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Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 on Tuesday, December 3, 2002 on the road.

Team Goals 2002-2003 record
Washington Capitals 4 39-29-8-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 27-44-6-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 1 1 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0 1 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 12 10 10 32
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 7 4 17

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:46 Washington Capitals Ivan Ciernik (2) Ken Klee (5), Michael Nylander (19) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 0
1st 13:10 Washington Capitals Jaromir Jagr (13) Jason Doig (1), Rick Berry (1) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 0
2nd 01:48 Washington Capitals Robert Lang (7) Sergei Gonchar (17), Brendan Witt (2) Even strength WSH 3, PIT 0
3rd 02:43 Washington Capitals Jeff Halpern (4) Mike Grier (2) Even strength WSH 4, PIT 0
3rd 17:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Mario Lemieux (12) Alex Kovalev (19), Andrew Ference (1) Even strength WSH 4, PIT 1

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 32 17
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 2 1
Faceoffs won 37/65 (56.9%) 28/65 (43.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
11 J. Halpern C 1 0 1 +1 0 5 0 66.7% 17:20
12 P. Bondra R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 100% 15:55
14 K. Miller C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 12:27
20 R. Lang C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 25% 13:31
21 G. Metropolit C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 08:36
22 S. Konowalchuk L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 15:46
25 M. Grier R 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 100% 18:17
27 I. Ciernik L 1 0 1 +1 4 3 0 15:44
36 C. Forbes L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:41
46 B. Sutherby C 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 60% 11:19
68 J. Jagr R 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 17:57
92 M. Nylander C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 50% 19:39
2 K. Klee D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 21:06
4 R. Berry D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 15:51
6 C. Johansson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:44
19 B. Witt D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 22:28
54 J. Doig D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 12:28
55 S. Gonchar D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 22:06
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
37 O. Kolzig 17 16 1 .941 60:00 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
10 V. Nieminen L 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 15:11
15 W. Primeau C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 37.5% 15:11
22 R. Robitaille C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:28
23 S. McKenna L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:10
26 K. Manderville C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.7% 08:30
27 A. Kovalev R 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 24:55
33 D. Lacouture L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:39
38 J. Hrdina C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 55.2% 20:30
47 M. Sivek C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:02
66 M. Lemieux C 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 38.5% 25:14
82 M. Straka C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:58
95 A. Morozov R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 18:37
3 J. Pushor D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:27
5 J. Laukkanen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:49
7 A. Ference D 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 18:38
8 H. Jonsson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:37
24 I. Moran D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 19:36
25 M. Bergevin D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 17:48
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
1 J. Hedberg 32 28 4 .875 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:32 Washington Capitals Ivan Ciernik Holding 2
1st 13:28 Washington Capitals Ivan Ciernik Hooking 2
2nd 05:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Kovalev Cross checking 2
2nd 09:08 Washington Capitals Brian Sutherby Interference 2
3rd 05:13 Pittsburgh Penguins Aleksey Morozov Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Rick Kehoe
Referees
Eric Furlatt, Michael McGeough
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Brad Kovachik
Washington Capitals scratches
Sylvain Cote, Sebastien Charpentier, Dainius Zubrus, Jean-Francois Fortin, Stephen Peat, Alex Henry, Michael Farrell, Matt Pettinger, Andreas Salomonsson, Steve Eminger
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Vladimir Vujtek, Alexandre Daigle, Mike Wilson, Shean Donovan, Dick Tarnstrom, Michal Rozsival, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Milan Kraft, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy

2002-2003 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 3

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Blues 4 at Boston Bruins 0 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final/OT Game page

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