3–4

Final

PIT leads 4–1

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	0	3
PIT	0	0	0	4

Capitals at Penguins — First Round Game 3

Penguins, First Round Game 3, beat Capitals 4–3 at PPG Paints Arena on April 17, 2000.

🗓 Mon, Apr 17, 2000 · 18:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1999-00 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

PIT vs WSH · PIT leads 4–1 Full series →

Game 3

3–4

Final · PIT

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jan Hrdina

2 G

2 shots · 11:28 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

2 A

2 shots · 23:17 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Janne Laukkanen

2 A

2 shots · 22:13 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

27 Shots on goal 22

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

19 Hits 24

7 Blocked shots 19

1 Takeaways 3

6 Giveaways 12

10 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 11.1% (3/27) PIT shooting 18.2% (4/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 58:45 TOI

🐧Penguins

Ron Tugnutt

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 48-25-11 (57% win rate, 84 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 40-31-13 (48% win rate, 84 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 48-25-11 (57% win rate, 84 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 40-31-13 (48% win rate, 84 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Simon · Oates · Bondra 21:13

L2 Konowalchuk · Nikolishin · Murphy 17:09

L3 Halpern · Zednik · Dahlen 14:52

L4 Sacco · Whitfield 5:53

D1 Johansson · Klee 23:19

D2 Mironov · Gonchar 18:34

D3 Witt · Zettler 16:17

D4 Reekie 4:01

🐧Penguins

L1 Beranek · Kovalev · Jagr 23:17

L2 Straka · Lang · Wright 17:38

L3 Hrdina · Barnaby · Morozov 12:16

L4 Brown · Falloon 8:08

D1 Laukkanen · Slegr 21:26

D2 Boughner · Kasparaitis 18:05

D3 Jonsson · Rozsival 16:46

D4 Moran 5:38

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 15, 2000

🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT

1–2 (OT) · Penguins won

4–3 (OT) · Penguins won

2–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on April 17, 2000?

Penguins won 4–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 3, Penguins 4.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 15

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Apr 15

Also on April 17, 2000

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