🐻 Away Bruins 28-13-4 before this game
0–1
Final / OT
🦅 Home Capitals 21-20-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Bruins at Capitals

Capitals beat Bruins 1–0 in overtime at Capital One Arena on January 14, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Jan 14, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Dainius Zubrus
1 G
1 shots · 20:19 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Frantisek Kucera
1 A
1 shots · 26:01 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Adam Oates
1 A
1 shots · 22:29 TOI · +1
4rd star 🦅 WSH
Olie Kolzig
30 saves
1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order
Overtime
🦅 Dainius Zubrus Go-ahead OT · 00:13
Assists: Frantisek Kucera, Adam Oates · beat Byron Dafoe
0–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS WSH🦅
30 Shots on goal 17
20 Hits 22
9 Blocked shots 6
5 Takeaways 10
12 Giveaways 20
6 Penalty minutes 10
BOS shooting 0.0% (0/30) WSH shooting 5.9% (1/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Byron Dafoe
16/17
.941 SV% · 1 GA · 60:13 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig Shutout
30/30
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:13 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 28-13-4 (62% win rate, 45 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 21-20-5 (46% win rate, 46 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 28-13-4 (62% win rate, 45 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 21-20-5 (46% win rate, 46 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐻Bruins
L1 Thornton · Guerin · Rolston 22:52
L2 Samsonov · Stumpel · Lapointe 19:43
L3 Axelsson · Zamuner · Murray 13:25
L4 Nazarov · Stock · Bonvie 2:06
D1 O'Donnell · Gill 25:18
D2 Sweeney · Girard 20:16
D3 Boynton · Rivers 11:35
🦅Capitals
L1 Oates · Zubrus · Bondra 21:18
L2 Nikolishin · Halpern · Khristich 14:09
L3 Forbes · Simon · Sacco 8:52
L4 Peat 2:33
D1 Gonchar · Kucera 26:28
D2 Klee · Fortin 22:00
D3 Rohloff · Cote 18:02
D4 Zettler · Yonkman 13:22

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →
Jan 5, 2002
🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS
4–7 · Bruins won
Dec 13, 2001
🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH
1–2 · Capitals won
Oct 8, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS
0–4 · Bruins won
Jan 5, 2001
🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH
1–1 (OT) · Bruins won
Dec 2, 2000
🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS
2–0 · Capitals won

❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on January 14, 2002?

Capitals won 1–0 in overtime.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Capitals?

The final score was Bruins 0, Capitals 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dainius Zubrus.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 16 saves on 17 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 30 saves on 30 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Bruins vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Bruins vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Jan 12
🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS
5–4 · NYI won
Next game · Jan 17
🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS
2–5 · BOS won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Jan 12
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
1–0 · WSH won
Next game · Jan 16
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
0–2 · MTL won
Also on January 14, 2002
🧥CBJ @ 🗽NYR
2–2 final
🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–3 final
🛢️EDM @ 🪶CHI
1–2 final
🐯NSH @ 🦆ANA
3–5 final
Bruins season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule