🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 13-23-4 before this game

4–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 23-14-2 before this game

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

Canadiens at Penguins

Canadiens beat Penguins 4–3 at PPG Paints Arena on January 5, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Jan 5, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 19:43 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 23:13 TOI · -1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Eric Weinrich

2 G

3 shots · 27:24 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:51

Assists: Jim Campbell, Andrei Markov · beat Garth Snow

1–0

🇨🇦 Eric Weinrich 1st · 06:27

Assists: Saku Koivu, Brian Savage · beat Garth Snow

2–0

🐧 Alex Kovalev PP 1st · 07:01

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Martin Straka · beat Jose Theodore

2–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Jim Campbell PP 2nd · 01:10

Assists: Patrick Poulin, Craig Darby · beat Garth Snow

3–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Eric Weinrich 3rd · 00:32

Assists: Oleg Petrov, Brian Savage · beat Garth Snow

4–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux 3rd · 04:56

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Marc Bergevin · beat Jose Theodore

4–2

🐧 Martin Straka PP 3rd · 12:38

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Alex Kovalev · beat Jose Theodore

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧

21 Shots on goal 32

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

22 Hits 21

7 Blocked shots 13

4 Takeaways 7

5 Giveaways 13

13 Penalty minutes 13

MTL shooting 19.0% (4/21) PIT shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Garth Snow

17/21

.810 SV% · 4 GA · 59:08 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Darby · Petrov 21:35

L2 Savage · Poulin · Lind 18:55

L3 Kilger · Landry · Campbell 9:14

L4 Ward · Asham 6:38

D1 Weinrich · Souray 26:24

D2 Brisebois · Robidas 22:06

D3 Markov · Laflamme 11:10

D4 Dykhuis 8:12

🐧Penguins

L1 Lemieux · Jagr · Kovalev 23:13

L2 Lang · Straka · Hrdina 20:59

L3 Beranek · Corbet · Kraft 12:53

L4 Miller · Simicek · Barnaby 3:49

D1 Kasparaitis · Moran 22:13

D2 Jonsson · Laukkanen 19:52

D3 Bergevin · Boughner 14:28

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 16, 2000

🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL

4–4 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ MTL vs PIT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on January 5, 2001?

Canadiens won 4–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Penguins?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Eric Weinrich (2), Brian Savage, Jim Campbell.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Mario Lemieux, Martin Straka.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Garth Snow made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Canadiens 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 2

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 5, 2001

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