2002–03 Washington Capitals season

The 2002–03 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 29th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

2002–03 Washington Capitals
Division	2nd Southeast
Conference	6th Eastern
2002–03 record	39–29–8–6
Home record	24–13–2–2
Road record	15–16–6–4
Goals for	224
Goals against	220
Team information
General manager	George McPhee
Coach	Bruce Cassidy
Captain	Steve Konowalchuk
Alternate captains	Peter Bondra Jaromir Jagr Calle Johansson Brendan Witt
Arena	MCI Center
Average attendance	15,787
Minor league affiliate(s)	Portland Pirates Richmond Renegades
Team leaders
Goals	Jaromir Jagr (36)
Assists	Sergei Gonchar (49)
Points	Jaromir Jagr (77)
Penalty minutes	Jason Doig (108)
Plus/minus	Ken Klee (+22)
Wins	Olaf Kolzig (33)
Goals against average	Olaf Kolzig (2.40)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Off-season

Head coach Ron Wilson was fired on May 10.^[1] The Capitals named Bruce Cassidy their new head coach on June 25.^[2] Steve Konowalchuk was named the team’s lone captain while Brendan Witt, who was co-captain of the team in 2001–02 with Konowalchuk, remained one of four alternate captains.^[3]

Regular season

The Capitals tied the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just four.^[4]

On January 11, 2003, the Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12–2.^[5] Jaromir Jagr had seven points in the game (three goals, four assists). It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a game since March 30, 2002, when the San Jose Sharks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets at home by a score of 10–2.^[6] Furthermore, it was the first time that the Capitals had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since February 3, 1999, when they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning at home by a score of 10–1.^[7]

Final standings

Southeast Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	36	25	16	5	219	210	93
2	6	Washington Capitals	82	39	29	8	6	224	220	92
3	11	Atlanta Thrashers	82	31	39	7	5	226	284	74
4	13	Florida Panthers	82	24	36	13	9	176	237	70
5	15	Carolina Hurricanes	82	22	43	11	6	171	240	61

^[8]

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference^[9]

R		Div	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	P- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	52	21	8	1	263	182	113
2	Y- New Jersey Devils	AT	82	46	20	10	6	216	166	108
3	Y- Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	36	25	16	5	219	210	93
4	X- Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	45	20	13	4	211	166	107
5	X- Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	44	28	7	3	236	208	98
6	X- Washington Capitals	SE	82	39	29	8	6	224	220	92
7	X- Boston Bruins	NE	82	36	31	11	4	245	237	87
8	X- New York Islanders	AT	82	35	34	11	2	224	231	83
8.5
9	New York Rangers	AT	82	32	36	10	4	210	231	78
10	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	30	35	8	9	206	234	77
11	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	31	39	7	5	226	284	74
12	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	27	37	10	8	190	219	72
13	Florida Panthers	SE	82	24	36	13	9	176	237	70
14	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	27	44	6	5	189	255	65
15	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	22	43	11	6	171	240	61

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

2002–03 regular season[10]
October: 4–5–1–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 3–4–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 1 W October 11, 2002 5–4 Nashville Predators (2002–03) 1–0–0–0 Recap 2 W October 12, 2002 2–1 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 2–0–0–0 Recap 3 W October 17, 2002 2–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 3–0–0–0 Recap 4 L October 19, 2002 1–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 3–1–0–0 Recap 5 L October 20, 2002 2–5 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 3–2–0–0 Recap 6 W October 23, 2002 2–1 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 4–2–0–0 Recap 7 L October 25, 2002 2–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 4–3–0–0 Recap 8 T October 26, 2002 1–1 OT @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 4–3–1–0 Recap 9 L October 28, 2002 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 4–4–1–0 Recap 10 L October 30, 2002 2–7 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 4–5–1–0 Recap
November: 6–7–1–0 (home: 5–4–0–0; road: 1–3–1–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 11 W November 1, 2002 3–2 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 5–5–1–0 Recap 12 L November 2, 2002 1–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 5–6–1–0 Recap 13 W November 5, 2002 4–3 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 6–6–1–0 Recap 14 W November 7, 2002 2–1 OT Florida Panthers (2002–03) 7–6–1–0 Recap 15 W November 9, 2002 4–1 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 8–6–1–0 Recap 16 L November 13, 2002 1–6 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 8–7–1–0 Recap 17 T November 15, 2002 2–2 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 8–7–2–0 Recap 18 L November 16, 2002 0–1 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 8–8–2–0 Recap 19 L November 19, 2002 2–3 San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 8–9–2–0 Recap 20 L November 21, 2002 3–4 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 8–10–2–0 Recap 21 W November 23, 2002 6–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 9–10–2–0 Recap 22 L November 26, 2002 4–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 9–11–2–0 Recap 23 W November 27, 2002 4–2 Calgary Flames (2002–03) 10–11–2–0 Recap 24 L November 29, 2002 2–6 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 10–12–2–0 Recap
December: 8–4–1–1 (home: 5–0–0–0; road: 3–4–1–1) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 25 L December 1, 2002 4–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 10–13–2–0 Recap 26 W December 3, 2002 4–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 11–13–2–0 Recap 27 W December 6, 2002 7–6 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 12–13–2–0 Recap 28 L December 7, 2002 3–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 12–14–2–0 Recap 29 L December 11, 2002 0–3 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 12–15–2–0 Recap 30 W December 13, 2002 4–3 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 13–15–2–0 Recap 31 L December 14, 2002 0–2 @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 13–16–2–0 Recap 32 T December 16, 2002 2–2 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 13–16–3–0 Recap 33 W December 19, 2002 5–3 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 14–16–3–0 Recap 34 W December 21, 2002 3–1 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 15–16–3–0 Recap 35 W December 23, 2002 3–0 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 16–16–3–0 Recap 36 W December 27, 2002 3–2 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 17–16–3–0 Recap 37 OTL December 28, 2002 1–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 17–16–3–1 Recap 38 W December 30, 2002 4–3 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 18–16–3–1 Recap
