Atlanta Thrashers vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Friday, December 6, 2002 · MCI Center
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 7-6 in overtime on Friday, December 6, 2002 at MCI Center. The Thrashers outshot the Capitals 34-30.
Peter Bondra scored twice and Ilya Kovalchuk scored a hat trick. Dany Heatley, Frantisek Kaberle, Jaromir Jagr, Robert Lang, Andy Sutton, Calle Johansson, Steve Konowalchuk and Michael Nylander also scored.
Craig Billington made 28 saves on 34 shots for the win; Byron Dafoe stopped 23 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Dany Heatley (8)Ilya Kovalchuk (7)1–008:29 ATL
Peter Bondra (9)Robert Lang (15), Brian Sutherby (1)1–116:29 WSH
2nd period
- Peter Bondra (10)Michael Nylander (20), Robert Lang (16)1–201:53 WSH · PPG
Ilya Kovalchuk (15)Unassisted2–204:03 ATL · PPG
Frantisek Kaberle (3)Shawn McEachern (11), Mark Hartigan (1)3–205:30 ATL- Ilya Kovalchuk (16)Dany Heatley (20), Andy Sutton (5)4–206:51 ATL
Jaromir Jagr (14)Kip Miller (13)4–308:58 WSH · SHG- Ilya Kovalchuk (17)Andy Sutton (6)5–315:03 ATL
3rd period
Robert Lang (8)Peter Bondra (8), Jason Doig (2)5–406:38 WSH
Andy Sutton (2)Dany Heatley (21), Frantisek Kaberle (8)6–407:52 ATL · PPG
Calle Johansson (2)Steve Konowalchuk (6), Mike Grier (3)6–517:54 WSH
Steve Konowalchuk (5)Robert Lang (17), Mike Grier (4)6–619:32 WSH
OT period
Michael Nylander (7)Sergei Gonchar (18), Jaromir Jagr (14)6–702:24 WSH
Team stats
ATLWSH
34Shots on goal30
42%Faceoff %58%
2/6Power play1/7
24Penalty minutes22
2Hits2
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 01:54
Shawn McEachern · interference goalkeeper2 min - 1st 10:08Jeff Cowan · holding2 min
- 1st 12:18
Peter Bondra · interference goalkeeper2 min - 1st 15:36Jeff Cowan · fighting5 min
- 1st 15:36Brendan Witt · fighting5 min
- 2nd 01:17Tony Hrkac · hooking2 min
- 2nd 03:00Steve Konowalchuk · hooking2 min
- 2nd 03:19Ken Klee · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 07:16Calle Johansson · holding the stick2 min
- 2nd 09:40Daniel Tjarnqvist · holding2 min
- 2nd 13:45Pascal Rheaume · fighting5 min
- 2nd 13:45Rick Berry · fighting5 min
- 2nd 13:45Brian Sutherby · holding2 min
- 2nd 14:48Yannick Tremblay · holding2 min
- 3rd 06:52Michael Nylander · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 12:03Andy Sutton · holding2 min
- 3rd 15:51Ilya Kovalchuk · diving2 min
Season series
Atlanta Thrashers
| 17Ilya KovalchukL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 19:35 |
| 15Dany HeatleyL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19:37 |
| 25Andy SuttonD | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 19:48 |
| 8Frantisek KaberleD | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 21:14 |
| 3Mark HartiganC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 03:17 |
| 19Shawn McEachernL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 22:56 |
| 7Chris HerpergerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:32 |
| 12Tony HrkacC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:20 |
| 13Vyacheslav KozlovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 22:21 |
| 16Jeff CowanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:23 |
| 20Jeff OdgersR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:08 |
| 26Pascal RheaumeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 16:27 |
| 27Patrik StefanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:33 |
| 39Per SvartvadetC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 |
| 4Chris TamerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:36 |
| 36Daniel TjarnqvistD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 23:42 |
| 38Yannick TremblayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:23 |
| 43Mike WeaverD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:44 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Pasi NurminenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 34Byron DafoeG | L | 30 | 23 | 7 | .767 | 62:24 |
Washington Capitals
| 20Robert LangC | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 5 | 20:27 |
| 12Peter BondraR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 25:16 |
| 22Steve KonowalchukL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14:01 |
| 25Mike GrierR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 16:41 |
| 68Jaromir JagrR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 24:53 |
| 92Michael NylanderC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25:06 |
| 14Kip MillerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:33 |
| 46Brian SutherbyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:10 |
| 6Calle JohanssonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:42 |
| 54Jason DoigD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:14 |
| 55Sergei GoncharD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 31:27 |
| 11Jeff HalpernC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:58 |
| 21Glen MetropolitC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 06:53 |
| 27Ivan CiernikL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 09:31 |
| 36Colin ForbesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:37 |
| 2Ken KleeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:38 |
| 4Rick BerryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:05 |
| 19Brendan WittD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Craig BillingtonG | W | 34 | 28 | 6 | .824 | 61:23 |
| 37Olie KolzigG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |