🦅 Away Capitals 34-31-6 before this game

5–2

Final

🧥 Home Blue Jackets 23-38-9 before this game

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

Capitals at Blue Jackets

Capitals beat Blue Jackets 5–2 at Nationwide Arena on March 23, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Mar 23, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Ulf Dahlen

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 12:18 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Steve Konowalchuk

2 A

1 shots · 15:56 TOI · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Jaromir Jagr

1 G

4 shots · 23:54 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Ulf Dahlen Go-ahead 1st · 06:26

Unassisted · beat Ron Tugnutt

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Andrei Nikolishin 2nd · 00:56

Assists: Peter Bondra, Steve Konowalchuk · beat Ron Tugnutt

2–0

🧥 Geoff Sanderson PP 2nd · 19:09

Assists: Mike Sillinger, Ray Whitney · beat Olie Kolzig

2–1

3rd period

🧥 Jody Shelley Tying 3rd · 07:29

Assists: Grant Marshall, Rostislav Klesla · beat Olie Kolzig

2–2

🦅 Ulf Dahlen Go-ahead 3rd · 14:07

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk · beat Ron Tugnutt

3–2

🦅 Jaromir Jagr 3rd · 14:25

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Chris Simon · beat Ron Tugnutt

4–2

🦅 Jean-Francois Fortin Empty net 3rd · 19:48

Assists: Ulf Dahlen

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CBJ🧥

27 Shots on goal 29

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

17 Hits 27

17 Blocked shots 7

5 Takeaways 4

5 Giveaways 1

10 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 18.5% (5/27) CBJ shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Ron Tugnutt

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 58:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Zubrus · Jagr · Bondra 20:23

L2 Konowalchuk · Metropolit · Nikolishin 16:29

L3 Hogue · Khristich · Dahlen 12:18

L4 Sacco · Simon · Forbes 8:12

D1 Witt · Fortin 22:37

D2 Kucera · Klee 20:30

D3 Zettler · Boileau 14:40

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Whitney · Sillinger · Knutsen 23:34

L2 Sanderson · Wright · Marshall 17:45

L3 Kron · Aubin · Vyborny 11:43

L4 Shelley · Dineen 9:08

D1 Spacek · Timander 22:06

D2 Klesla · Quint 18:22

D3 Bicanek · Westcott 15:24

D4 Grand-Pierre 9:59

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

1–3 · Blue Jackets won

❓ WSH vs CBJ, answered

Who won Capitals vs Blue Jackets on March 23, 2002?

Capitals won 5–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Blue Jackets?

The final score was Capitals 5, Blue Jackets 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Ulf Dahlen (2), Andrei Nikolishin, Jaromir Jagr, Jean-Francois Fortin.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Geoff Sanderson, Jody Shelley.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blue Jackets season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 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 21

🧥Blue Jackets

Previous game · Mar 21

Also on March 23, 2002

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