🦅 Away Capitals 2-1 in series
4–3
Final / OT
PIT leads 4–2
🐧 Home Penguins 1-2 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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PIT 00003

Capitals at Penguins — First Round Game 4

Capitals, First Round Game 4, beat Penguins 4–3 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on April 18, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Apr 18, 2001 · 18:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 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
Steve Konowalchuk
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · 20:35 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Jeff Halpern
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 20:31 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Trevor Linden
2 A
3 shots · 22:38 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH PIT🐧
29 Shots on goal 32
3/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
21 Hits 45
6 Blocked shots 9
2 Takeaways 2
4 Giveaways 9
14 Penalty minutes 12
WSH shooting 13.8% (4/29) PIT shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 64:01 TOI
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
25/29
.862 SV% · 4 GA · 64:01 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 46-29-10 (54% win rate, 85 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 51-29-5 (60% win rate, 85 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 46-29-10 (54% win rate, 85 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 51-29-5 (60% win rate, 85 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Konowalchuk · Linden · Bondra 22:38
L2 Halpern · Zubrus · Nikolishin 18:26
L3 Sacco · Simon · Dahlen 15:03
L4 Oates · Khristich 7:54
D1 Johansson · Witt 23:01
D2 Cote · Zettler 19:22
D3 Reekie · Gonchar 16:24
D4 Klee 7:48
🐧Penguins
L1 Lemieux · Straka · Jagr 23:20
L2 Stevens · Lang · Kovalev 21:41
L3 Hrdina · Primeau · Morozov 15:48
L4 Corbet · Oliwa 6:56
D1 Jonsson · Kasparaitis 21:30
D2 Ference · Laukkanen 19:34
D3 Bergevin · Boughner 17:32
D4 Moran 6:33

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 16, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
0–3 · Penguins won
Apr 14, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · Penguins won
Apr 12, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
0–1 · Capitals won
Mar 7, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
4–3 · Capitals won
Mar 3, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
3–4 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on April 18, 2001?

Capitals won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 4, Penguins 3, in overtime.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins 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
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 16
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
0–3 · PIT won
Next game · Apr 21
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · PIT won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Apr 16
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
0–3 · PIT won
Next game · Apr 21
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · PIT won
Also on April 18, 2001
🏛️OTT @ 🍁TOR
1–3 final
😈NJD @ 🌪️CAR
2–3 final
🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN
5–1 final
🐙DET @ 👑LAK
3–4 final
Capitals season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule