Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals

Monday, December 23, 2002, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–0 on Monday, December 23, 2002 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	36-25-16-5
at Washington Capitals	3	39-29-8-6

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	0	0
Washington Capitals	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	14	13	40
Washington Capitals	9	11	5	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:24	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk (8)	Jeff Halpern (10), Mike Grier (7)	Even strength	TBL 0, WSH 1
2nd	06:21	Washington Capitals	Robert Lang (9)	Brian Sutherby (3), Calle Johansson (5)	Even strength	TBL 0, WSH 2
3rd	19:43	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (14)	Ken Klee (7)	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 0, WSH 3

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	-1	0	9	0	57.1%	24:08
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	-1	0	6	0		12:25
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0		08:22
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	-1	2	1	0	100%	15:49
Number 19 B. Richards	C	-2	0	3	0	50%	21:30
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	6	0		21:02
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	1	0	50%	14:25
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	-2	0	3	0		20:28
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	-1	0	1	0	66.7%	10:27
Number 28 S. Keefe	R	0	0	2	1		08:43
Number 33 F. Modin	L	-3	0	1	0	50%	19:59
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	5	0	2		09:10
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	0		16:45
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	-2	4	2	0		17:45
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	-1	0	2	1		16:01
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	1	0		28:27
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	-1	0	2	0		14:55
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	-1	2	0	0		14:07

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	24	22	2	.917	57:32	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	1	1	+1	0	0	0	50%	13:10
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	0	1	+2	0	5	0		19:21
Number 14 K. Miller	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	07:37
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	58.3%	18:01
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	50%	15:57
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	40%	05:30
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0		18:41
Number 27 I. Ciernik	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		13:27
Number 46 B. Sutherby	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	50%	15:54
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		21:45
Number 92 M. Nylander	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38.5%	21:59
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0		23:40
Number 4 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		06:51
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0		23:21
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0		22:24
Number 45 A. Henry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:27
Number 54 J. Doig	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		10:08
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0		28:45

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	40	40	0	1.000	59:59	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:58	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Interference	2
1st	19:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nolan Pratt	Holding	2
2nd	02:02	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	06:40	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Interference	2
2nd	06:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ruslan Fedotenko	Hooking	2
2nd	09:31	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar	Interference	2
2nd	11:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Interference	2
3rd	05:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andre Roy	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	05:13	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	07:35	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk	High sticking	2
3rd	12:32	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Slashing	2
3rd	13:27	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Chris Rooney, Dean Warren
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Tim Nowak
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Darren Rumble, Jassen Cullimore, Brian Holzinger, Evgeny Konstantinov, Jimmie Olvestad, Nikita Alexeev, Alexander Svitov
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 Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Oct 25, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 1, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Mon, Dec 23, 2002
Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 4, 2003
Washington Capitals 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Feb 17, 2003
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Apr 10, 2003
Washington Capitals 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Apr 12, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Tue, Apr 15, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 16, 2003
Washington Capitals 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Apr 18, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final/3OT Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Sun, Apr 20, 2003

Other NHL games on Monday, December 23, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 23, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Dec 23, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Mon, Dec 23, 2002
New Jersey Devils 2 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Mon, Dec 23, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Dec 23, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 23, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Dec 23, 2002
Nashville Predators 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers, Mon, Dec 23, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 0 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Dec 23, 2002
Calgary Flames 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Dec 23, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Dec 23, 2002