🦅 Away Capitals 3-2-0 before this game
2–1
Final
🗽 Home Rangers 3-3-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
WSH 0202
NYR 0101

Capitals at Rangers

Capitals beat Rangers 2–1 at Madison Square Garden on October 23, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Oct 23, 2002 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Jaromir Jagr
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 25:56 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Steve Konowalchuk
1 G
3 shots · 22:03 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Chris Simon
1 A
4 shots · 11:00 TOI
4rd star 🦅 WSH
Olie Kolzig
31 saves
0.969 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Steve Konowalchuk Go-ahead 2nd · 08:10
Assists: Jaromir Jagr · beat Mike Richter
1–0
🦅 Jaromir Jagr PP 2nd · 16:37
Assists: Robert Lang, Chris Simon · beat Mike Richter
2–0
🗽 Matthew Barnaby 2nd · 17:31
Assists: Tom Poti, Brian Leetch · beat Olie Kolzig
2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYR🗽
26 Shots on goal 32
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
1 Hits 3
6 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 7.7% (2/26) NYR shooting 3.1% (1/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
31/32
.969 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Mike Richter
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 59:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Rangers
Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Konowalchuk · Lang · Jagr 23:28
L2 Halpern · Salomonsson · Bondra 17:06
L3 Simon · Miller · Grier 12:48
L4 Metropolit · Farrell · Peat 1:27
D1 Gonchar · Johansson 24:48
D2 Witt · Klee 20:26
D3 Berry · Fortin 12:00
🗽Rangers
L1 Nedved · Lindros · Bure 21:09
L2 Holik · Messier · Samuelsson 18:26
L3 Murray · Dvorak · Barnaby 15:37
L4 Oliwa · Lundmark · McCarthy 2:39
D1 Leetch · Poti 26:12
D2 Malakhov · Lefebvre 17:46
D3 Kasparaitis · Purinton 15:53

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Jan 26, 2002
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
3–6 · Rangers won
Dec 4, 2001
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
2–5 · Capitals won
Nov 23, 2001
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
2–6 · Capitals won
Oct 10, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
5–2 · Capitals won
Mar 19, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
3–6 · Rangers won

❓ WSH vs NYR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Rangers on October 23, 2002?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Rangers?

The final score was Capitals 2, Rangers 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jaromir Jagr, Steve Konowalchuk.

Who scored for Rangers?

Matthew Barnaby.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 31 saves on 32 shots (.969 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Rangers season series?

Capitals 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
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Oct 20
🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL
2–5 · DAL won
Next game · Oct 25
🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL
2–3 · TBL won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Oct 21
⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR
4–2 · TBL won
Next game · Oct 25
👑LAK @ 🗽NYR
6–2 · LAK won
Also on October 23, 2002
🌪️CAR @ 🏛️OTT
1–4 final
⚡TBL @ 🧥CBJ
2–2 final
🐆FLA @ 🍁TOR
4–1 final
😈NJD @ 🐦ATL
2–1 final
👑LAK @ 🐙DET
3–3 final
Capitals season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule