🦅 Away Capitals 3-2 in series
3–4
Final / OT
PIT leads 4–2
🐧 Home Penguins 2-3 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
WSH 02103
PIT 21014

Capitals at Penguins — First Round Game 6

Penguins, First Round Game 6, beat Capitals 4–3 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on April 23, 2001.

🗓 Mon, Apr 23, 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 🐧 PIT
Alex Kovalev
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 28:18 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Jeff Halpern
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 23:25 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Steve Konowalchuk
2 A
4 shots · 23:17 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:21
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Kevin Stevens
0–1
🐧 Robert Lang 1st · 08:59
Assists: Aleksey Morozov, Andrew Ference
0–2
2nd period
🦅 Brendan Witt 2nd · 14:07
Unassisted
1–2
🦅 Jeff Halpern PP Tying 2nd · 17:28
Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Ken Klee
2–2
🐧 Alex Kovalev PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:59
Unassisted
2–3
3rd period
🦅 Calle Johansson Tying 3rd · 17:20
Assists: Jeff Halpern, Steve Konowalchuk
3–3
Overtime
🐧 Martin Straka Go-ahead OT · 13:04
Unassisted
3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH PIT🐧
31 Shots on goal 36
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6
22 Hits 35
6 Blocked shots 18
4 Takeaways 5
5 Giveaways 12
12 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 9.7% (3/31) PIT shooting 11.1% (4/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
32/36
.889 SV% · 4 GA · 73:04 TOI
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 72:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–3
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 Linden · Halpern · Bondra 25:53
L2 Konowalchuk · Zubrus · Oates 22:39
L3 Sacco · Nikolishin · Dahlen 15:44
L4 Simon · Whitfield · Metropolit 8:25
D1 Gonchar · Johansson 29:34
D2 Klee · Witt 24:14
D3 Reekie · Zettler 16:56
🐧Penguins
L1 Lemieux · Kovalev · Jagr 28:18
L2 Stevens · Straka · Lang 23:42
L3 Hrdina · Primeau · Morozov 20:47
L4 Beranek · Corbet 2:00
D1 Ference · Kasparaitis 23:06
D2 Moran · Bergevin 21:38
D3 Boughner · Laukkanen 18:22
D4 Jonsson 8:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 21, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · Penguins won
Apr 18, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
4–3 (OT) · Capitals won
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

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on April 23, 2001?

Penguins won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Brendan Witt, Calle Johansson, Jeff Halpern.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Mario Lemieux, Martin Straka, Robert Lang.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 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 21
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · PIT won
Next game · Oct 6
😈NJD @ 🦅WSH
1–6 · WSH won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Apr 21
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · PIT won
Next game · Apr 26
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
3–0 · PIT won
Also on April 23, 2001
🐙DET @ 👑LAK
2–3 final
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