2002–03 Washington Capitals season
The 2002–03 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 29th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
| 2002–03 Washington Capitals | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Southeast |
| Conference | 6th Eastern |
| 2002–03 record | 39–29–8–6 |
| Goals for | 224 |
| Goals against | 220 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | George McPhee |
| Coach | Bruce Cassidy |
| Captain | Steve Konowalchuk |
Regular season
The Capitals tied the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just four.[1]
On January 11, 2003, the Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12–2.[2] Jaromir Jagr had seven points in the game (three goals, four assists). It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a game since March 30, 2002, when the San Jose Sharks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets at home by a score of 10–2.[3] Furthermore, it was the first time that the Capitals had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since February 3, 1999, when they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning at home by a score of 10–1.[4]
Final standings
| No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 219 | 210 | 93 |
| 2 | 6 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 39 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 224 | 220 | 92 |
| 3 | 11 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 31 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 226 | 284 | 74 |
| 4 | 13 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 176 | 237 | 70 |
| 5 | 15 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 171 | 240 | 61 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
| R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 263 | 182 | 113 |
| 2 | Y- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 216 | 166 | 108 |
| 3 | Y- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 219 | 210 | 93 |
| 4 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 211 | 166 | 107 |
| 5 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 44 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 236 | 208 | 98 |
| 6 | X- Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 39 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 224 | 220 | 92 |
| 7 | X- Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 36 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 245 | 237 | 87 |
| 8 | X- New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 224 | 231 | 83 |
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| 9 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 210 | 231 | 78 |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 206 | 234 | 77 |
| 11 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 31 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 226 | 284 | 74 |
| 12 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 190 | 219 | 72 |
| 13 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 176 | 237 | 70 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 189 | 255 | 65 |
| 15 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 171 | 240 | 61 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot
Schedule and results
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | October 11, 2002 | 5–4 | Nashville Predators (2002–03) | 1–0–0–0 |
| 2 | W | October 12, 2002 | 2–1 | @ New York Islanders (2002–03) | 2–0–0–0 |
| 3 | W | October 17, 2002 | 2–1 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 3–0–0–0 |
| 4 | L | October 19, 2002 | 1–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 3–1–0–0 |
| 5 | L | October 20, 2002 | 2–5 | @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) | 3–2–0–0 |
| 6 | W | October 23, 2002 | 2–1 | @ New York Rangers (2002–03) | 4–2–0–0 |
| 7 | L | October 25, 2002 | 2–3 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 4–3–0–0 |
| 8 | T | October 26, 2002 | 1–1 OT | @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 4–3–1–0 |
| 9 | L | October 28, 2002 | 2–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 4–4–1–0 |
| 10 | L | October 30, 2002 | 2–7 | Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 4–5–1–0 |
| 11 | W | November 1, 2002 | 3–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 5–5–1–0 |
| 12 | L | November 2, 2002 | 1–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 5–6–1–0 |
| 13 | W | November 5, 2002 | 4–3 OT | @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) | 6–6–1–0 |
| 14 | W | November 7, 2002 | 2–1 OT | Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 7–6–1–0 |
| 15 | W | November 9, 2002 | 4–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 8–6–1–0 |
| 16 | L | November 13, 2002 | 1–6 | Dallas Stars (2002–03) | 8–7–1–0 |
| 17 | T | November 15, 2002 | 2–2 OT | @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) | 8–7–2–0 |
| 18 | L | November 16, 2002 | 0–1 | @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) | 8–8–2–0 |
| 19 | L | November 19, 2002 | 2–3 | San Jose Sharks (2002–03) | 8–9–2–0 |
| 20 | L | November 21, 2002 | 3–4 | Minnesota Wild (2002–03) | 8–10–2–0 |
| 21 | W | November 23, 2002 | 6–3 | Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 9–10–2–0 |
