🧥 Away Blue Jackets 13-23-5 before this game

3–6

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 19-20-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CBJ	1	1	1	3
WSH	1	2	3	6

Blue Jackets at Capitals

Capitals beat Blue Jackets 6–3 at Capital One Arena on January 9, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Jan 9, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 22:59 TOI · +2

2nd star 🧥 CBJ

Tyler Wright

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 13:52 TOI · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:59 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Stephen Peat Go-ahead 1st · 13:10

Assists: Joe Sacco, Todd Rohloff · beat Marc Denis

0–1

🧥 David Vyborny Tying 1st · 17:16

Assists: Tyler Wright, Grant Marshall · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Sergei Gonchar PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:19

Assists: Jeff Halpern, Dainius Zubrus · beat Marc Denis

1–2

🧥 Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre Tying 2nd · 12:20

Assists: Tyler Wright, David Vyborny · beat Olie Kolzig

2–2

🦅 Adam Oates Go-ahead 2nd · 13:16

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Sergei Gonchar · beat Marc Denis

2–3

3rd period

🦅 Sergei Gonchar 3rd · 05:58

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Adam Oates · beat Marc Denis

2–4

🦅 Jaromir Jagr 3rd · 08:06

Unassisted · beat Marc Denis

2–5

🧥 Tyler Wright 3rd · 08:31

Assists: Grant Marshall · beat Olie Kolzig

3–5

🦅 Colin Forbes 3rd · 18:36

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Jeff Halpern · beat Marc Denis

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🧥CBJ WSH🦅

22 Shots on goal 39

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

9 Hits 9

12 Blocked shots 22

9 Takeaways 12

8 Giveaways 16

6 Penalty minutes 8

CBJ shooting 13.6% (3/22) WSH shooting 15.4% (6/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🧥Blue Jackets

Marc Denis

33/39

.846 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 13-23-5 (32% win rate, 41 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 19-20-4 (44% win rate, 43 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Whitney · Knutsen · Sillinger 18:06

L2 Harkins · Aubin · Davidson 16:17

L3 Wright · Sloan · Vyborny 13:43

L4 Kron · Marshall · Dineen 12:09

D1 Quint · Odelein 23:18

D2 Pushor · Klesla 18:08

D3 Timander · Grand-Pierre 16:06

🦅Capitals

L1 Zubrus · Oates · Jagr 20:15

L2 Halpern · Nikolishin · Khristich 18:49

L3 Simon · Forbes · Pettinger 13:13

L4 Sacco · Whitfield · Peat 5:04

D1 Klee · Gonchar 24:14

D2 Kucera · Rohloff 19:20

D3 Cote · Fortin 15:22

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Oct 27, 2000

🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ

1–3 · Blue Jackets won

❓ CBJ vs WSH, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Capitals on January 9, 2002?

Capitals won 6–3.

What was the final score of Blue Jackets vs Capitals?

The final score was Blue Jackets 3, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

David Vyborny, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Tyler Wright.

Who scored for Capitals?

Sergei Gonchar (2), Adam Oates, Colin Forbes, Jaromir Jagr, Stephen Peat.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Marc Denis made 33 saves on 39 shots (.846 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Blue Jackets vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🧥Blue Jackets

Previous game · Jan 6

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 7

Also on January 9, 2002

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