The 2002–03 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 29th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). Off-season The Capitals named Bruce Cassidy their new head coach on June 25. 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. 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. On January 11, 2003, the Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12–2. 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. 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. Final standings Playoffs Schedule and results Regular season |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |1||W||October 11, 2002||5–4 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2002–03) ||1–0–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |2||W||October 12, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2002–03) ||2–0–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |3||W||October 17, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||3–0–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |4||L||October 19, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||3–1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |5||L||October 20, 2002||2–5 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) ||3–2–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |6||W||October 23, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2002–03) ||4–2–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |7||L||October 25, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||4–3–0–0 || |- align="center" |8||T||October 26, 2002||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||4–3–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |9||L||October 28, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||4–4–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |10||L||October 30, 2002||2–7 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||4–5–1–0 || |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |11||W||November 1, 2002||3–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||5–5–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |12||L||November 2, 2002||1–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||5–6–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |13||W||November 5, 2002||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) ||6–6–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |14||W||November 7, 2002||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||7–6–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |15||W||November 9, 2002||4–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||8–6–1–0