Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Friday, January 9, 2004, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 on Friday, January 9, 2004 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Carolina Hurricanes	1	28-34-14-6
at Washington Capitals	4	23-46-10-3

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	0	0	1
Washington Capitals	0	2	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	14	6	10	30
Washington Capitals	4	8	4	16

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (5)	Eric Staal (11), Ron Francis (9)	Power play	CAR 1, WSH 0
2nd	00:46	Washington Capitals	Jaromir Jagr (14)	Jeff Halpern (6), Peter Bondra (10)	Even strength	CAR 1, WSH 1
2nd	16:53	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (4)	Robert Lang (27), Jaromir Jagr (25)	Power play	CAR 1, WSH 2
3rd	02:15	Washington Capitals	Robert Lang (21)	Jaromir Jagr (26), Alexander Semin (6)	Power play	CAR 1, WSH 3
3rd	02:49	Washington Capitals	Bates Battaglia (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 1, WSH 4

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

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	50%	17:06
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	1	0	25%	20:33
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	2	0	61.5%	15:34
Number 15 M. Murray	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		15:25
Number 16 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		09:46
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	76.2%	17:15
Number 19 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		09:57
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:55
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		10:15
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:32
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:12
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	-1	4	6	1	0	1	64.3%	19:53
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0		18:52
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		19:48
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	2	0		23:16
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		16:35
Number 8 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		15:32
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		26:22

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	16	12	4	.750	59:56	Loss

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0	41.7%	24:09
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		20:08
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		12:36
Number 14 K. Miller	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	25%	10:40
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	7	0	0		08:15
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	1	37.5%	20:59
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	37.5%	11:25
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		15:03
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	1		10:08
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:18
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	2	3	+1	0	1	0	1	0		20:11
Number 76 D. Verot	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	13:16
Number 3 J. Doig	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	0		20:06
Number 8 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0		12:37
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	0		23:29
Number 29 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		20:30
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		27:24
Number 75 C. Hajt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:46

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	30	29	1	.967	60:00	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:17	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Interference	2
1st	11:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	High sticking	2
1st	16:49	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	18:44	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams	Tripping	2
2nd	02:50	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	06:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	10:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	14:12	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Slashing	2
2nd	16:18	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams	Hooking	2
3rd	01:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Bob Boughner	Holding	2
3rd	04:57	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	High sticking	2
3rd	07:27	Washington Capitals	Kip Miller	Holding	2
3rd	11:11	Washington Capitals	Mike Grier	Boarding	2
3rd	14:41	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Holding	2
3rd	18:47	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda	Roughing	2
3rd	18:47	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger	Roughing	2
3rd	19:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Tripping	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Jean Morin
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Danny Markov, Joey Tetarenko, Allan Rourke, Jaroslav Svoboda, Bruno St. Jacques, Pavel Brendl, Brett Lysak, Mike Zigomanis, Brad Fast, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka
Washington Capitals scratches: John Gruden, Michael Nylander, Colin Forbes, Sebastien Charpentier, Dainius Zubrus, Josef Boumedienne, Brian Willsie, Andrei Podkonicky, Ivan Ciernik, Jean-Francois Fortin, Rick Berry, Todd Rohloff, Maxime Ouellet, Nolan Yonkman, Roman Tvrdon, Dwayne Zinger, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta, Owen Fussey, Graham Mink, Boyd Gordon, Garret Stroshein

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 7	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Wed, Nov 12, 2003
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Nov 15, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Fri, Jan 9, 2004
Washington Capitals 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Jan 29, 2004
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 12, 2004
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Wed, Feb 25, 2004

Other NHL games on Friday, January 9, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Jan 9, 2004
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 9, 2004
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Jan 9, 2004
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Jan 9, 2004