5–3

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 29-18-4 before this game

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

Blues at Capitals

Blues beat Capitals 5–3 at Capital One Arena on January 28, 2003.

🗓 Tue, Jan 28, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Blues lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎵 STL

Keith Tkachuk

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:37 TOI · +3

2nd star 🎵 STL

Al MacInnis

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 27:03 TOI · +2

3rd star 🎵 STL

Pavol Demitra

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 20:49 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🎵 Scott Mellanby PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:35

Assists: Doug Weight, Al MacInnis · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

🦅 Josh Green Tying 1st · 19:38

Assists: Brendan Witt, Robert Lang · beat Brent Johnson

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Jaromir Jagr PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:34

Assists: Robert Lang, Kip Miller · beat Brent Johnson

1–2

🦅 Dainius Zubrus PP 2nd · 12:54

Assists: Mike Grier, Sergei Gonchar · beat Brent Johnson

1–3

🎵 Keith Tkachuk 2nd · 17:16

Assists: Scott Mellanby, Pavol Demitra · beat Olie Kolzig

2–3

🎵 Pavol Demitra Tying 2nd · 17:48

Assists: Keith Tkachuk, Al MacInnis · beat Olie Kolzig

3–3

🎵 Al MacInnis Go-ahead 2nd · 19:30

Assists: Doug Weight, Martin Rucinsky · beat Olie Kolzig

4–3

3rd period

🎵 Keith Tkachuk Empty net 3rd · 19:31

Assists: Bryce Salvador

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 22

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

3 Hits 2

8 Penalty minutes 10

STL shooting 16.1% (5/31) WSH shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Brent Johnson

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:52 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 59:29 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 30-15-6 (59% win rate, 51 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 29-18-4 (57% win rate, 51 games)

After 2nd — 4–3

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Tkachuk · Demitra · Mellanby 19:37

L2 Stillman · Weight · Boguniecki 16:04

L3 Rucinsky · Dubinsky · Drake 14:53

L4 Nash · Podein · Low 8:15

D1 MacInnis · Khavanov 25:09

D2 Salvador · Finley 19:53

D3 Jackman · Laflamme 13:03

🦅Capitals

L1 Nylander · Jagr · Grier 19:33

L2 Lang · Miller · Bondra 18:01

L3 Ciernik · Zubrus · Halpern 15:47

L4 Green · Sutherby · Peat 6:26

D1 Gonchar · Witt 24:50

D2 Klee · Johansson 21:18

D3 Doig · Kwiatkowski 11:02

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ STL vs WSH, answered

Who won Blues vs Capitals on January 28, 2003?

Blues won 5–3.

What was the final score of Blues vs Capitals?

The final score was Blues 5, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Blues?

Keith Tkachuk (2), Al MacInnis, Pavol Demitra, Scott Mellanby.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dainius Zubrus, Jaromir Jagr, Josh Green.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Blues vs Capitals season series?

Blues 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

🎵Blues

Previous game · Jan 25

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 26

Also on January 28, 2003

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