🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 24-21-5 before this game

5–3

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 23-23-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	1	1	3	5
WSH	1	1	1	3

Canadiens at Capitals

Canadiens beat Capitals 5–3 at Capital One Arena on January 23, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Jan 23, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Richard Zednik

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 12:25 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chad Kilger

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 13:04 TOI · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Doug Gilmour

2 A

2 shots · 18:03 TOI · +2

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jose Theodore

30 saves

0.909 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Rob Zettler Go-ahead 1st · 09:06

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Ulf Dahlen · beat Jose Theodore

0–1

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Tying 1st · 10:04

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Oleg Petrov · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Ulf Dahlen Go-ahead 2nd · 00:43

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Frantisek Kucera · beat Jose Theodore

1–2

🇨🇦 Gino Odjick Tying 2nd · 19:25

Assists: Richard Zednik, Andrei Markov · beat Olie Kolzig

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Matt Pettinger Go-ahead 3rd · 03:21

Assists: Joe Sacco, Colin Forbes · beat Jose Theodore

2–3

🇨🇦 Richard Zednik Tying 3rd · 06:32

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Chad Kilger · beat Olie Kolzig

3–3

🇨🇦 Joe Juneau Go-ahead 3rd · 16:37

Assists: Jan Bulis · beat Olie Kolzig

4–3

🇨🇦 Chad Kilger Empty net 3rd · 19:35

Assists: Craig Rivet, Shaun Van Allen

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

28 Shots on goal 33

20 Hits 17

16 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 7

9 Giveaways 20

4 Penalty minutes 4

MTL shooting 17.9% (5/28) WSH shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 59:50 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 59:05 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 24-21-5 (48% win rate, 50 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 23-23-5 (45% win rate, 51 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 24-21-5 (48% win rate, 50 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 23-23-5 (45% win rate, 51 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Juneau · Dackell · Petrov 19:32

L2 Savage · Gilmour · Bulis 17:19

L3 Kilger · Perreault · Zednik 13:04

L4 Odjick · Van Allen · Ribeiro 8:10

D1 Bouillon · Quintal 22:36

D2 Rivet · Dykhuis 20:28

D3 Robidas · Markov 17:13

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Bondra · Jagr 23:27

L2 Ciernik · Nikolishin · Dahlen 19:28

L3 Forbes · Simon · Pettinger 12:17

L4 Sacco · Khristich · Peat 8:04

D1 Gonchar · Kucera 25:36

D2 Witt · Zettler 19:25

D3 Cote · Rohloff 12:18

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on January 23, 2002?

Canadiens won 5–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Capitals?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage, Chad Kilger, Gino Odjick, Joe Juneau, Richard Zednik.

Who scored for Capitals?

Matt Pettinger, Rob Zettler, Ulf Dahlen.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Canadiens vs Capitals season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 21

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 22

Also on January 23, 2002

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