38
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	50%	15:05
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	50%	13:11
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	3		20:28
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0		17:14
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2		15:35
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	3		21:28
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		21:16
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3		24:08

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	18	14	4	.778	60:00	Loss

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	1	1	0	0	0	2	2		17:49
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	45.8%	15:16
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	1	2	+2	0	5	0	0	50%	18:57
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	55.6%	19:57
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0		16:02
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		18:13
Number 27 I. Ciernik	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	1		16:24
Number 46 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	44.4%	10:13
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		03:57
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		20:38
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0	40%	17:59
Number 4 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		12:29
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3		20:45
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	2		18:37
Number 29 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	1		20:25
Number 45 A. Henry	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		05:00
Number 54 J. Doig	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0		16:59
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	0	0		26:19

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	26	25	1	.962	60:00	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:19	Montreal Canadiens	Gordie Dwyer	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:19	Washington Capitals	Stephen Peat	Fighting (major)	5
1st	11:47	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Tripping	2
1st	15:26	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Holding	2
1st	18:23	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Tripping	2
2nd	10:33	Montreal Canadiens	Oleg Petrov	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	08:24	Montreal Canadiens	Richard Zednik	Boarding	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Bill McCreary, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Thor Nelson
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Donald Audette, Bill Lindsay, Patrick Traverse, Sylvain Blouin, Eric Fichaud, Andreas Dackell, Francis Bouillon, Jason Ward, Mike Ribeiro, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey, Marcel Hossa
Washington Capitals scratches: Craig Billington, Sylvain Cote, Kip Miller, Ken Klee, Colin Forbes, Glen Metropolit, Josh Green, Josef Boumedienne, Trent Whitfield, Jean-Francois Fortin, Michael Farrell, Matt Pettinger, Andreas Salomonsson, Steve Eminger

Every Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 25, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Sun, Feb 9, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Mon, Feb 24, 2003
Washington Capitals 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 25, 2003

Other NHL games on Monday, February 24, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Mon, Feb 24, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Feb 24, 2003
Calgary Flames 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Feb 24, 2003