🐆 Away Panthers 16-22-3 before this game
2–1
Final
🦅 Home Capitals 19-19-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
FLA 1102
WSH 1001

Panthers at Capitals

Panthers beat Capitals 2–1 at Capital One Arena on January 7, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Jan 7, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐆 FLA
Jason Wiemer
2 A
2 shots · 15:35 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐆 FLA
Pavel Bure
1 G
4 shots · 15:07 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐆 FLA
Ivan Novoseltsev
1 G
2 shots · 11:24 TOI · +1
4rd star 🐆 FLA
Roberto Luongo
38 saves
0.974 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🐆 Ivan Novoseltsev Go-ahead 1st · 01:06
Assists: Niklas Hagman, Jason Wiemer · beat Craig Billington
1–0
🦅 Adam Oates Tying 1st · 04:01
Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Dmitri Khristich · beat Roberto Luongo
1–1
2nd period
🐆 Pavel Bure Go-ahead 2nd · 01:28
Assists: Jason Wiemer, Bill Lindsay · beat Craig Billington
2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐆FLA WSH🦅
18 Shots on goal 39
24 Hits 15
9 Blocked shots 7
3 Takeaways 9
8 Giveaways 19
8 Penalty minutes 10
FLA shooting 11.1% (2/18) WSH shooting 2.6% (1/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐆Panthers
Roberto Luongo
38/39
.974 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Craig Billington
16/18
.889 SV% · 2 GA · 59:11 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 1st: 16-22-3 (39% win rate, 41 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 19-19-4 (45% win rate, 42 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐆Panthers
L1 Nilson · Huselius · Kozlov 23:30
L2 Jokinen · Wiemer · Bure 15:35
L3 Lindsay · Novoseltsev · Ward 11:24
L4 Hagman · Worrell · Herr 2:11
D1 Svehla · Hedican 27:28
D2 Van Impe · Ference 20:30
D3 Laus · Pitlick 10:18
🦅Capitals
L1 Zubrus · Jagr · Bondra 23:03
L2 Simon · Oates · Nikolishin 20:49
L3 Pettinger · Halpern · Khristich 13:42
L4 Sacco · Whitfield · Peat 4:42
D1 Klee · Kucera 23:06
D2 Gonchar · Cote 20:07
D3 Zettler · Reekie 13:40

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 19, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
2–5 · Panthers won
Oct 24, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
4–3 (OT) · Capitals won
Apr 5, 2001
🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH
0–3 · Capitals won
Mar 23, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
1–4 · Panthers won
Jan 24, 2001
🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH
1–2 · Capitals won

❓ FLA vs WSH, answered

Who won Panthers vs Capitals on January 7, 2002?

Panthers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Capitals?

The final score was Panthers 2, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Panthers?

Ivan Novoseltsev, Pavel Bure.

Who scored for Capitals?

Adam Oates.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 38 saves on 39 shots (.974 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Craig Billington made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Capitals season series?

Panthers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Jan 5
🐆FLA @ 🦈SJS
0–6 · SJS won
Next game · Jan 9
⭐DAL @ 🐆FLA
3–2 · DAL won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Jan 5
🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS
4–7 · BOS won
Next game · Jan 9
🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH
3–6 · WSH won
Also on January 7, 2002
🍁TOR @ 🏛️OTT
3–4 final
👑LAK @ 😈NJD
3–2 final
Panthers season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule