Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers

Saturday, March 22, 2003, 10:00 PM ET Skyreach Centre, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Washington Capitals 5–3 on Saturday, March 22, 2003 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Washington Capitals	3	39-29-8-6
at Edmonton Oilers	5	36-26-11-9

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	0	2	3
Edmonton Oilers	0	1	4	5

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	9	13	10	32
Edmonton Oilers	8	11	16	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:05	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus (11)	Sergei Gonchar (44), Robert Lang (43)	Power play	WSH 1, EDM 0
2nd	19:45	Edmonton Oilers	Fernando Pisani (4)	Ethan Moreau (15), Marty Reasoner (18)	Even strength	WSH 1, EDM 1
3rd	05:05	Edmonton Oilers	Fernando Pisani (5)	Ethan Moreau (16)	Even strength	WSH 1, EDM 2
3rd	05:38	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig (3)	Peter Bondra (23), Michael Nylander (41)	Even strength	WSH 2, EDM 2
3rd	07:21	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau (12)	Eric Brewer (20), Alexei Semenov (6)	Even strength	WSH 2, EDM 3
3rd	18:20	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie (19)	Ryan Smyth (31), Ales Hemsky (20)	Even strength	WSH 2, EDM 4
3rd	18:59	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt (2)	Calle Johansson (10), Robert Lang (44)	Even strength	WSH 3, EDM 4
3rd	19:33	Edmonton Oilers	Fernando Pisani (6)	Jason Smith (6), Marty Reasoner (19)	Even strength	WSH 3, EDM 5

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	-1	0	1	0	0	0		09:32
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	66.7%	19:00
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	54.2%	19:03
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	1	1	-3	0	5	1	0	0		19:53
Number 14 K. Miller	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:19
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	61.5%	19:35
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	0		19:45
Number 27 I. Ciernik	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:44
Number 46 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		11:33
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:26
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	0	0	50%	14:59
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	+1	2	5	0	0	0		19:36
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	1	0		21:37
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0		22:44
Number 19 B. Witt	D	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0		17:25
Number 54 J. Doig	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		18:15
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	-3	0	2	0	1	0		27:05
Number 58 J. Fortin	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	3	1	0		08:51

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	35	30	5	.857	59:38	Loss

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	40%	12:33
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		11:52
Number 16 M. York	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	57.1%	15:35
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	1	2	3	+3	0	7	2	2		15:12
Number 19 M. Reasoner	C	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0	0	45.5%	17:49
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		15:35
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:05
Number 28 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		11:50
Number 34 F. Pisani	R	3	0	3	+3	0	3	0	0		13:31
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		16:18
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	1	42.1%	17:06
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0		17:38
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	4		21:17
Number 5 A. Semenov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		18:23
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	2	4		23:17
Number 23 C. Cross	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3		16:06
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	+2	2	3	0	1		24:42
Number 32 S. Ferguson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		14:56

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Salo	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:30	Washington Capitals	Jean-Francois Fortin	High sticking	2
1st	15:50	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Smyth	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	03:55	Washington Capitals	Sergei Berezin	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	07:44	Edmonton Oilers	Shawn Horcoff	Roughing	2
2nd	11:04	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Hooking	2
3rd	08:00	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Tripping	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Brad Lazarowich
Washington Capitals scratches: Craig Billington, Sylvain Cote, Jaromir Jagr, Steve Konowalchuk, Colin Forbes, Glen Metropolit, Josef Boumedienne, Trent Whitfield, Joel Kwiatkowski, Rick Berry, Alex Henry, Michael Farrell, Maxime Ouellet, Matt Pettinger, Andreas Salomonsson, Steve Eminger
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Jiri Dopita, Todd Marchant, Brian Swanson, Daniel Cleary, Bobby Allen, Jani Rita, Jarret Stoll, Ty Conklin, Kari Haakana, Ales Pisa, Marc-Andre Bergeron

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Buffalo Sabres 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Ottawa Senators 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Nashville Predators 1 at Calgary Flames 1	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Boston Bruins 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 22, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 22, 2003