| 22 | L | November 26, 2002 | 4–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 9–11–2–0 |
| 23 | W | November 27, 2002 | 4–2 | Calgary Flames (2002–03) | 10–11–2–0 |
| 24 | L | November 29, 2002 | 2–6 | Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 10–12–2–0 |
| 25 | L | December 1, 2002 | 4–5 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 10–13–2–0 |
| 26 | W | December 3, 2002 | 4–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 11–13–2–0 |
| 27 | W | December 6, 2002 | 7–6 OT | Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 12–13–2–0 |
| 28 | L | December 7, 2002 | 3–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 12–14–2–0 |
| 29 | L | December 11, 2002 | 0–3 | @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) | 12–15–2–0 |
| 30 | W | December 13, 2002 | 4–3 | @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) | 13–15–2–0 |
| 31 | L | December 14, 2002 | 0–2 | @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) | 13–16–2–0 |
| 32 | T | December 16, 2002 | 2–2 OT | @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) | 13–16–3–0 |
| 33 | W | December 19, 2002 | 5–3 | Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 14–16–3–0 |
| 34 | W | December 21, 2002 | 3–1 | @ New York Islanders (2002–03) | 15–16–3–0 |
| 35 | W | December 23, 2002 | 3–0 | Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 16–16–3–0 |
| 36 | W | December 27, 2002 | 3–2 | New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 17–16–3–0 |
| 37 | OTL | December 28, 2002 | 1–2 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 17–16–3–1 |
| 38 | W | December 30, 2002 | 4–3 | Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 18–16–3–1 |
| 39 | OTL | January 1, 2003 | 1–2 OT | Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) | 18–16–3–2 |
| 40 | T | January 3, 2003 | 2–2 OT | Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) | 18–16–4–2 |
| 41 | T | January 4, 2003 | 2–2 OT | @ New York Rangers (2002–03) | 18–16–5–2 |
| 42 | W | January 10, 2003 | 4–1 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 19–16–5–2 |
| 43 | W | January 11, 2003 | 12–2 | Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 20–16–5–2 |
| 44 | W | January 13, 2003 | 4–3 OT | New York Islanders (2002–03) | 21–16–5–2 |
| 45 | OTL | January 15, 2003 | 1–2 OT | New York Rangers (2002–03) | 21–16–5–3 |
| 46 | L | January 17, 2003 | 1–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 21–17–5–3 |
| 47 | L | January 18, 2003 | 2–5 | @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 21–18–5–3 |
| 48 | T | January 20, 2003 | 3–3 OT | @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 21–18–6–3 |
| 49 | W | January 22, 2003 | 5–3 | Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 22–18–6–3 |
| 50 | T | January 25, 2003 | 1–1 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 22–18–7–3 |
| 51 | W | January 26, 2003 | 7–2 | New York Rangers (2002–03) | 23–18–7–3 |
| 52 | L | January 28, 2003 | 3–5 | St. Louis Blues (2002–03) | 23–19–7–3 |
| 53 | W | January 30, 2003 | 2–1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 24–19–7–3 |
| 54 | W | February 4, 2003 | 5–1 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 25–19–7–3 |
| 55 | L | February 5, 2003 | 1–4 | New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 25–20–7–3 |
| 56 | W | February 7, 2003 | 3–0 | New York Islanders (2002–03) | 26–20–7–3 |
| 57 | L | February 9, 2003 | 0–2 | Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 26–21–7–3 |
| 58 | W | February 12, 2003 | 5–1 | @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 27–21–7–3 |
| 59 | L | February 14, 2003 | 1–3 | @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 27–22–7–3 |
| 60 | W | February 15, 2003 | 2–1 | @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 28–22–7–3 |
| 61 | L | February 17, 2003 | 1–3 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) | 28–23–7–3 |
| 62 | L | February 20, 2003 | 2–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 28–24–7–3 |
| 63 | L | February 22, 2003 | 1–5 | Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) | 28–25–7–3 |
| 64 | W | February 24, 2003 | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 29–25–7–3 |
| 65 | W | February 26, 2003 | 3–2 | Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 30–25–7–3 |
| 66 | OTL | March 1, 2003 | 1–2 OT | @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) | 30–25–7–4 |
| 67 | W | March 2, 2003 | 2–0 | Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) | 31–25–7–4 |
| 68 | W | March 4, 2003 | 2–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) | 32–25–7–4 |
| 69 | T | March 6, 2003 | 4–4 OT | Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) | 32–25–8–4 |
| 70 | OTL | March 8, 2003 | 4–5 OT | @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) | 32–25–8–5 |
| 71 | W | March 10, 2003 | 2–1 OT | Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) | 33–25–8–5 |
| 72 | L | March 14, 2003 | 1–3 | Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) | 33–26–8–5 |
| 73 | W | March 16, 2003 | 2–1 | Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) | 34–26–8–5 |
| 74 | W | March 20, 2003 | 4–1 | @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) | 35–26–8–5 |
| 75 | L | March 22, 2003 | 3–5 | @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) | 35–27–8–5 |
| 76 | L | March 23, 2003 | 0–6 | @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) | 35–28–8–5 |
| 77 | W | March 25, 2003 | 4–3 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) | 36–28–8–5 |
| 78 | W | March 28, 2003 | 3–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 37–28–8–5 |
| 79 | OTL | March 29, 2003 | 3–4 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) | 37–28–8–6 |
| 80 | W | April 1, 2003 | 3–0 | Florida Panthers (2002–03) | 38–28–8–6 |
| 81 | L | April 3, 2003 | 1–5 | Ottawa Senators (2002–03) | 38–29–8–6 |
| 82 | W | April 5, 2003 | 5–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) | 39–29–8–6 |
Playoffs
(3) Tampa Bay Lightning vs. (6) Washington Capitals
| April 10 | Washington Capitals | 3–0 | Tampa Bay Lightning | St. Pete Times Forum | Recap | |||
| Robert Lang (1) – 16:01 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Robert Lang (2) – 17:57 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Michael Nylander (1) – 01:02 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Olaf Kolzig 28 saves / 28 shots | Goalie stats | Nikolai Khabibulin 19 saves / 22 shots | ||||||
| April 12 | Washington Capitals | 6–3 | Tampa Bay Lightning | St. Pete Times Forum | Recap | |||
| Jaromir Jagr (1) – 04:47 Peter Bondra (1) – pp – 07:22 Jaromir Jagr (2) – pp – 18:24 |
First period | 11:48 – Vaclav Prospal (1) | ||||||
| Michael Nylander (2) – pp – 01:39 | Second period | 18:48 – Fredrik Modin (1) | ||||||
| Peter Bondra (2) – 03:09 Mike Grier (1) – en – 19:18 |
Third period | 10:44 – Dave Andreychuk (1) | ||||||
| Olaf Kolzig 40 saves / 43 shots | Goalie stats | Nikolai Khabibulin 25 saves / 30 shots | ||||||
| April 15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4–3 | OT | Washington Capitals | MCI Center | Recap | ||
| Vincent Lecavalier (1) – 03:46 | First period | 14:21 – pp – Dainius Zubrus (1) | ||||||
| Vaclav Prospal (2) – 03:44 | Second period | 10:25 – Dainius Zubrus (2) | ||||||
| Martin St. Louis (1) – 11:13 | Third period | 17:04 – Brendan Witt (1) | ||||||
| Vincent Lecavalier (2) – pp – 02:29 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nikolai Khabibulin 16 saves / 19 shots | Goalie stats | Olaf Kolzig 24 saves / 28 shots | ||||||
| April 16 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3–1 | Washington Capitals | MCI Center | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Martin St. Louis (2) – 11:55 Martin St. Louis (3) – sh – 17:40 |
Second period | 15:39 – Peter Bondra (3) | ||||||
| Vincent Lecavalier (3) – 01:24 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nikolai Khabibulin 22 saves / 23 shots | Goalie stats | Olaf Kolzig 22 saves / 25 shots | ||||||
| April 18 | Washington Capitals | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | St. Pete Times Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 13:52 – pp – Vaclav Prospal (3) | ||||||
| Michael Nylander (3) – 17:01 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 11:53 – Martin St. Louis (4) | ||||||
| Olaf Kolzig 20 saves / 22 shots | Goalie stats | Nikolai Khabibulin 22 saves / 23 shots | ||||||
| April 20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2–1 | 3OT | Washington Capitals | MCI Center | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 17:34 – pp – Peter Bondra (4) | ||||||
| Dave Andreychuk (2) – pp – 15:54 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Martin St. Louis (5) – pp – 04:03 | Third overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Nikolai Khabibulin 60 saves / 61 shots | Goalie stats | Olaf Kolzig 44 saves / 46 shots | ||||||
| Tampa Bay won series 4–2 | |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaromir Jagr | RW | 75 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 9 |
| Robert Lang | C | 82 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Sergei Gonchar | D | 82 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 52 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter Bondra | RW | 76 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 52 | -3 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Nylander | C | 71 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Kip Miller | C | 72 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 18 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Dainius Zubrus | C | 63 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Halpern | C | 82 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Grier | RW | 82 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 36 | -14 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 77 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ivan Ciernik | RW | 47 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Klee | D | 70 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 89 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calle Johansson | D | 82 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Sutherby | C | 72 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Witt | D | 69 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 106 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergei