🐦 Away Thrashers 6-12-1 before this game

3–6

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 10-10-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
ATL	2	0	1	3
WSH	1	3	2	6

Thrashers at Capitals

Capitals beat Thrashers 6–3 at Capital One Arena on November 23, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Nov 23, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Michael Nylander

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:14 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Mike Grier

2 G

2 shots · 17:03 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 21:24 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐦 Shawn McEachern PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:37

Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Marc Savard · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk 1st · 13:39

Assists: Dany Heatley · beat Olie Kolzig

2–0

🦅 Jaromir Jagr PP 1st · 16:14

Assists: Kip Miller, Michael Nylander · beat Pasi Nurminen

2–1

2nd period

🦅 Michael Nylander PP Tying 2nd · 05:52

Assists: Robert Lang, Kip Miller · beat Pasi Nurminen

2–2

🦅 Dainius Zubrus Go-ahead 2nd · 06:46

Assists: Ivan Ciernik · beat Pasi Nurminen

2–3

🦅 Mike Grier 2nd · 07:20

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Jeff Halpern · beat Pasi Nurminen

2–4

3rd period

🐦 Dany Heatley PP 3rd · 02:26

Assists: Shawn McEachern, Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Olie Kolzig

3–4

🦅 Michael Nylander PP 3rd · 11:30

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Robert Lang · beat Pasi Nurminen

3–5

🦅 Mike Grier Empty net 3rd · 19:31

Assists: Sergei Gonchar

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 30

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5

2 Hits 2

17 Penalty minutes 17

ATL shooting 11.1% (3/27) WSH shooting 20.0% (6/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Pasi Nurminen

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 59:16 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 59:12 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–4

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Heatley · Kovalchuk · Savard 22:20

L2 McEachern · Kozlov · Stefan 19:05

L3 Cowan · Hrkac · Rheaume 8:57

L4 Herperger · Svartvadet · Odgers 7:25

D1 Tjarnqvist · Kaberle 26:57

D2 Tremblay · Sutton 19:24

D3 Weaver · Tamer 10:48

🦅Capitals

L1 Lang · Miller · Jagr 21:03

L2 Nylander · Zubrus · Grier 18:22

L3 Konowalchuk · Ciernik · Halpern 15:44

L4 Salomonsson · Sutherby 6:26

D1 Gonchar · Johansson 25:30

D2 Klee · Berry 22:07

D3 Witt · Fortin 9:09

D4 Henry 2:40

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ ATL vs WSH, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Capitals on November 23, 2002?

Capitals won 6–3.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Capitals?

The final score was Thrashers 3, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Dany Heatley, Ilya Kovalchuk, Shawn McEachern.

Who scored for Capitals?

Michael Nylander (2), Mike Grier (2), Dainius Zubrus, Jaromir Jagr.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Pasi Nurminen made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Thrashers vs Capitals 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

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Nov 22

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Nov 21

Also on November 23, 2002

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