Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, January 29, 2004, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 on Thursday, January 29, 2004 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Washington Capitals	5	23-46-10-3
at Carolina Hurricanes	3	28-34-14-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	7	7	5	19
Carolina Hurricanes	9	9	17	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:16	Washington Capitals	Robert Lang (24)	Peter Bondra (13), Josef Boumedienne (2)	Power play	WSH 1, CAR 0
2nd	02:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams (8)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 1
2nd	06:42	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (18)	Brendan Witt (4), Mike Grier (11)	Even strength	WSH 2, CAR 1
2nd	08:14	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (19)	Josef Boumedienne (3), Anson Carter (8)	Power play	WSH 3, CAR 1
2nd	09:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams (9)	Ron Francis (15), Niclas Wallin (1)	Even strength	WSH 3, CAR 2
3rd	08:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican (3)	Ron Francis (16), Josef Vasicek (12)	Power play	WSH 3, CAR 3
3rd	13:47	Washington Capitals	Bates Battaglia (4)	Anson Carter (9), Robert Lang (37)	Even strength	WSH 4, CAR 3
3rd	19:03	Washington Capitals	Mike Grier (4)	Trent Whitfield (1), Dainius Zubrus (14)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 5, CAR 3

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	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	35.7%	23:01
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	53.8%	19:43
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	2	1	3	+1	0	2	0	0	1		17:26
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0	100%	12:53
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		08:38
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	55.6%	18:03
Number 22 A. Carter	R	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:47
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	3	0	47.4%	13:17
Number 25 M. Grier	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	2	0	0		16:54
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:54
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		03:42
Number 76 D. Verot	C	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	40%	08:02
Number 2 J. Boumedienne	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	1	0		20:53
Number 3 J. Doig	D	0	0	0	0	11	1	3	5	0		20:35
Number 4 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		15:02
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0		24:36
Number 29 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0		20:35
Number 38 T. Rohloff	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		16:10

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	35	32	3	.914	60:00	Win

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	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0	56.3%	21:12
Number 11 J. Williams	R	2	0	2	+1	4	6	0	0	0		24:33
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	38.5%	19:08
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	04:49
Number 15 M. Murray	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	50%	11:32
Number 19 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:52
Number 23 P. Brendl	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		14:37
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	-1	7	1	4	0	0		11:16
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0	0		08:56
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		06:57
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	1	1	+1	2	6	0	0	0	50%	23:07
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0	66.7%	23:45
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		22:27
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	2	1		28:01
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		20:27
Number 8 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0		07:44
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		26:22
Number 25 B. St. Jacques	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		05:19

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	18	14	4	.778	59:30	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:49	Washington Capitals	Bates Battaglia	Holding	2
1st	14:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Roughing	2
1st	14:42	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Kneeing	2
1st	14:42	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Roughing	2
1st	15:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams	Holding	2
1st	18:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Hooking	2
1st	19:37	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Tripping	2
2nd	01:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Bob Boughner	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:49	Washington Capitals	Darcy Verot	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:03	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Roughing	2
2nd	03:03	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Roughing	2
2nd	07:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams	Tripping	2
2nd	18:03	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:03	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	07:23	Washington Capitals	Rick Berry	Tripping	2
3rd	08:55	Washington Capitals	Joel Kwiatkowski	High sticking	2
3rd	08:55	Washington Capitals	Joel Kwiatkowski	High sticking	2
3rd	16:19	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Roughing	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Paul Devorski, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches: Kip Miller, John Gruden, Michael Nylander, Sergei Gonchar, Colin Forbes, Sebastien Charpentier, Chris Hajt, Brian Willsie, Andrei Podkonicky, Ivan Ciernik, Jean-Francois Fortin, Maxime Ouellet, Nolan Yonkman, Roman Tvrdon, Dwayne Zinger, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta, Owen Fussey, Graham Mink, Boyd Gordon, Steve Eminger, Garret Stroshein
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, Aaron Ward, Joey Tetarenko, Allan Rourke, Jaroslav Svoboda, Brett Lysak, Mike Zigomanis, Brad Fast, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Ryan Bayda

Every Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes 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

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Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 29, 2004
Nashville Predators 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Jan 29, 2004
New Jersey Devils 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Jan 29, 2004
New York Islanders 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 29, 2004
Vancouver Canucks 4 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 29, 2004
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Jan 29, 2004
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 29, 2004
Ottawa Senators 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Jan 29, 2004
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 29, 2004