🦅 Away Capitals 10-15-3 before this game

0–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	0	0
PIT	0	1	2	3

Capitals at Penguins

Penguins beat Capitals 3–0 at PPG Paints Arena on December 19, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 19, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

1 G

5 shots · 18:15 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G

4 shots · 25:01 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Stu Barnes

1 G

3 shots · 16:40 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🐧 Jaromir Jagr Go-ahead 2nd · 05:55

Assists: Martin Straka, Robert Lang

0–1

3rd period

🐧 Alex Kovalev 3rd · 01:48

Unassisted

0–2

🐧 Stu Barnes PP 3rd · 08:01

Assists: German Titov, Rob Brown

0–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

24 Shots on goal 24

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

11 Hits 16

12 Blocked shots 12

2 Takeaways 1

6 Giveaways 12

14 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 0.0% (0/24) PIT shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso Shutout

24/24

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 10-15-3 (36% win rate, 28 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 14-8-5 (52% win rate, 27 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Konowalchuk · Nikolishin · Bondra 20:19

L2 Black · Bellows · Juneau 13:39

L3 Gratton · Lefebvre · Zednik 12:43

L4 Miller · Eagles · Berube 8:18

D1 Johansson · Tinordi 25:03

D2 Gonchar · Mironov 20:10

D3 Reekie · Witt 14:56

🐧Penguins

L1 Straka · Lang · Jagr 25:01

L2 Titov · Barnes · Kovalev 18:06

L3 Hrdina · Morozov · Brown 14:05

L4 Miller · Wright 4:56

D1 Hatcher · Werenka 24:27

D2 Galanov · Kasparaitis 16:16

D3 Dollas · Moran 14:00

D4 Slegr 4:52

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Jan 28, 1998

🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH

2–2 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on December 19, 1998?

Penguins won 3–0.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 0, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Jaromir Jagr, Stu Barnes.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 24 saves on 24 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Penguins season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 17

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 16

Also on December 19, 1998

Capitals season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule