Washington Capitals at New York Islanders

Saturday, December 21, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3–1 on Saturday, December 21, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Washington Capitals	3	39-29-8-6
at New York Islanders	1	35-34-11-2

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	13	6	15	34
New York Islanders	2	7	9	18

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	14:53	New York Islanders	Mattias Weinhandl (2)	Mark Parrish (9), Alexei Yashin (22)	Power play	WSH 0, NYI 1
3rd	01:40	Washington Capitals	Michael Nylander (9)	Ivan Ciernik (6), Sergei Gonchar (21)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYI 1
3rd	17:50	Washington Capitals	Michael Nylander (10)	Kip Miller (15), Jaromir Jagr (16)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYI 1
3rd	19:50	Washington Capitals	Kip Miller (4)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 3, NYI 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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	60%	16:18
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		19:46
Number 14 K. Miller	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0		08:50
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	42.9%	17:20
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:22
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	75%	06:17
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		22:07
Number 27 I. Ciernik	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0		16:06
Number 46 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:35
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0		21:20
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	2	0	2	+2	0	8	0	62.5%	22:22
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0		23:55
Number 4 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		08:26
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		20:33
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		22:05
Number 45 A. Henry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:08
Number 54 J. Doig	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		12:03
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	+2	0	6	0		28:12

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	18	17	1	.944	59:49	Win

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Weinhandl	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		16:21
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	08:23
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	57.1%	13:05
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:16
Number 20 S. Webb	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		04:24
Number 27 M. Peca	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	46.2%	20:25
Number 28 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	40%	15:23
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0		16:54
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	58.3%	17:48
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:45
Number 55 J. Blake	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		15:08
Number 79 A. Yashin	C	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	26.7%	24:40
Number 2 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:44
Number 3 A. Aucoin	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	1	0		28:19
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:23
Number 29 K. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		26:39
Number 44 S. Butenschon	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0		14:51
Number 59 A. Nasreddine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:27

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 R. DiPietro	33	31	2	.939	59:08	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:20	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Broken stick	2
1st	05:54	New York Islanders	Dave Scatchard	Boarding	2
1st	07:53	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Holding	2
1st	18:29	New York Islanders	Jason Wiemer	Slashing	2
2nd	03:27	New York Islanders	Oleg Kvasha	Hooking	2
2nd	13:55	Washington Capitals	Rick Berry	Elbowing	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Cassidy
New York Islanders head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Paul Devorski, Terry Gregson
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Lyle Seitz
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
New York Islanders scratches: Garth Snow, Roman Hamrlik, Eric Cairns, Brandon Smith, Eric Manlow, Shawn Bates, Alan Letang, Ray Schultz, Trent Hunter, Justin Mapletoft, Eric Godard, Raffi Torres, Tomi Pettinen

Every Washington Capitals and New York Islanders game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Mon, Jan 13, 2003
New York Islanders 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Fri, Feb 7, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 21, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 3 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Ottawa Senators 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Florida Panthers 3 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
San Jose Sharks 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Calgary Flames 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 21, 2002