Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers

Tuesday, December 16, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5–0 on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Washington Capitals	5	23-46-10-3
at Atlanta Thrashers	0	33-37-8-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	14	8	7	29
Atlanta Thrashers	4	24	9	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:36	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie (2)	Kip Miller (10), Robert Lang (22)	Even strength	WSH 1, ATL 0
1st	19:16	Washington Capitals	Kip Miller (3)	Dainius Zubrus (11), Robert Lang (23)	Power play	WSH 2, ATL 0
2nd	12:11	Washington Capitals	Robert Lang (16)	Rick Berry (2)	Even strength	WSH 3, ATL 0
3rd	01:34	Washington Capitals	Robert Lang (17)	Bates Battaglia (2)	Even strength	WSH 4, ATL 0
3rd	14:57	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (12)	Sergei Gonchar (26), Mike Grier (6)	Power play	WSH 5, ATL 0

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	0	0	0	0	4	0	72.2%	21:35
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	60%	14:06
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	1		16:40
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		10:02
Number 14 K. Miller	C	1	1	2	+3	0	1	0	0	1	33.3%	13:34
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2	0	38.5%	15:47
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		12:03
Number 20 R. Lang	C	2	2	4	+3	2	3	0	1	0	50%	18:10
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	12:35
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		13:19
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		20:08
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		05:21
Number 3 J. Doig	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	1	0		26:31
Number 4 R. Berry	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	3	0	0		16:13
Number 8 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	2	0		17:12
Number 29 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	1	0		27:33
Number 49 D. Zinger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		05:33
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	0	4	2	0	1	0		24:05

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 M. Ouellet	37	37	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Savard	C	-1	0	6	0	1	47.8%	23:03
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	-1	0	5	2	2	71.4%	15:34
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	-1	0	1	0	0		14:22
Number 12 B. Lindsay	L	-1	0	0	2	0	66.7%	07:21
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	3	0	0		22:04
Number 14 B. Simon	L	-1	0	1	2	0	14.3%	08:07
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	4	1	0		23:36
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	-1	0	2	1	0		19:35
Number 20 F. Lessard	R	-2	2	0	0	0		05:48
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	-1	0	1	2	0		15:19
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	0	41.2%	15:19
Number 28 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	5	0	0	62.5%	17:08
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	-2	2	0	2	0		18:29
Number 5 T. Kloucek	D	0	2	0	1	1		10:13
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	-1	0	5	0	0		20:03
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	-1	8	1	4	0		19:19
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	2	1	0		21:04
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	-2	0	1	0	1		16:23

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	29	24	5	.828	59:26	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:01	Atlanta Thrashers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	14:57	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Interference	2
1st	18:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Slashing	2
2nd	16:06	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar	Tripping	2
2nd	19:11	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar	Hooking	2
3rd	08:46	Washington Capitals	Robert Lang	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	11:12	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Cross checking	2
3rd	13:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Roughing	2
3rd	13:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Roughing	2
3rd	13:17	Washington Capitals	Jason Doig	Roughing	2
3rd	14:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Tomas Kloucek	Slashing	2
3rd	18:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Cross checking	2
3rd	18:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
3rd	18:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
3rd	18:48	Washington Capitals	Rick Berry	Cross checking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Brad Watson, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Brad Lazarowich
Washington Capitals scratches: John Gruden, Michael Nylander, Brendan Witt, Sebastien Charpentier, Chris Hajt, Josef Boumedienne, Andrei Podkonicky, Ivan Ciernik, Jean-Francois Fortin, Stephen Peat, Rastislav Stana, Nolan Yonkman, Roman Tvrdon, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta, Darcy Verot, Owen Fussey, Graham Mink, Alexander Semin, Garret Stroshein
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Chris Tamer, Brian Swanson, Jeff Cowan, Shawn Heins, Kamil Piros, Derek MacKenzie, Tommi Santala, Mike Weaver, Dany Heatley, Kurtis Foster, Simon Gamache, Ivan Majesky, Karl Stewart

Every Washington Capitals and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 11, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Oct 31, 2003
Washington Capitals 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Dec 16, 2003
Washington Capitals 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 13, 2004
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 20, 2004
Washington Capitals 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Mar 24, 2004

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 16, 2003
Calgary Flames 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 16, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 16, 2003
Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Dec 16, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 16, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Dec 16, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 16, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Dec 16, 2003