🌪️ Away Hurricanes 17-22-9 before this game

3–5

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 26-18-4 before this game

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

Hurricanes at Capitals

Capitals beat Hurricanes 5–3 at Capital One Arena on January 22, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Jan 22, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Jaromir Jagr

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · 21:01 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Kip Miller

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 16:19 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

2 A

25:52 TOI · +1

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

35 saves

0.921 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Jaromir Jagr PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:14

Assists: Kip Miller, Sergei Gonchar · beat Arturs Irbe

0–1

🌪️ Ron Francis PP Tying 1st · 18:55

Assists: Jeff O'Neill, David Tanabe · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Jaromir Jagr Go-ahead 2nd · 17:22

Assists: Kip Miller, Michael Nylander · beat Arturs Irbe

1–2

3rd period

🦅 Ivan Ciernik 3rd · 03:52

Assists: Robert Lang, Jason Doig · beat Arturs Irbe

1–3

🦅 Kip Miller PP 3rd · 07:42

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Sergei Gonchar · beat Arturs Irbe

1–4

🌪️ Josef Vasicek 3rd · 14:11

Assists: Niclas Wallin, Jan Hlavac · beat Olie Kolzig

2–4

🌪️ Josef Vasicek 3rd · 17:28

Assists: Jan Hlavac · beat Olie Kolzig

3–4

🦅 Jeff Halpern SH Empty net 3rd · 19:59

Unassisted

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR WSH🦅

38 Shots on goal 27

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

1 Hits 2

6 Penalty minutes 10

CAR shooting 7.9% (3/38) WSH shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 59:09 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

35/38

.921 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 17-22-9 (35% win rate, 48 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 26-18-4 (54% win rate, 48 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 O'Neill · Francis · Kapanen 23:52

L2 Battaglia · Cole · Vasicek 19:18

L3 Hlavac · Adams · Adams 13:08

L4 Daniels · Heerema · Boulerice 6:52

D1 Hill · Hedican 24:38

D2 Wesley · Ward 18:42

D3 Tanabe · Wallin 14:05

🦅Capitals

L1 Nylander · Jagr · Grier 20:42

L2 Lang · Halpern · Bondra 18:48

L3 Miller · Sutherby · Green 15:29

L4 Ciernik · Konowalchuk 5:26

D1 Gonchar · Klee 24:46

D2 Witt · Johansson 20:00

D3 Doig · Kwiatkowski 13:40

D4 Henry 4:20

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Dec 30, 2001

🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH

5–5 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Dec 2, 2001

🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR

4–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ CAR vs WSH, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Capitals on January 22, 2003?

Capitals won 5–3.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Capitals?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Josef Vasicek (2), Ron Francis.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jaromir Jagr (2), Ivan Ciernik, Jeff Halpern, Kip Miller.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Hurricanes vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Jan 20

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 20

Also on January 22, 2003

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