Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, October 17, 2002, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 on Thursday, October 17, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Washington Capitals	2	39-29-8-6
at Carolina Hurricanes	1	22-43-11-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	13	10	4	27
Carolina Hurricanes	21	5	12	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	05:09	Carolina Hurricanes	Ron Francis (2)	Jeff O'Neill (4), Jaroslav Svoboda (2)	Power play	WSH 0, CAR 1
2nd	06:49	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (3)	Calle Johansson (2), Robert Lang (3)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 1
2nd	16:38	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr (3)	Sergei Gonchar (1), Robert Lang (4)	Power play	WSH 2, CAR 1

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	40%	17:26
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	18:19
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	0	1	+1	0	7	0	0		16:19
Number 14 K. Miller	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	25%	15:17
Number 16 A. Salomonsson	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		11:25
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:57
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	55.6%	18:27
Number 21 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	71.4%	06:51
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:24
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	19:10
Number 41 M. Farrell	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		04:19
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1		17:47
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		22:39
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		16:02
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	+1	5	4	0	0		24:50
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		05:41
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		24:27
Number 58 J. Fortin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		22:11

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	38	37	1	.974	60:00	Win

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	41.7%	18:36
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		08:09
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	-1	5	2	0	0		19:54
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	61.5%	16:31
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	48.3%	23:29
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:15
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0		19:04
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	100%	19:04
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:35
Number 62 J. Svoboda	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		19:48
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	1	0	77.8%	19:38
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:06
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		15:50
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:38
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		19:40
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		09:47
Number 21 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		14:07
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		22:33

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	27	25	2	.926	58:43	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Marek Malik	Holding the stick	2
1st	05:39	Washington Capitals	Jean-Francois Fortin	Holding	2
1st	10:43	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Roughing	2
1st	14:55	Washington Capitals	Andreas Salomonsson	Interference	2
2nd	04:17	Washington Capitals	Michael Farrell	Roughing	2
2nd	12:11	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Tripping	2
2nd	14:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff Daniels	Hooking	2
3rd	00:37	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Elbowing	2
3rd	03:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Hooking	2
3rd	20:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Fighting (major)	5

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Chris Lee, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gerard Gauthier
Washington Capitals scratches: Sylvain Cote, Colin Forbes, Jason Doig, Sebastien Charpentier, Ivan Ciernik, Rick Berry, Stephen Peat, Brian Sutherby, Matt Pettinger
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Mike Watt, Craig MacDonald, Jesse Boulerice, Brad Defauw, Josef Vasicek, Tommy Vestlund, Mike Zigomanis, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Ryan Bayda

Every Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Washington Capitals 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Jan 10, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jan 22, 2003
Washington Capitals 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 14, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 2, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 17, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at St. Louis Blues 7	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Dallas Stars 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Florida Panthers 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Calgary Flames 3	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Calgary Flames, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Oct 17, 2002