🦅 Away Capitals 32-30-6 before this game

1–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	1	0	1
EDM	2	0	2	4

Capitals at Oilers

Oilers beat Capitals 4–1 at Rogers Place on March 16, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Mar 16, 2002 · 21:00 CST 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Anson Carter

2 G

2 shots · 18:13 TOI · -1

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Janne Niinimaa

2 A

2 shots · 28:11 TOI · -1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Ethan Moreau

1 G

3 shots · 14:43 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Anson Carter PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:24

Assists: Janne Niinimaa, Tom Poti · beat Craig Billington

0–1

🛢️ Anson Carter PP 1st · 13:12

Assists: Janne Niinimaa, Brian Swanson · beat Craig Billington

0–2

2nd period

🦅 Jaromir Jagr 2nd · 18:49

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Sergei Gonchar · beat Tommy Salo

1–2

3rd period

🛢️ Rem Murray 3rd · 11:11

Assists: Georges Laraque, Marty Reasoner · beat Craig Billington

1–3

🛢️ Ethan Moreau Empty net 3rd · 19:59

Assists: Todd Marchant, Mike Grier

1–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH EDM🛢️

28 Shots on goal 23

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

13 Hits 14

13 Blocked shots 10

8 Takeaways 24

25 Giveaways 23

13 Penalty minutes 11

WSH shooting 3.6% (1/28) EDM shooting 17.4% (4/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Craig Billington

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 58:41 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Tommy Salo

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Zubrus · Oates · Jagr 21:22

L2 Nikolishin · Bondra · Khristich 17:40

L3 Simon · Konowalchuk · Metropolit 14:07

L4 Forbes · Sacco · Dahlen 5:45

D1 Gonchar · Kucera 24:56

D2 Klee · Witt 20:36

D3 Cote · Zettler 12:48

🛢️Oilers

L1 Marchant · Grier · Carter 18:40

L2 Smyth · Moreau · Comrie 17:48

L3 Swanson · Hecht · Cleary 12:55

L4 Murray · Reasoner · Laraque 10:46

D1 Niinimaa · Poti 27:26

D2 Smith · Brewer 23:59

D3 Ferguson · Staios 8:49

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ WSH vs EDM, answered

Who won Capitals vs Oilers on March 16, 2002?

Oilers won 4–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Oilers?

The final score was Capitals 1, Oilers 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jaromir Jagr.

Who scored for Oilers?

Anson Carter (2), Ethan Moreau, Rem Murray.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Craig Billington made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Oilers 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 15

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Mar 14

Also on March 16, 2002

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