🐧 Away Penguins 23-15-2 before this game

5–3

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 22-14-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	1	1	3	5
WSH	0	3	0	3

Penguins at Capitals

Penguins beat Capitals 5–3 at Capital One Arena on January 8, 2001.

🗓 Mon, Jan 8, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Martin Straka

3 G, 1 A

6 shots · 20:07 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Robert Lang

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 19:22 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

3 A

4 shots · 20:30 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Martin Straka PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:53

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Robert Lang · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Adam Oates Tying 2nd · 00:57

Assists: Peter Bondra, Richard Zednik · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–1

🦅 Peter Bondra Go-ahead 2nd · 01:10

Assists: Adam Oates, Richard Zednik · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–2

🐧 Martin Straka Tying 2nd · 12:17

Assists: Robert Lang, Alex Kovalev · beat Olie Kolzig

2–2

🦅 Ulf Dahlen PP Go-ahead 2nd · 17:22

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Adam Oates · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

2–3

3rd period

🐧 Robert Lang Tying 3rd · 06:41

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Martin Straka · beat Olie Kolzig

3–3

🐧 Ian Moran Go-ahead 3rd · 07:21

Assists: Jan Hrdina, Mario Lemieux · beat Olie Kolzig

4–3

🐧 Martin Straka Empty net 3rd · 18:52

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Janne Laukkanen

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 27

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

26 Hits 42

15 Blocked shots 21

8 Takeaways 12

23 Giveaways 20

8 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 16.1% (5/31) WSH shooting 11.1% (3/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Jean-Sebastien Aubin

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 59:06 TOI

🔮 Period by period

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 — 2–3

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Lemieux · Jagr · Kovalev 20:58

L2 Straka · Lang · Hrdina 19:22

L3 Beranek · Corbet · Barnaby 13:09

L4 Kraft · Simicek · Miller 5:37

D1 Moran · Kasparaitis 20:28

D2 Jonsson · Laukkanen 17:56

D3 Boughner · Slegr 16:49

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Bondra · Zednik 24:39

L2 Konowalchuk · Nikolishin · Dahlen 17:34

L3 Simon · Sacco · Whitfield 9:48

L4 Black · Herr · Halpern 5:53

D1 Gonchar · Johansson 24:19

D2 Witt · Reekie 19:08

D3 Klee · Cote 14:50

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

1–2 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on January 8, 2001?

Penguins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 5, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Martin Straka (3), Ian Moran, Robert Lang.

Who scored for Capitals?

Adam Oates, Peter Bondra, Ulf Dahlen.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 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?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 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 · Jan 5

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 6

Also on January 8, 2001

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