🐧 Away Penguins 39-22-3 before this game

3–4

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 36-20-8 before this game

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

Penguins at Capitals

Capitals beat Penguins 4–3 at Capital One Arena on March 3, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Mar 3, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 25:43 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Jeff Halpern

2 G

6 shots · 19:15 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Richard Zednik

2 G

5 shots · 16:18 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Jeff Halpern Go-ahead 1st · 00:42

Assists: Calle Johansson · beat Rich Parent

0–1

🐧 Robert Lang PP Tying 1st · 05:50

Assists: Martin Straka, Jaromir Jagr · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

🐧 Robert Lang Go-ahead 1st · 16:04

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Darius Kasparaitis · beat Olie Kolzig

2–1

🦅 Jeff Halpern PP Tying 1st · 17:45

Assists: Sylvain Cote, Steve Konowalchuk · beat Rich Parent

2–2

2nd period

🐧 Jaromir Jagr PP Go-ahead 2nd · 02:09

Assists: Janne Laukkanen, Andrew Ference · beat Olie Kolzig

3–2

3rd period

🦅 Richard Zednik PP Tying 3rd · 08:35

Assists: Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar · beat Rich Parent

3–3

🦅 Richard Zednik Go-ahead 3rd · 14:00

Assists: Jan Bulis, Adam Oates · beat Rich Parent

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

28 Shots on goal 46

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

29 Hits 26

12 Blocked shots 7

7 Takeaways 16

26 Giveaways 13

25 Penalty minutes 31

PIT shooting 10.7% (3/28) WSH shooting 8.7% (4/46)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Rich Parent

42/46

.913 SV% · 4 GA · 59:19 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 39-22-3 (61% win rate, 64 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 36-20-8 (56% win rate, 64 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

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 Straka · Jagr · Kovalev 25:26

L2 Stevens · Lang · Hrdina 19:53

L3 Beranek · Primeau · Morozov 10:20

L4 McKenna · Oliwa · Tibbetts 3:50

D1 Kasparaitis · Ference 19:54

D2 Butenschon · Laukkanen 17:28

D3 Norton · Melichar 14:38

🦅Capitals

L1 Konowalchuk · Oates · Bondra 22:49

L2 Halpern · Metropolit · Zednik 16:18

L3 Sacco · Bulis · Nikolishin 12:33

L4 Black · Whitfield · Myhres 4:44

D1 Johansson · Witt 25:20

D2 Gonchar · Reekie 19:30

D3 Cote · Klee 13:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on March 3, 2001?

Capitals won 4–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 3, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Robert Lang (2), Jaromir Jagr.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jeff Halpern (2), Richard Zednik (2).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Rich Parent made 42 saves on 46 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 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 2–1 after 3 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 · Mar 2

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 1

Also on March 3, 2001

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