8–2

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 19-13-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DAL	2	1	5	8
PIT	1	0	1	2

Stars at Penguins

Stars beat Penguins 8–2 at PPG Paints Arena on December 23, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Dec 23, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Stars lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⭐ DAL

Brett Hull

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · 14:10 TOI

2nd star ⭐ DAL

Mike Modano

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 24:53 TOI · +2

3rd star ⭐ DAL

Joe Nieuwendyk

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 14:57 TOI

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Jan Hrdina Go-ahead 1st · 04:58

Assists: Toby Petersen, Jaromir Jagr · beat Ed Belfour

0–1

⭐ Mike Modano Tying 1st · 05:27

Unassisted · beat Garth Snow

1–1

⭐ Brett Hull PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:18

Assists: Darryl Sydor, Sergei Zubov · beat Garth Snow

2–1

2nd period

⭐ Joe Nieuwendyk PP 2nd · 05:58

Assists: Brett Hull, Mike Modano · beat Garth Snow

3–1

3rd period

⭐ Brett Hull 3rd · 05:08

Assists: Joe Nieuwendyk · beat Garth Snow

4–1

⭐ Jere Lehtinen 3rd · 06:00

Assists: Mike Modano, Sergei Zubov · beat Garth Snow

5–1

⭐ Roman Lyashenko 3rd · 06:24

Assists: Derian Hatcher, Richard Matvichuk · beat Garth Snow

6–1

🐧 Jiri Slegr 3rd · 06:58

Assists: Toby Petersen · beat Ed Belfour

6–2

⭐ Shaun Van Allen 3rd · 13:55

Assists: Joe Nieuwendyk, Kirk Muller · beat Rich Parent

7–2

⭐ Blake Sloan 3rd · 19:18

Assists: Tyler Bouck, Roman Lyashenko · beat Rich Parent

8–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⭐DAL PIT🐧

36 Shots on goal 29

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

20 Hits 15

7 Blocked shots 5

3 Takeaways 2

4 Giveaways 8

13 Penalty minutes 15

DAL shooting 22.2% (8/36) PIT shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⭐Stars

Ed Belfour

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Garth Snow

24/30

.800 SV% · 6 GA · 46:24 TOI

Rich Parent

4/6

.667 SV% · 2 GA · 13:36 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⭐Stars

L1 Morrow · Modano · Lehtinen 21:38

L2 Muller · Nieuwendyk · Sloan 14:57

L3 Bouck · Lyashenko · Hull 13:17

L4 Donato · Sim · Van Allen 8:22

D1 Hatcher · Zubov 24:39

D2 Sydor · Matvichuk 22:02

D3 Lukowich · Helenius 13:18

🐧Penguins

L1 Straka · Lang · Kovalev 25:05

L2 Beranek · Hrdina · Jagr 17:31

L3 Petersen · Kraft · Morozov 15:20

L4 Simicek · Miller 3:58

D1 Norton · Rozsival 19:35

D2 Moran · Slegr 18:39

D3 Jonsson · Trebil 17:59

⚔️ Last meetings

Stars lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

0–0 (OT) · Penguins won

Nov 5, 1997

⭐DAL @ 🐧PIT

5–2 · Stars won

❓ DAL vs PIT, answered

Who won Stars vs Penguins on December 23, 2000?

Stars won 8–2.

What was the final score of Stars vs Penguins?

The final score was Stars 8, Penguins 2.

Who scored for Stars?

Brett Hull (2), Blake Sloan, Jere Lehtinen, Joe Nieuwendyk, Mike Modano, Roman Lyashenko, Shaun Van Allen.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jan Hrdina, Jiri Slegr.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Garth Snow made 24 saves on 30 shots (.800 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Stars vs Penguins season series?

Stars lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

⭐Stars

Previous game · Dec 21

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 2000

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