🦅 Away Capitals 38-20-8 before this game

4–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 39-23-3 before this game

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

Capitals at Penguins

Capitals beat Penguins 4–3 at PPG Paints Arena on March 7, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Mar 7, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Richard Zednik

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 17:51 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 23:11 TOI · -1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

James Black

2 A

12:20 TOI · +2

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

30 saves

0.909 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Kevin Stevens Go-ahead 1st · 12:50

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Jaromir Jagr · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Sergei Gonchar Tying 2nd · 08:45

Assists: James Black, Peter Bondra · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–1

🦅 Richard Zednik PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:24

Assists: Glen Metropolit, Adam Oates · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Adam Oates PP 3rd · 09:17

Assists: Calle Johansson, Richard Zednik · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

3–1

🐧 Alex Kovalev PP 3rd · 10:27

Assists: Martin Straka, Mario Lemieux · beat Olie Kolzig

3–2

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Tying 3rd · 13:57

Assists: Martin Straka, Kevin Stevens · beat Olie Kolzig

3–3

🦅 Jeff Halpern Go-ahead 3rd · 16:40

Assists: James Black, Richard Zednik · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

24 Shots on goal 33

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

17 Hits 23

13 Blocked shots 7

2 Takeaways 3

2 Giveaways 6

15 Penalty minutes 15

WSH shooting 16.7% (4/24) PIT shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Jean-Sebastien Aubin

20/24

.833 SV% · 4 GA · 58:34 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 — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Konowalchuk · Oates · Bondra 23:11

L2 Sacco · Halpern · Zednik 19:05

L3 Black · Whitfield · Metropolit 12:20

L4 Nikolishin · Bulis · Myhres 5:22

D1 Johansson · Witt 24:46

D2 Reekie · Gonchar 20:54

D3 Cote · Klee 10:13

🐧Penguins

L1 Lemieux · Straka · Kovalev 24:56

L2 Hrdina · Lang · Jagr 19:31

L3 Stevens · Beranek · Primeau 14:17

L4 McKenna · Oliwa · Tibbetts 2:00

D1 Norton · Ference 19:40

D2 Melichar · Laukkanen 17:00

D3 Kasparaitis · Boughner 15:25

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on March 7, 2001?

Capitals won 4–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 4, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Adam Oates, Jeff Halpern, Richard Zednik, Sergei Gonchar.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Kevin Stevens, Mario Lemieux.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 6

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 3

Also on March 7, 2001

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