🐧 Away Penguins 16-12-6 before this game
2–3
Final / OT
🦅 Home Capitals 13-15-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
PIT 11002
WSH 02013

Penguins at Capitals

Capitals beat Penguins 3–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on December 29, 1999.

🗓 Wed, Dec 29, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Jiri Slegr
2 A
2 shots · 28:44 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Joe Sacco
1 G
4 shots · 09:55 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Adam Oates
1 G
3 shots · 23:53 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Jaromir Jagr Go-ahead 1st · 03:38
Assists: Jan Hrdina, Jiri Slegr · beat Olie Kolzig
1–0
2nd period
🦅 Dmitri Mironov PP Tying 2nd · 03:33
Assists: Peter Bondra, Chris Simon · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin
1–1
🦅 Joe Sacco Go-ahead 2nd · 14:03
Assists: James Black, Sergei Gonchar · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin
1–2
🐧 Ian Moran Tying 2nd · 16:26
Assists: Martin Sonnenberg, Jiri Slegr · beat Olie Kolzig
2–2
Overtime
🦅 Adam Oates Go-ahead OT · 04:32
Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Joe Reekie · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT WSH🦅
21 Shots on goal 33
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
29 Hits 33
20 Blocked shots 7
5 Takeaways 10
20 Giveaways 22
6 Penalty minutes 6
PIT shooting 9.5% (2/21) WSH shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Jean-Sebastien Aubin
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 64:32 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
19/21
.905 SV% · 2 GA · 64:32 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–2
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 16-12-6 (47% win rate, 34 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 13-15-6 (38% win rate, 34 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Lang · Kovalev · Jagr 25:08
L2 Hrdina · Titov · Miller 19:59
L3 Dome · Wright · Morozov 12:19
L4 Sonnenberg · Bonvie 5:14
D1 Slegr · Jonsson 26:30
D2 Kasparaitis · Popovic 22:14
D3 Rozsival · Ference 15:48
D4 Moran 6:42
🦅Capitals
L1 Simon · Oates · Bondra 23:53
L2 Konowalchuk · Bulis · Zednik 18:07
L3 Black · Nikolishin · Halpern 11:10
L4 Sacco · Dahlen · Svejkovsky 8:05
D1 Mironov · Johansson 24:02
D2 Klee · Witt 21:30
D3 Gonchar · Reekie 19:00

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 9, 1999
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
0–3 · Penguins won
Feb 28, 1999
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
3–4 · Capitals won
Feb 15, 1999
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
3–7 · Penguins won
Dec 19, 1998
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
0–3 · Penguins won
Nov 25, 1998
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
4–5 · Capitals won

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on December 29, 1999?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 2, Capitals 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Penguins?

Ian Moran, Jaromir Jagr.

Who scored for Capitals?

Adam Oates, Dmitri Mironov, Joe Sacco.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Penguins vs Capitals 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
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Dec 26
🐧PIT @ 🪶CHI
4–2 · PIT won
Next game · Dec 30
🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT
3–9 · PIT won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Dec 27
🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH
2–2 · CHI won
Next game · Jan 1
🎵STL @ 🦅WSH
1–1 · STL won
Also on December 29, 1999
🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 final
🐻BOS @ 😈NJD
4–5 final
🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI
2–1 final
🗽NYR @ ⭐DAL
3–4 final
👑LAK @ 🏔️COL
2–4 final
🦆ANA @ 🔥CGY
1–3 final
🔔PHI @ 🐋VAN
3–2 final
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