🐧 Away Penguins 0-0 in series
0–1
Final
PIT leads 4–2
🦅 Home Capitals 0-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Penguins at Capitals — First Round Game 1

Capitals, First Round Game 1, beat Penguins 1–0 at Capital One Arena on April 12, 2001.

🗓 Thu, Apr 12, 2001 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2000-01 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

PIT vs WSH · PIT leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
0–1
Final · WSH
Game 2
2–1
Final · PIT
Game 3
0–3
Final · PIT
Game 4
4–3
OT · WSH
Game 5
2–1
Final · PIT
Game 6
3–4
OT · PIT

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Peter Bondra
1 G
4 shots · 22:12 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Sergei Gonchar
1 A
3 shots · 14:54 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Chris Simon
1 A
09:22 TOI

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT WSH🦅
16 Shots on goal 27
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
37 Hits 38
21 Blocked shots 21
9 Takeaways 21
20 Giveaways 15
12 Penalty minutes 4
PIT shooting 0.0% (0/16) WSH shooting 3.7% (1/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
26/27
.963 SV% · 1 GA · 59:10 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig Shutout
16/16
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 49-28-5 (60% win rate, 82 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 45-27-10 (55% win rate, 82 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 49-28-5 (60% win rate, 82 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 45-27-10 (55% win rate, 82 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Lemieux · Kovalev · Jagr 22:44
L2 Straka · Lang · Hrdina 19:44
L3 Stevens · Primeau · Morozov 17:07
L4 Beranek 0:05
D1 Moran · Kasparaitis 20:54
D2 Ference · Laukkanen 18:58
D3 Bergevin · Boughner 17:48
🦅Capitals
L1 Linden · Nikolishin · Bondra 22:12
L2 Konowalchuk · Halpern · Dahlen 19:55
L3 Simon · Oates · Zubrus 12:01
L4 Sacco · Whitfield · Khristich 4:33
D1 Johansson · Witt 25:50
D2 Cote · Zettler 19:18
D3 Gonchar · Klee 13:05

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Mar 7, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
4–3 · Capitals won
Mar 3, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
3–4 · Capitals won
Jan 8, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
5–3 · Penguins won
Jan 3, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
2–3 · Penguins won
Apr 21, 2000
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on April 12, 2001?

Capitals won 1–0.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 0, Capitals 1.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 16 saves on 16 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Penguins vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

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 · Apr 8
🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR
6–4 · PIT won
Next game · Apr 14
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · PIT won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 8
⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH
1–2 · WSH won
Next game · Apr 14
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · PIT won
Also on April 12, 2001
🦈SJS @ 🎵STL
1–3 final
🌪️CAR @ 😈NJD
1–5 final
🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL
4–5 final
Penguins season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule