Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Tuesday, March 4, 2003 · HSBC Arena

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2–1

Final

SOG 23–36

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at HSBC Arena. The Sabres outshot the Capitals 36-23.

Jeff Halpern scored twice. Ales Kotalik also scored.

Olie Kolzig made 35 saves on 36 shots for the win; Martin Biron stopped 21 of 23.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	1	1	0	2	23
BUF	0	1	0	1	36

Scoring

1st period

Jeff Halpern (10)Steve Konowalchuk (14), Ken Klee (14)1–019:28 WSH

2nd period

Ales Kotalik (16)Miroslav Satan (34), Curtis Brown (13)1–116:44 BUF · PPG
Jeff Halpern (11)Sergei Gonchar (41), Mike Grier (14)2–118:46 WSH · PPG

Team stats

WSHBUF

23Shots on goal36

43%Faceoff %57%

1/6Power play1/6

12Penalty minutes12

11Hits23

11Blocked shots4

11Giveaways11

4Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 00:32Rob Ray · hooking2 min
1st 01:48Robert Lang · hooking2 min
1st 06:20Chris Gratton · cross checking2 min
1st 08:43Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
1st 13:55Adam Mair · interference goalkeeper2 min
2nd 00:30Jeff Halpern · hooking2 min
2nd 10:15Jaromir Jagr · illegal stick2 min
2nd 12:17Steve Konowalchuk · slashing2 min
2nd 16:08Mike Grier · tripping2 min
2nd 18:14J-P Dumont · elbowing2 min
3rd 13:24Dmitri Kalinin · high sticking2 min
3rd 17:28Michael Nylander · roughing2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

11Jeff HalpernC	2	0	2	+1	4	1	2	2	36	21:10
22Steve KonowalchukL	0	1	1	+1	1	3	1	2	–	16:13
25Mike GrierR	0	1	1	+1	1	1	1	2	100	19:02
2Ken KleeD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	–	21:14
55Sergei GoncharD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	19:38
8Josh GreenC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	05:53
9Dainius ZubrusC	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	44	18:22
12Peter BondraR	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	–	23:32
20Robert LangC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	43	15:16
27Ivan CiernikL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	13:11
46Brian SutherbyC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	08:23
51Stephen PeatR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	04:55
68Jaromir JagrR	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	–	14:39
92Michael NylanderC	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	50	17:01
6Calle JohanssonD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	20:42
19Brendan WittD	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	–	23:21
29Joel KwiatkowskiD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	11:14
54Jason DoigD	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	15:41

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Sebastien CharpentierG		0	0	0	–	00:00
37Olie KolzigG	W	36	35	1	.972	60:00

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

12Ales KotalikR	1	0	1	0	3	7	0	0	–	19:04
37Curtis BrownC	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	61	17:25
81Miroslav SatanR	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	–	24:45
17J-P DumontR	0	0	0	-1	3	2	0	2	–	12:19
18Tim ConnollyC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	25	17:18
22Adam MairC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	50	08:24
24Taylor PyattL	0	0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	–	14:19
28Jason BotterillL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	11:04
32Rob RayR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	–	05:38
41Stu BarnesC	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	56	16:57
61Maxim AfinogenovR	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	13:50
77Chris GrattonC	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	2	76	15:30
4Rhett WarrenerD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	17:50
8Rory FitzpatrickD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	16:42
21Radoslav HeclD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	–	08:43
44Alexei ZhitnikD	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	–	26:32
45Dmitri KalininD	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	2	–	24:40
51Brian CampbellD	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	–	19:35

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Mika NoronenG		0	0	0	–	00:00
43Martin BironG	L	23	21	2	.913	58:51