Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals

Sunday, March 16, 2003, 6:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Colorado Avalanche 2–1 on Sunday, March 16, 2003 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Colorado Avalanche	1	42-19-13-8
at Washington Capitals	2	39-29-8-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	6	6	10	22
Washington Capitals	13	9	6	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:59	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar (15)	Sergei Berezin (14), Dainius Zubrus (15)	Even strength	COL 0, WSH 1
1st	16:44	Washington Capitals	Sergei Berezin (20)	Robert Lang (40), Dainius Zubrus (16)	Even strength	COL 0, WSH 2
2nd	02:56	Colorado Avalanche	Joe Sakic (25)	Alex Tanguay (38), Bryan Marchment (10)	Even strength	COL 1, WSH 2

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

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	46.7%	12:58
Number 11 J. Shantz	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	44.4%	07:55
Number 12 M. Keane	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		07:23
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		11:10
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1	40.9%	23:22
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0		23:26
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	20%	16:15
Number 29 E. Messier	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		07:26
Number 32 R. Hahl	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		12:29
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0		21:38
Number 44 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	2		17:49
Number 50 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:02
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		26:01
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1		19:00
Number 20 B. Marchment	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2		15:56
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0		15:12
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	-2	5	0	0	1		20:39
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		22:28

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 D. Aebischer	28	26	2	.929	58:52	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 8 J. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:13
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	1	64.3%	17:19
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	56.5%	20:30
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		21:19
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	0	60%	16:24
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	100%	19:28
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	3	100%	21:45
Number 27 I. Ciernik	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		15:07
Number 46 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	100%	08:39
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:49
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	63.6%	16:24
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0		13:39
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2		23:57
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3		24:16
Number 29 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		10:07
Number 54 J. Doig	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		23:10
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0		26:20
Number 58 J. Fortin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		08:16

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	22	21	1	.955	60:00	Win

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	20:00	Colorado Avalanche	Dan Hinote	Roughing	2
2nd	13:20	Colorado Avalanche	Adam Foote	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:20	Washington Capitals	Brian Sutherby	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk	Boarding	2
3rd	06:50	Colorado Avalanche	Bates Battaglia	Interference	2
3rd	10:03	Washington Capitals	Robert Lang	Holding the stick	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Tony Sericolo
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Peter Forsberg, Dean McAmmond, Steve Brule, Chris McAllister, Denis Smith, Brad Larsen, Bryan Muir, Jeff Paul, Scott Parker, Philippe Sauve, Steve Moore, Charlie Stephens, Vaclav Nedorost
Washington Capitals scratches: Craig Billington, Sylvain Cote, Jaromir Jagr, Kip Miller, Brendan Witt, Colin Forbes, Glen Metropolit, Josef Boumedienne, Trent Whitfield, Rick Berry, Alex Henry, Michael Farrell, Maxime Ouellet, Matt Pettinger, Andreas Salomonsson, Steve Eminger

Every Colorado Avalanche and Washington Capitals game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Dec 16, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 16, 2003

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 16, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 16, 2003
Ottawa Senators 2 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Mar 16, 2003
Calgary Flames 2 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 16, 2003