5–2

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 28-26-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
SJS	1	3	1	5
WSH	1	0	1	2

Sharks at Capitals

Sharks beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on February 28, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Feb 28, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Vincent Damphousse

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:35 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 23:06 TOI · -2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

2 A

3 shots · 22:12 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Adam Graves Go-ahead 1st · 05:09

Assists: Todd Harvey, Matt Bradley · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

🦅 Jaromir Jagr PP Tying 1st · 07:01

Assists: Adam Oates · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–1

2nd period

🦈 Alexander Korolyuk Go-ahead 2nd · 05:37

Assists: Brad Stuart, Patrick Marleau · beat Olie Kolzig

2–1

🦈 Owen Nolan PP 2nd · 13:02

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Gary Suter · beat Olie Kolzig

3–1

🦈 Scott Thornton 2nd · 15:18

Assists: Mike Ricci, Niklas Sundstrom · beat Olie Kolzig

4–1

3rd period

🦅 Sergei Gonchar 3rd · 18:45

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Adam Oates · beat Evgeni Nabokov

4–2

🦈 Vincent Damphousse Empty net 3rd · 19:25

Unassisted

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS WSH🦅

24 Shots on goal 27

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

14 Hits 10

15 Blocked shots 11

6 Takeaways 10

6 Giveaways 18

8 Penalty minutes 20

SJS shooting 20.8% (5/24) WSH shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Evgeni Nabokov

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 59:22 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 36-17-5 (62% win rate, 58 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 28-26-6 (47% win rate, 60 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Korolyuk · Damphousse · Nolan 17:24

L2 Sturm · Marleau · Selanne 16:11

L3 Thornton · Ricci · Sundstrom 14:04

L4 Graves · Harvey · Bradley 9:47

D1 Stuart · Ragnarsson 22:25

D2 Hannan · Suter 19:46

D3 Rathje · Marchment 17:10

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Jagr · Bondra 22:12

L2 Konowalchuk · Zubrus · Nikolishin 15:27

L3 Simon · Khristich · Dahlen 11:41

L4 Forbes · Pettinger · Metropolit 8:53

D1 Gonchar · Witt 23:04

D2 Klee · Fortin 19:12

D3 Kucera · Cote 14:22

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ SJS vs WSH, answered

Who won Sharks vs Capitals on February 28, 2002?

Sharks won 5–2.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Capitals?

The final score was Sharks 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Sharks?

Adam Graves, Alexander Korolyuk, Owen Nolan, Scott Thornton, Vincent Damphousse.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jaromir Jagr, Sergei Gonchar.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Sharks vs Capitals season series?

Sharks 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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Feb 26

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Feb 26

Also on February 28, 2002

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