🦅 Away Capitals 21-13-5 before this game

2–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 22-14-2 before this game

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

Capitals at Penguins

Penguins beat Capitals 3–2 at PPG Paints Arena on January 3, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Jan 3, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 24:39 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:52 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jan Hrdina

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:17 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:35

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Martin Straka · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Steve Konowalchuk Tying 2nd · 04:25

Assists: Ken Klee, Calle Johansson · beat Garth Snow

1–1

🐧 Jan Hrdina Go-ahead 2nd · 09:50

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Hans Jonsson · beat Olie Kolzig

1–2

🦅 Peter Bondra Tying 2nd · 15:05

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Ulf Dahlen · beat Garth Snow

2–2

3rd period

🐧 Jaromir Jagr Go-ahead 3rd · 11:53

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Jan Hrdina · beat Olie Kolzig

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

26 Shots on goal 29

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

25 Hits 25

16 Blocked shots 15

3 Takeaways 5

2 Giveaways 7

8 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 7.7% (2/26) PIT shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 58:57 TOI

🐧Penguins

Garth Snow

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 21-13-5 (54% win rate, 39 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 22-14-2 (58% win rate, 38 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Bondra · Zednik 18:36

L2 Nikolishin · Halpern · Dahlen 16:46

L3 Konowalchuk · Sacco · Simon 14:45

L4 Whitfield · Herr · Khristich 7:40

D1 Gonchar · Reekie 23:12

D2 Johansson · Klee 22:08

D3 Cote · Mironov 13:29

🐧Penguins

L1 Lemieux · Jagr · Kovalev 22:52

L2 Straka · Lang · Hrdina 19:22

L3 Beranek · Corbet · Kraft 12:20

L4 Simicek · Barnaby · Morozov 5:35

D1 Kasparaitis · Moran 23:09

D2 Jonsson · Bergevin 18:47

D3 Slegr · Laukkanen 14:37

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–2 (OT) · Penguins won

Apr 13, 2000

🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH

7–0 · Penguins won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on January 3, 2001?

Penguins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 2, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Peter Bondra, Steve Konowalchuk.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jan Hrdina, Jaromir Jagr, Mario Lemieux.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Garth Snow made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Capitals vs Penguins season series?

Penguins 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 1

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 30

Also on January 3, 2001

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