3–5

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 46-27-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
STL	2	1	0	3
PIT	1	0	4	5

Blues at Penguins

Penguins beat Blues 5–3 at PPG Paints Arena on March 31, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Mar 31, 2001 · 14:00 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 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 22:01 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 23:48 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:35 TOI · -1

4rd star 🐧 PIT

Johan Hedberg

31 saves

0.912 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Andrew Ference PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:06

Assists: Martin Straka, Mario Lemieux · beat Brent Johnson

0–1

🎵 Daniel Corso Tying 1st · 10:22

Assists: Pavol Demitra · beat Johan Hedberg

1–1

🎵 Daniel Corso PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:01

Assists: Scott Young, Al MacInnis · beat Johan Hedberg

2–1

2nd period

🎵 Keith Tkachuk 2nd · 04:11

Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Scott Young · beat Johan Hedberg

3–1

3rd period

🐧 Alex Kovalev 3rd · 00:17

Assists: Martin Straka, Darius Kasparaitis · beat Brent Johnson

3–2

🐧 Jaromir Jagr Tying 3rd · 12:47

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Andrew Ference · beat Brent Johnson

3–3

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Go-ahead 3rd · 18:48

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Jaromir Jagr · beat Brent Johnson

3–4

🐧 Jaromir Jagr Empty net 3rd · 19:38

Unassisted

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL PIT🐧

34 Shots on goal 19

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

17 Hits 31

6 Blocked shots 16

1 Takeaways 1

4 Giveaways 7

20 Penalty minutes 20

STL shooting 8.8% (3/34) PIT shooting 26.3% (5/19)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Brent Johnson

14/18

.778 SV% · 4 GA · 59:24 TOI

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Tkachuk · Demitra · Young 19:50

L2 Stillman · Turgeon · Corso 17:55

L3 Reasoner · Drake · Mayers 12:25

L4 Bartecko · Simpson · Eastwood 7:38

D1 MacInnis · Salvador 25:23

D2 Khavanov · Gusarov 21:18

D3 Hill · Reirden 12:20

🐧Penguins

L1 Lemieux · Lang · Jagr 22:01

L2 Straka · Hrdina · Kovalev 20:35

L3 Beranek · Primeau · Morozov 13:40

L4 Lacouture · McKenna · Tibbetts 4:00

D1 Ference · Kasparaitis 20:24

D2 Boughner · Bergevin 18:45

D3 Dollas · Moran 17:52

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ STL vs PIT, answered

Who won Blues vs Penguins on March 31, 2001?

Penguins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Blues vs Penguins?

The final score was Blues 3, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Blues?

Daniel Corso (2), Keith Tkachuk.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jaromir Jagr (2), Alex Kovalev, Andrew Ference, Mario Lemieux.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 14 saves on 18 shots (.778 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Blues 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

🎵Blues

Previous game · Mar 28

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 29

Also on March 31, 2001

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