Berezin | LW | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Doig | D | 55 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 108 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Metropolit | C | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andreas Salomonsson | RW | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Berry | D | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 87 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Green | LW | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Kwiatkowski | D | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Whitfield | C | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Eminger | D | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Simon | LW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josef Boumedienne | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Peat | RW | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-François Fortin | D | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Billington | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastien Charpentier | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvain Cote | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Farrell | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Forbes | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Henry | D | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olaf Kolzig | G | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Pettinger | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olaf Kolzig | 3894 | 66 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 156 | 2.40 | 4 | 1925 | 1769 | .919 |
| Sebastien Charpentier | 859 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 2.79 | 0 | 426 | 386 | .906 |
| Craig Billington | 217 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4.70 | 0 | 96 | 79 | .823 |
| Team: | 4970 | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 213 | 2.57 | 4 | 2447 | 2234 | .913 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaromir Jagr | RW | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Bondra | RW | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Nylander | C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sergei Gonchar | D | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dainius Zubrus | C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Lang | C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Grier | RW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kip Miller | C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Witt | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergei Berezin | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Ciernik | RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Doig | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Halpern | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calle Johansson | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Klee | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olaf Kolzig | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Konowalchuk | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Kwiatkowski | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Sutherby | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Whitfield | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olaf Kolzig | 404 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2.08 | 1 | 192 | 178 | .927 |
| Team: | 404 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2.08 | 1 | 192 | 178 | .927 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Steve Eminger | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 1 | 13 | Alexander Semin |  Russia | Traktor Chelyabinsk Jrs. (Russia) |
| 1 | 17 | Boyd Gordon | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 2 | 59 | Maxime Daigneault | Canada | Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 77 | Patrick Wellar | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 3 | 92 | Derek Krestanovich | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 4 | 109 | Jevon Desautels | Canada | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) |
| 4 | 118 | Petr Dvorak |  Czech Republic | Havirov Femax HC (Czech Republic) |
| 5 | 145 | Robert Gherson | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 6 | 179 | Marian Havel | Czech Republic | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| 7 | 209 | Joni Lindlof |  Finland | Tappara Jr. (Finland) |
| 8 | 242 | Igor Ignatushkin | Russia | Elemash Elektrosal (Russia) |
| 9 | 272 | Patric Blomdahl |  Sweden | AIK IF Jr. (Sweden) |
See also
References
- "2002-03 NHL Summary".
- "Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals Box Score — January 11, 2003".
- "Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks Box Score — March 30, 2002".
- "Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals Box Score — February 3, 1999".
- Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 163.
- "2002–2003 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- "2002-03 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- "2002–03 Washington Capitals Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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