Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Friday, January 9, 2004 · MCI Center
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 on Friday, January 9, 2004 at MCI Center. The Hurricanes outshot the Capitals 30–16.
Goals came from Jeff O'Neill, Jaromir Jagr, Alexander Semin, Robert Lang and Bates Battaglia.
Scoring
1st period
Jeff O'Neill (5)Eric Staal (11), Ron Francis (9)1–005:53 CAR ·
2nd period
Jaromir Jagr (14)Jeff Halpern (6), Peter Bondra (10)1–100:46 WSH
Alexander Semin (4)Robert Lang (27), Jaromir Jagr (25)1–216:53 WSH ·
3rd period
Robert Lang (21)Jaromir Jagr (26), Alexander Semin (6)1–302:15 WSH · 
Bates Battaglia (3)Unassisted1–402:49 WSH
Team stats
CARWSH
3016
63%37%
1/82/7
1618
1317
189
1218
68
Penalties
- 5:17 into the first period
Steve Eminger · interference2 min - 11:07 into the first period
Jeff O'Neill · high sticking2 min - 16:49 into the first periodAlexander Semin · hooking obstruction2 min
- 18:44 into the first periodKevyn Adams · tripping2 min
- 2:50 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 6:49 into the second periodJeff O'Neill · hooking obstruction2 min
- 10:35 into the second periodBret Hedican · tripping obstruction2 min
- 14:12 into the second periodBrendan Witt · slashing2 min
- 16:18 into the second periodKevyn Adams · hooking2 min
- 1:16 into the third periodBob Boughner · holding2 min
- 4:57 into the third periodJason Doig · high sticking2 min
- 7:27 into the third periodKip Miller · holding2 min
- 11:11 into the third periodMike Grier · boarding2 min
- 14:41 into the third periodSteve Eminger · holding2 min
- 18:47 into the third periodRyan Bayda · roughing2 min
- 18:47 into the third periodMatt Pettinger · roughing2 min
- 19:30 into the third periodRod Brind'Amour · tripping2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.