Washington Capitals at New York Rangers

Wednesday, October 23, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 2–1 on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Washington Capitals	2	39-29-8-6
at New York Rangers	1	32-36-10-4

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	2	0	2
New York Rangers	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	8	12	6	26
New York Rangers	16	9	7	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	08:10	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk (1)	Jaromir Jagr (4)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYR 0
2nd	16:37	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr (5)	Robert Lang (5), Chris Simon (1)	Power play	WSH 2, NYR 0
2nd	17:31	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby (2)	Tom Poti (7), Brian Leetch (7)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYR 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 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25%	17:06
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		21:19
Number 14 K. Miller	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	66.7%	12:48
Number 16 A. Salomonsson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		15:18
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	0		11:00
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	29.2%	23:28
Number 21 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	30%	10:52
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		22:03
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	14:15
Number 41 M. Farrell	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:27
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:08
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	1		25:56
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		19:38
Number 4 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		13:46
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		23:36
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		21:15
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		25:59
Number 58 J. Fortin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:14

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	32	31	1	.969	60:00	Win

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Bure	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		22:11
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		02:24
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	64.7%	16:18
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	68%	18:26
Number 17 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		16:04
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0		15:37
Number 26 J. Lundmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	07:57
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:39
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0		10:23
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0		20:07
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	80%	20:58
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	60%	21:09
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0		26:27
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0		25:58
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1		14:28
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		17:18
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		18:11
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:21

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	26	24	2	.923	59:52	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:27	New York Rangers	Mikael Samuelsson	Tripping	2
1st	09:12	Washington Capitals	Calle Johansson	Holding	2
1st	13:35	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch	High sticking	2
2nd	14:45	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch	Hooking	2
3rd	05:14	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Interference	2
3rd	08:49	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	Tripping	2
3rd	19:38	New York Rangers	Mark Messier	Holding the stick	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Cassidy
New York Rangers head coach: Bryan Trottier
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Jean Morin
Washington Capitals scratches: Sylvain Cote, Colin Forbes, Jason Doig, Sebastien Charpentier, Dainius Zubrus, Ivan Ciernik, Brian Sutherby, Matt Pettinger, Steve Eminger
New York Rangers scratches: Ted Donato, Dixon Ward, Dave Karpa, Gordie Dwyer, Ronald Petrovicky, Richard Lintner, Roman Lyashenko, Mike Mottau

Every Washington Capitals and New York Rangers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Oct 23, 2002
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jan 15, 2003
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 7	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Jan 26, 2003

Other NHL games on Wednesday, October 23, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators, Wed, Oct 23, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Oct 23, 2002
Florida Panthers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Oct 23, 2002
New Jersey Devils 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Oct 23, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Oct 23, 2002