Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals

Friday, March 14, 2003, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Washington Capitals 3–1 on Friday, March 14, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Los Angeles Kings	3	33-37-6-6
at Washington Capitals	1	39-29-8-6

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	1	1	1	3
Washington Capitals	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	9	16	7	32
Washington Capitals	7	9	6	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:05	Washington Capitals	Sergei Berezin (19)	Robert Lang (39), Dainius Zubrus (14)	Even strength	LAK 0, WSH 1
1st	19:58	Los Angeles Kings	Sean Avery (6)	Mattias Norstrom (5), Jon Sim (1)	Even strength	LAK 1, WSH 1
2nd	19:05	Los Angeles Kings	Alex Frolov (12)	Ziggy Palffy (42)	Even strength	LAK 2, WSH 1
3rd	14:40	Los Angeles Kings	Alex Frolov (13)	Ziggy Palffy (43)	Even strength	LAK 3, WSH 1

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

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 19 S. Avery	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	61.5%	12:30
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	-1	7	0	2	1		15:07
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:25
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	2	0	2	+2	0	3	1	0		18:18
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	50%	19:01
Number 27 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		09:53
Number 32 D. Armstrong	C	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1	57.1%	19:42
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	2	2	+3	0	2	0	0		20:58
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		13:32
Number 43 J. Sim	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0		10:54
Number 49 R. Flinn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:44
Number 52 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	66.7%	11:33
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3		24:21
Number 6 M. Kuznetsov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		16:41
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1		23:02
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1		19:22
Number 26 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	7	0	0		17:51
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		18:41

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 C. Huet	22	21	1	.955	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 8 J. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:15
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	42.9%	22:01
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	42.9%	22:02
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1		20:13
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	60%	20:21
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	21:43
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		19:29
Number 27 I. Ciernik	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		11:10
Number 46 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	25%	06:01
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	41.7%	12:43
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0		18:57
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	-1	4	3	2	0		23:05
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		20:42
Number 29 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2		15:16
Number 45 A. Henry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		00:36
Number 54 J. Doig	D	0	0	0	-1	7	0	2	0		12:47
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		27:57
Number 58 J. Fortin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		10:48

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	32	29	3	.906	58:49	Loss

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:37	Los Angeles Kings	Erik Rasmussen	Holding the stick	2
1st	13:08	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	High sticking	2
2nd	07:44	Los Angeles Kings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	11:22	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Holding	2
2nd	11:30	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Delaying game	2
2nd	15:03	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Cross checking	2
2nd	15:56	Los Angeles Kings	Lubomir Visnovsky	Hooking	2
2nd	19:54	Los Angeles Kings	Mattias Norstrom	Tripping	2
3rd	15:36	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere	Roughing	2
3rd	15:36	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:36	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Fighting (major)	5

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Lyle Seitz
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Steve Heinze, Chris Mcalpine, Felix Potvin, Ken Belanger, Adam Deadmarsh, Jason Allison, Brad Norton, Jason Holland, Chris Schmidt, Travis Scott, Steve Kelly, Pavel Rosa, Derek Bekar, Scott Barney, Kip Brennan, Tomas Zizka, Brad Chartrand, Jared Aulin, Michael Cammalleri
Washington Capitals scratches: Craig Billington, Sylvain Cote, Jaromir Jagr, Kip Miller, Brendan Witt, Colin Forbes, Glen Metropolit, Josef Boumedienne, Trent Whitfield, Rick Berry, Stephen Peat, Michael Farrell, Maxime Ouellet, Matt Pettinger, Andreas Salomonsson, Steve Eminger

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