5–2

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 32-28-6 before this game

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

Stars at Capitals

Stars beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on March 12, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Mar 12, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⭐ DAL

Sergei Zubov

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 21:35 TOI · -1

2nd star ⭐ DAL

Darryl Sydor

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:08 TOI · -1

3rd star ⭐ DAL

Jere Lehtinen

1 G

6 shots · 18:16 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⭐ Darryl Sydor PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:03

Assists: Derian Hatcher, Sergei Zubov · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

⭐ Jere Lehtinen 1st · 17:08

Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Martin Rucinsky · beat Olie Kolzig

2–0

🦅 Dmitri Khristich 1st · 19:00

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Frantisek Kucera · beat Ed Belfour

2–1

2nd period

⭐ Sergei Zubov 2nd · 16:41

Assists: Joe Nieuwendyk · beat Olie Kolzig

3–1

3rd period

🦅 Andrei Nikolishin 3rd · 09:03

Assists: Ken Klee, Chris Simon · beat Ed Belfour

3–2

⭐ Brenden Morrow PP 3rd · 15:48

Assists: Darryl Sydor, Sergei Zubov · beat Olie Kolzig

4–2

⭐ Kirk Muller Empty net 3rd · 19:27

Unassisted

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⭐DAL WSH🦅

34 Shots on goal 27

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

11 Hits 10

19 Blocked shots 9

13 Takeaways 11

10 Giveaways 20

8 Penalty minutes 6

DAL shooting 14.7% (5/34) WSH shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⭐Stars

Ed Belfour

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 59:03 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⭐Stars

L1 Morrow · Modano · Langenbrunner 20:40

L2 Rucinsky · Nieuwendyk · Lehtinen 16:12

L3 Muller · Turgeon · Verbeek 12:19

L4 Gilchrist · Pellerin · MacLean 8:16

D1 Hatcher · Matvichuk 30:45

D2 Zubov · Sydor 19:22

D3 Lukowich · Helenius 10:28

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Jagr · Bondra 26:47

L2 Simon · Zubrus · Nikolishin 16:19

L3 Konowalchuk · Khristich · Dahlen 12:58

L4 Forbes · Sacco · Pettinger 4:58

D1 Klee · Gonchar 20:28

D2 Cote · Kucera 14:17

D3 Fortin · Witt 12:36

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 28, 2001

🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

1–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ DAL vs WSH, answered

Who won Stars vs Capitals on March 12, 2002?

Stars won 5–2.

What was the final score of Stars vs Capitals?

The final score was Stars 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Stars?

Brenden Morrow, Darryl Sydor, Jere Lehtinen, Kirk Muller, Sergei Zubov.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andrei Nikolishin, Dmitri Khristich.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Stars vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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

⭐Stars

Previous game · Mar 10

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 10

Also on March 12, 2002

Stars season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule