🦅 Away Capitals 15-16-0 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

🏔️ Home Avalanche 13-8-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
WSH	0	2	0	0	2
COL	1	1	0	0	2

Capitals at Avalanche

Capitals beat Avalanche 2–2 in overtime at Ball Arena on December 16, 2002.

🗓 Mon, Dec 16, 2002 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Martin Skoula

2 A

16:27 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Jaromir Jagr

1 G

5 shots · 23:11 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Jeff Halpern

1 G

1 shots · 17:10 TOI · +1

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

35 saves

0.946 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Steve Reinprecht Go-ahead 1st · 10:19

Assists: Martin Skoula, Adam Foote · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Jeff Halpern Tying 2nd · 03:05

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Calle Johansson · beat Patrick Roy

1–1

🦅 Jaromir Jagr Go-ahead 2nd · 10:56

Assists: Michael Nylander, Sergei Gonchar · beat Patrick Roy

2–1

🏔️ Milan Hejduk Tying 2nd · 15:51

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Martin Skoula · beat Olie Kolzig

2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH COL🏔️

25 Shots on goal 37

4 Hits 10

4 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 8.0% (2/25) COL shooting 5.4% (2/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 64:54 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 64:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 15-16 (48% win rate, 31 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 13-8-9 (43% win rate, 30 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Nylander · Jagr · Grier 23:11

L2 Konowalchuk · Lang · Bondra 18:08

L3 Ciernik · Halpern · Sutherby 14:16

L4 Miller · Whitfield · Salomonsson 6:48

D1 Gonchar · Witt 28:55

D2 Klee · Johansson 22:49

D3 Doig · Berry 8:30

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Tanguay · Reinprecht · Hejduk 20:05

L2 Messier · McAmmond · Nedorost 16:27

L3 Hinote · Vrbata · Keane 14:45

L4 Shantz · Aubin · Parker 9:15

D1 Blake · Foote 28:40

D2 Morris · De Vries 25:42

D3 Skoula · Muir 9:07

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ WSH vs COL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Avalanche on December 16, 2002?

Capitals won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Avalanche?

The final score was Capitals 2, Avalanche 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jaromir Jagr, Jeff Halpern.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Milan Hejduk, Steve Reinprecht.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Avalanche 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 · Dec 14

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Dec 14

Also on December 16, 2002

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