🦅 Away Capitals 9-17-1 before this game
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🏔️ Home Avalanche 16-7-3 before this game
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Capitals at Avalanche

Avalanche beat Capitals 4–1 at Ball Arena on December 8, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Dec 8, 2003 · 20:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Joe Sakic
3 A
4 shots · 20:24 TOI · +3
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Rob Blake
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 20:44 TOI · +3
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Teemu Selanne
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 18:19 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH COL🏔️
23 Shots on goal 29
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
12 Hits 12
16 Blocked shots 9
20 Takeaways 20
5 Giveaways 10
20 Penalty minutes 20
WSH shooting 4.3% (1/23) COL shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:20 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
David Aebischer
22/23
.957 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 9-17-1 (33% win rate, 27 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 16-7-3 (62% win rate, 26 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 9-17-1 (33% win rate, 27 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 16-7-3 (62% win rate, 26 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Lang · Jagr · Bondra 23:45
L2 Zubrus · Miller · Grier 17:10
L3 Battaglia · Halpern · Willsie 10:37
L4 Pettinger · Sutherby · Peat 6:50
D1 Gonchar · Kwiatkowski 26:42
D2 Eminger · Doig 19:58
D3 Berry · Witt 10:30
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Tanguay · Sakic · Nikolishin 19:53
L2 Konowalchuk · Hejduk · Selanne 18:19
L3 Krestanovich · Brigley · Hinote 11:43
L4 McAllister · Moore · McCormick 5:38
D1 Foote · Skrastins 24:18
D2 Morris · Blake 20:48
D3 Skoula · Liles 13:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 16, 2003
🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH
1–2 · Capitals won
Dec 16, 2002
🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL
2–2 (OT) · Capitals won
Mar 19, 2002
🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL
3–0 · Capitals won
Feb 7, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL
3–1 · Capitals won
Oct 17, 2000
🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH
4–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ WSH vs COL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Avalanche on December 8, 2003?

Avalanche won 4–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Avalanche?

The final score was Capitals 1, Avalanche 4.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

David Aebischer made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 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?

Avalanche 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 6
🦅WSH @ 👑LAK
3–7 · LAK won
Next game · Dec 11
🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH
5–6 · WSH won
🏔️Avalanche
Previous game · Dec 6
🧥CBJ @ 🏔️COL
1–5 · COL won
Next game · Dec 11
🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN
1–1 · COL won
Also on December 8, 2003
🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS
2–2 final
🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 final
👑LAK @ 🐙DET
2–3 final
Capitals season page Avalanche season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule