🦅 Away Capitals 20-16-0 before this game
1–2
Final / OT
😈 Home Devils 19-10-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
WSH 10001
NJD 01012

Capitals at Devils

Devils beat Capitals 2–1 in overtime at Prudential Center on December 28, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 28, 2002 · 19:00 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Scott Niedermayer
1 G
4 shots · 30:46 TOI · -1
2nd star 😈 NJD
Christian Berglund
1 G
2 shots · 10:25 TOI · +1
3rd star 😈 NJD
Patrik Elias
1 A
6 shots · 21:28 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Kip Miller Go-ahead 1st · 14:44
Assists: Brian Sutherby, Robert Lang · beat Martin Brodeur
1–0
2nd period
😈 Christian Berglund Tying 2nd · 06:37
Assists: Joe Nieuwendyk, Colin White · beat Olie Kolzig
1–1
Overtime
😈 Scott Niedermayer PP Go-ahead OT · 04:10
Assists: Patrik Elias · beat Olie Kolzig
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NJD😈
15 Shots on goal 40
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
0 Hits 3
17 Penalty minutes 11
WSH shooting 6.7% (1/15) NJD shooting 5.0% (2/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
38/40
.950 SV% · 2 GA · 64:10 TOI
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
14/15
.933 SV% · 1 GA · 64:10 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 20-16 (56% win rate, 36 games)
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 19-10-4 (58% win rate, 33 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Nylander · Jagr · Grier 22:16
L2 Lang · Miller · Bondra 17:59
L3 Konowalchuk · Ciernik · Halpern 12:37
L4 Sutherby · Whitfield 9:48
D1 Gonchar · Klee 27:36
D2 Witt · Johansson 21:25
D3 Doig · Fortin 10:45
D4 Henry 2:48
😈Devils
L1 Elias · Madden · Langenbrunner 21:28
L2 Pandolfo · Brylin · Gomez 17:11
L3 Friesen · Nieuwendyk · Gionta 13:23
L4 Berglund · Stevenson · Bicek 9:40
D1 Niedermayer · Stevens 27:12
D2 Rafalski · White 22:57
D3 Tverdovsky · Daneyko 14:04

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 27, 2002
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · Capitals won
Apr 13, 2002
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
4–3 (OT) · Devils won
Mar 29, 2002
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
3–1 · Capitals won
Dec 8, 2001
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
1–3 · Devils won
Oct 6, 2001
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
1–6 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs NJD, answered

Who won Capitals vs Devils on December 28, 2002?

Devils won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Devils?

The final score was Capitals 1, Devils 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Capitals?

Kip Miller.

Who scored for Devils?

Christian Berglund, Scott Niedermayer.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 14 saves on 15 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Devils 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 · Dec 27
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · WSH won
Next game · Dec 30
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
3–4 · WSH won
😈Devils
Previous game · Dec 27
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · WSH won
Next game · Dec 30
😈NJD @ 🐻BOS
1–0 · NJD won
Also on December 28, 2002
🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF
4–3 final
🌪️CAR @ 🏝️NYI
0–3 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
2–3 final
🐻BOS @ 🐦ATL
1–0 final
🎵STL @ 🧥CBJ
6–1 final
🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA
2–1 final
🐙DET @ 🐯NSH
4–2 final
🔔PHI @ 🌵PHX
0–4 final
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