January: 6–3–4–2 (home: 5–2–1–2; road: 1–1–3–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 39 OTL January 1, 2003 1–2 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 18–16–3–2 Recap 40 T January 3, 2003 2–2 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 18–16–4–2 Recap 41 T January 4, 2003 2–2 OT @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 18–16–5–2 Recap 42 W January 10, 2003 4–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 19–16–5–2 Recap 43 W January 11, 2003 12–2 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 20–16–5–2 Recap 44 W January 13, 2003 4–3 OT New York Islanders (2002–03) 21–16–5–2 Recap 45 OTL January 15, 2003 1–2 OT New York Rangers (2002–03) 21–16–5–3 Recap 46 L January 17, 2003 1–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 21–17–5–3 Recap 47 L January 18, 2003 2–5 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 21–18–5–3 Recap 48 T January 20, 2003 3–3 OT @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 21–18–6–3 Recap 49 W January 22, 2003 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 22–18–6–3 Recap 50 T January 25, 2003 1–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 22–18–7–3 Recap 51 W January 26, 2003 7–2 New York Rangers (2002–03) 23–18–7–3 Recap 52 L January 28, 2003 3–5 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 23–19–7–3 Recap 53 W January 30, 2003 2–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 24–19–7–3 Recap
February: 6–6–0–0 (home: 3–4–0–0; road: 3–2–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 54 W February 4, 2003 5–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 25–19–7–3 Recap 55 L February 5, 2003 1–4 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 25–20–7–3 Recap 56 W February 7, 2003 3–0 New York Islanders (2002–03) 26–20–7–3 Recap 57 L February 9, 2003 0–2 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 26–21–7–3 Recap 58 W February 12, 2003 5–1 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 27–21–7–3 Recap 59 L February 14, 2003 1–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 27–22–7–3 Recap 60 W February 15, 2003 2–1 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 28–22–7–3 Recap 61 L February 17, 2003 1–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 28–23–7–3 Recap 62 L February 20, 2003 2–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 28–24–7–3 Recap 63 L February 22, 2003 1–5 Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 28–25–7–3 Recap 64 W February 24, 2003 4–1 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 29–25–7–3 Recap 65 W February 26, 2003 3–2 Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 30–25–7–3 Recap
March: 7–3–1–3 (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 4–2–0–3) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 66 OTL March 1, 2003 1–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 30–25–7–4 Recap 67 W March 2, 2003 2–0 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 31–25–7–4 Recap 68 W March 4, 2003 2–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03) 32–25–7–4 Recap 69 T March 6, 2003 4–4 OT Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 32–25–8–4 Recap 70 OTL March 8, 2003 4–5 OT @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 32–25–8–5 Recap 71 W March 10, 2003 2–1 OT Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 33–25–8–5 Recap 72 L March 14, 2003 1–3 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 33–26–8–5 Recap 73 W March 16, 2003 2–1 Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 34–26–8–5 Recap 74 W March 20, 2003 4–1 @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 35–26–8–5 Recap 75 L March 22, 2003 3–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 35–27–8–5 Recap 76 L March 23, 2003 0–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 35–28–8–5 Recap 77 W March 25, 2003 4–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 36–28–8–5 Recap 78 W March 28, 2003 3–2 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 37–28–8–5 Recap 79 OTL March 29, 2003 3–4 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 37–28–8–6 Recap
April: 2–1–0–0 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0) Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap 80 W April 1, 2003 3–0 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 38–28–8–6 Recap 81 L April 3, 2003 1–5 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 38–29–8–6 Recap 82 W April 5, 2003 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 39–29–8–6 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[10]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (3) – Lightning win 4–2 Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap 1 W April 10, 2003 3–0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning Capitals lead 1–0 Recap 2 W April 12, 2003 6–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning Capitals lead 2–0 Recap 3 L April 15, 2003 3–4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning Capitals lead 2–1 Recap 4 L April 16, 2003 1–3 Tampa Bay Lightning Series tied 2–2 Recap 5 L April 18, 2003 1–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning Lightning lead 3–2 Recap 6 L April 20, 2003 1–2 3OT Tampa Bay Lightning Lightning win 4–2 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

• Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
• † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
68	Jaromir Jagr	RW	75	36	41	77	5	38	6	2	5	7	2	2
20	Robert Lang	C	82	22	47	69	12	22	6	2	1	3	3	2
55	Sergei Gonchar	D	82	18	49	67	13	52	6	0	5	5	2	4
12	Peter Bondra	RW	76	30	26	56	−3	52	6	4	2	6	2	8
92	Michael Nylander†	C	71	17	39	56	3	36	6	3	2	5	0	8
14	Kip Miller	C	72	12	38	50	−1	18	5	0	2	2	0	2
9	Dainius Zubrus	C	63	13	22	35	15	43	6	2	2	4	−2	4
11	Jeff Halpern	C	82	13	21	34	6	88	6	0	1	1	−2	2
25	Mike Grier	RW	82	15	17	32	−14	36	6	1	1	2	0	2
22	Steve Konowalchuk	LW	77	15	15	30	3	71	6	0	0	0	−3	6
27	Ivan Ciernik	RW	47	8	10	18	6	24	2	0	1	1	1	6
2	Ken Klee	D	70	1	16	17	22	89	6	0	0	0	2	6
6	Calle Johansson	D	82	3	12	15	9	22	6	0	1	1	−4	0
46	Brian Sutherby	C	72	2	9	11	7	93	5	0	0	0	0	10
19	Brendan Witt	D	69	2	9	11	12	106	6	1	0	1	−1	0
94	Sergei Berezin†	LW	9	5	4	9	10	4	6	0	1	1	−2	0
54	Jason Doig	D	55	3	5	8	−3	108	6	0	1	1	1	6
21	Glen Metropolit	C	23	2	3	5	4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
16	Andreas Salomonsson†	RW	32	1	4	5	−1	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	Rick Berry	D	43	2	1	3	−3	87	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Josh Green†	LW	21	1	2	3	1	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	Joel Kwiatkowski†	D	34	0	3	3	1	12	6	0	0	0	1	2
23	Trent Whitfield	C	14	1	1	2	1	6	6	0	0	0	1	10
44	Steve Eminger	D	17	0	2	2	−3	24	—	—	—	—	—	—
17	Chris Simon‡	LW	10	0	2	2	−3	23	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	Josef Boumedienne†	D	6	1	0	1	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
51	Stephen Peat	RW	27	1	0	1	−3	57	—	—	—	—	—	—
58	Jean-Francois Fortin	D	33	0	1	1	−3	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Craig Billington‡	G	5	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Sebastien Charpentier	G	17	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Sylvain Cote‡	D	1	0	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	Mike Farrell	RW	4	0	0	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	Colin Forbes	C	5	0	0	0	−2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	Alex Henry†	D	38	0	0	0	−4	80	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Olaf Kolzig	G	66	0	0	0		0	6	0	0	0		4
18	Matt Pettinger	LW	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

• ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
		GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
37	Olaf Kolzig	66	33	25	6	1925	156	2.40	.919	4	3894	6	2	4	192	14	2.08	.927	1	404
35	Sebastien Charpentier	17	5	7	1	426	40	2.79	.906	0	859	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Craig Billington‡	5	1	3	1	96	17	4.70	.823	0	217	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	NHL Second All-Star Team	Sergei Gonchar (Defense)	[11]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Sergei Gonchar	[12]
		Jaromir Jagr[lower-alpha 1]
	NHL YoungStars Game selection	Brian Sutherby	[14]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Steve Eminger	October 11, 2002	[15]

Transactions

The Capitals were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.^[16]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22)	To Washington Capitals Rights to Petr Sykora	To Nashville Predators Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2003	[17]
October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07)	To Washington Capitals Mike Grier	To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2003 3rd-round pick in 2003	[18]
November 1, 2002 (2002-11-01)	To Washington Capitals Michael Nylander 3rd-round pick in 2003 Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2004	To Chicago Blackhawks Andrei Nikolishin Chris Simon	[19]
December 16, 2002 (2002-12-16)	To Washington Capitals Josef Boumedienne	To Ottawa Senators Dean Melanson	[20]
January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15)	To Washington Capitals Joel Kwiatkowski	To Ottawa Senators Future considerations[lower-alpha 2]	[21]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11)	To Washington Capitals Sergei Berezin	To Chicago Blackhawks 4th-round pick in 2004	[22]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01)	Robert Lang	Pittsburgh Penguins	5-year	Free agency	[23]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09)	Kip Miller	New York Islanders	2-year	Free agency	[24]
	Dwayne Zinger	Detroit Red Wings	1-year[lower-alpha 3]	Free agency	[24]
July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23)	Chris Hajt	Edmonton Oilers	1-year[lower-alpha 3]	Free agency	[25]
September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13)	Jason Doig	Ottawa Senators	1-year	Free agency	[26]
October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04)	Rick Berry	Pittsburgh Penguins		Waiver draft	[27]
October 15, 2002 (2002-10-15)	Andreas Salomonsson	New Jersey Devils		Waivers	[28]
October 24, 2002 (2002-10-24)	Alex Henry	Edmonton Oilers		Waivers	[29]
January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15)	Josh Green	New York Rangers		Waivers	[30]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[lower-alpha 4]	Ref
N/A	Dmitri Khristich	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL)	Free agency (III)	[32]
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01)	Martin Hlinka[lower-alpha 5]		Contract expiration (UFA)	[31]
	Dmitri Mironov[lower-alpha 6]		Contract expiration (III)	[31]
August 5, 2002 (2002-08-05)	Patrick Boileau	Detroit Red Wings	Free agency (VI)	[35]
August 11, 2002 (2002-08-11)	Benoit Hogue		Retirement (III)	[36]
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13)	Ulf Dahlen	Dallas Stars	Free agency (III)	[37]
August 14, 2002 (2002-08-14)	Corey Hirsch	Dallas Stars	Free agency (UFA)	[38]
August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)	Rob Zettler		Retirement (III)	[39]
October 10, 2002 (2002-10-10)	Mike Siklenka	Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[40]
November 12, 2002 (2002-11-12)	Sylvain Cote[lower-alpha 7]		Release	[42]
November 13, 2002 (2002-11-13)	Curtis Cruickshank	San Diego Gulls (ECHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[43]
January 2, 2003 (2003-01-02)	Joe Sacco	Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL)	Free agency (III)	[44]
December 16, 2002 (2002-12-16)	Craig Billington[lower-alpha 8]		Buyout	[46]
April 22, 2003 (2003-04-22)	Glen Metropolit	Jokerit (Liiga)	Free agency[lower-alpha 9]	[48]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23)	Ivan Ciernik	1-year	Re-signing	[25]
	Mark Murphy	1-year	Re-signing	[25]
	Trent Whitfield	1-year	Re-signing	[25]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24)	Chris Simon	1-year	Re-signing	[49]
July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30)	Jean-Francois Fortin	1-year	Re-signing	[50]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31)	Colin Forbes	1-year	Re-signing	[51]
	Glen Metropolit	1-year	Re-signing	[51]
September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06)	Chris Ferraro	1-year	Re-signing	[52]
	Peter Ferraro	1-year	Re-signing	[52]
September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13)	Owen Fussey	3-year	Entry-level	[26]
October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07)	Steve Eminger	3-year	Entry-level	[53]
October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)	Dainius Zubrus	2-year	Re-signing	[54]
March 20, 2003 (2003-03-20)	Sebastien Charpentier	1-year[lower-alpha 3]	Extension	[55]
May 15, 2003 (2003-05-15)	Josef Boumedienne	1-year	Extension	[56]

Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.^[57]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	12	Steve Eminger	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
1	13	Alexander Semin	Russia	Traktor Chelyabinsk Jrs. (Russia)
1	17	Boyd Gordon	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2	59	Maxime Daigneault	Canada	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
3	77	Patrick Wellar	Canada	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3	92	Derek Krestanovich	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
4	109	Jevon Desautels	Canada	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
4	118	Petr Dvorak	Czech Republic	Havirov Femax HC (Czech Republic)
5	145	Robert Gherson	Canada	Sarnia Sting (OHL)
6	179	Marian Havel	Czech Republic	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
7	209	Joni Lindlof	Finland	Tappara Jr. (Finland)
8	242	Igor Ignatushkin	Russia	Elemash Elektrosal (Russia)
9	272	Patric Blomdahl	Sweden	AIK IF Jr. (Sweden)

See also

• 2002–03 NHL season

Notes

1. Jagr was voted to the starting lineup.^[13]
2. 9th-round pick in 2003
3. Club option for a second year.
4. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[31]
5. Hlinka was inactive during the 2002–03 season.^[33]
6. Mironov, who last played during the 2000–01 season, retired.^[34]
7. Cote retired.^[41]
8. Billington retired and was named a goaltending coach with the Colorado Avalanche on January 7, 2003.^[45]
9. Washington retained Metropolit’s NHL rights until they were claimed in the NHL Waiver Draft by the Ottawa Senators on October 3, 2003.^[47]

References

• "Washington Capitals 2002-03 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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