Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Thursday, December 19, 2002, 8:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 5–3 on Thursday, December 19, 2002 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Boston Bruins	3	36-31-11-4
at Washington Capitals	5	39-29-8-6

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	0	0	3	3
Washington Capitals	2	2	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	13	16	10	39
Washington Capitals	5	8	5	18

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:10	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (12)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	BOS 0, WSH 1
1st	10:51	Washington Capitals	Mike Grier (9)	Jeff Halpern (8), Brendan Witt (3)	Even strength	BOS 0, WSH 2
2nd	15:18	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (13)	Brian Sutherby (2)	Even strength	BOS 0, WSH 3
2nd	15:54	Washington Capitals	Rick Berry (1)	Michael Nylander (24), Jaromir Jagr (15)	Even strength	BOS 0, WSH 4
3rd	05:00	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (17)	Mike Knuble (14), Brian Rolston (10)	Power play	BOS 1, WSH 4
3rd	05:38	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (12)	Glen Murray (17), Joe Thornton (27)	Power play	BOS 2, WSH 4
3rd	09:57	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (13)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 3, WSH 4
3rd	13:38	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk (7)	Mike Grier (6), Jeff Halpern (9)	Even strength	BOS 3, WSH 5

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		12:23
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		11:53
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	2	1	3	0	0	4	0	1	68.8%	20:33
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	60.9%	19:39
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	100%	05:54
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	1	2	-2	0	2	1	1	56.3%	27:16
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	-1	21	1	0	0		08:31
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	-2	0	4	0	0		24:21
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	1	1	-2	0	5	0	0		24:29
Number 29 A. Hilbert	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		08:35
Number 36 I. Huml	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		11:47
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		20:02
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:50
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		20:13
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		09:24
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		20:23
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	-3	2	1	0	0		18:43
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		26:11

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Grahame	18	13	5	.722	58:57	Loss

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0	45.8%	19:06
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	2	0	2	+1	2	3	0		17:35
Number 14 K. Miller	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		08:59
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		17:09
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	1	0	1	+2	2	3	0		13:17
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	46.2%	11:45
Number 25 M. Grier	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	50%	21:35
Number 27 I. Ciernik	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		12:35
Number 46 B. Sutherby	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	66.7%	14:43
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0		19:33
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	42.1%	20:32
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0		21:54
Number 4 R. Berry	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0		07:44
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0		23:18
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	1	1	+2	9	0	0		20:55
Number 45 A. Henry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 54 J. Doig	D	0	0	0	0	10	1	0		13:56
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0		25:19

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	39	36	3	.923	59:54	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:47	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Tripping	2
1st	16:18	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Instigator	2
1st	16:18	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:18	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	16:18	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:38	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson	Holding	2
2nd	03:21	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Tripping	2
2nd	07:51	Washington Capitals	Trent Whitfield	Cross checking	2
2nd	13:12	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	High sticking	2
2nd	19:08	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Hooking	2
2nd	19:08	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Roughing	2
2nd	19:08	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk	Roughing	2
2nd	19:08	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	03:54	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Interference	2
3rd	04:34	Washington Capitals	Calle Johansson	High sticking	2
3rd	15:00	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Interference	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Blaine Angus, Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Lyle Seitz
Boston Bruins scratches: Brantt Myhres, Michal Grosek, Matthew Herr, Tim Thomas, P.J. Stock, Sergei Samsonov, Lee Goren, Martin Samuelsson, Kris Vernarsky, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak, Shaone Morrisonn
Washington Capitals scratches: Craig Billington, Sylvain Cote, Colin Forbes, Glen Metropolit, Dainius Zubrus, Josef Boumedienne, Jean-Francois Fortin, Stephen Peat, Michael Farrell, Matt Pettinger, Andreas Salomonsson, Steve Eminger

Every Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 7 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Oct 30, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Mon, Jan 20, 2003
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 5	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 8, 2003

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Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at Ottawa Senators 9	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Calgary Flames 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Dallas Stars 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
New York Islanders 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 19, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 19, 2002