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Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers

Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Washington Capitals 5–4 on Sunday, December 1, 2002 at home.

Team Goals 2002-2003 record
Washington Capitals 4 39-29-8-6
at Atlanta Thrashers 5 31-39-7-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 0 2 4
Atlanta Thrashers 2 1 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 12 4 13 29
Atlanta Thrashers 10 3 7 20

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:43 Washington Capitals Dainius Zubrus (3) Robert Lang (14), Steve Eminger (2) Even strength WSH 1, ATL 0
1st 11:16 Atlanta Thrashers Pascal Rheaume (3) Frantisek Kaberle (7), Chris Herperger (1) Even strength WSH 1, ATL 1
1st 14:07 Atlanta Thrashers Chris Herperger (4) Chris Tamer (2) Even strength WSH 1, ATL 2
1st 18:53 Washington Capitals Mike Grier (6) Jeff Halpern (6), Sergei Gonchar (16) Even strength WSH 2, ATL 2
2nd 18:27 Atlanta Thrashers Mark Hartigan (1) Shawn McEachern (8), Andy Sutton (4) Even strength WSH 2, ATL 3
3rd 11:35 Washington Capitals Sergei Gonchar (5) Michael Nylander (17), Ivan Ciernik (5) Even strength WSH 3, ATL 3
3rd 12:20 Atlanta Thrashers Andy Sutton (1) Ilya Kovalchuk (6), Dany Heatley (18) Even strength WSH 3, ATL 4
3rd 14:08 Washington Capitals Jaromir Jagr (12) Michael Nylander (18), Brendan Witt (1) Even strength WSH 4, ATL 4
3rd 18:56 Atlanta Thrashers Tony Hrkac (3) Unassisted Even strength WSH 4, ATL 5

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal 29 20
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 3 1
Faceoffs won 27/55 (49.1%) 28/55 (50.9%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
9 D. Zubrus C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 100% 05:53
11 J. Halpern C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 64.3% 20:35
12 P. Bondra R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 100% 20:33
14 K. Miller C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 50% 11:23
20 R. Lang C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 46.7% 17:38
22 S. Konowalchuk L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 100% 20:01
25 M. Grier R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 19:19
27 I. Ciernik L 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16:03
46 B. Sutherby C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 08:05
68 J. Jagr R 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 20:13
92 M. Nylander C 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 33.3% 18:55
2 K. Klee D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 25:51
4 R. Berry D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:23
6 C. Johansson D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 22:29
19 B. Witt D 0 1 1 -3 4 2 0 20:06
44 S. Eminger D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 04:20
45 A. Henry D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 01:05
55 S. Gonchar D 1 1 2 +3 0 4 1 29:09
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
37 O. Kolzig 20 15 5 .750 59:29 Loss

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
3 M. Hartigan C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 57.1% 11:20
7 C. Herperger L 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 100% 12:21
12 A. Hrkac C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 30.8% 13:36
13 V. Kozlov L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 100% 22:41
15 D. Heatley L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 18:56
16 J. Cowan L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:08
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 1 1 +2 2 1 0 17:59
19 S. McEachern L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 66.7% 23:33
20 J. Odgers R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 04:30
26 P. Rheaume C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 55.6% 14:02
27 P. Stefan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 15:38
39 P. Svartvadet C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 06:54
4 C. Tamer D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 13:04
8 F. Kaberle D 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 22:29
25 A. Sutton D 1 1 2 +3 4 2 0 20:52
36 D. Tjarnqvist D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 23:04
38 Y. Tremblay D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:27
43 M. Weaver D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 20:04
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
34 B. Dafoe 29 25 4 .862 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:49 Washington Capitals Michael Nylander Holding the stick 2
1st 20:00 Atlanta Thrashers Andy Sutton Roughing 2
1st 20:00 Washington Capitals Brendan Witt Roughing 2
1st 20:00 Washington Capitals Dainius Zubrus Roughing 2
2nd 07:14 Atlanta Thrashers Frantisek Kaberle Closing hand on puck 2
2nd 10:35 Atlanta Thrashers Andy Sutton Holding 2
2nd 14:14 Atlanta Thrashers Ilya Kovalchuk Elbowing 2
3rd 07:44 Atlanta Thrashers Vyacheslav Kozlov Slashing 2
3rd 07:44 Washington Capitals Brendan Witt Holding the stick 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Atlanta Thrashers head coach
Curt Fraser
Referees
Michael McGeough, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Angelo D'Amico, Troy Sartison
Washington Capitals scratches
Sylvain Cote, Colin Forbes, Jason Doig, Sebastien Charpentier, Glen Metropolit, Jean-Francois Fortin, Stephen Peat, Michael Farrell, Matt Pettinger, Andreas Salomonsson
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Uwe Krupp, Richard Smehlik, Tomi Kallio, Marc Savard, Yuri Butsayev, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Lubos Bartecko, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Kurtis Foster, Pasi Nurminen

2002-2003 season series

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 5 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Washington Capitals 7 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 1 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 1

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3 Final Game page

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