🐧 Away Penguins 14-11-4 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
🦅 Home Capitals 15-14-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
PIT 02002
WSH 01102

Penguins at Capitals

Penguins beat Capitals 2–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on December 11, 2001.

🗓 Tue, Dec 11, 2001 · 19:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Alex Kovalev
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 24:49 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Jan Hrdina
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 22:01 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Robert Lang
2 A
28:13 TOI
4rd star 🐧 PIT
Johan Hedberg
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
2nd period
🐧 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 2nd · 04:25
Assists: Robert Lang, Jan Hrdina · beat Olie Kolzig
1–0
🦅 Ulf Dahlen Tying 2nd · 04:47
Assists: Jaromir Jagr · beat Johan Hedberg
1–1
🐧 Jan Hrdina Go-ahead 2nd · 19:21
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Robert Lang · beat Olie Kolzig
2–1
3rd period
🦅 Chris Simon Tying 3rd · 04:42
Assists: Peter Bondra, Adam Oates · beat Johan Hedberg
2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT WSH🦅
24 Shots on goal 34
21 Hits 12
20 Blocked shots 13
8 Takeaways 19
14 Giveaways 21
10 Penalty minutes 6
PIT shooting 8.3% (2/24) WSH shooting 5.9% (2/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 14-11-4 (48% win rate, 29 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 15-14-1 (50% win rate, 30 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Lang · Hrdina · Kovalev 24:49
L2 Lacouture · Beech · Morozov 17:15
L3 Petersen · Kraft · Richer 14:13
L4 Oliwa · Primeau · Tibbetts 5:16
D1 Kasparaitis · Rozsival 24:01
D2 Jonsson · Ference 22:06
D3 Melichar · Jakopin 16:32
🦅Capitals
L1 Oates · Bondra · Jagr 24:54
L2 Zubrus · Dahlen · Khristich 21:25
L3 Simon · Pettinger · Halpern 12:07
L4 Sacco · Nikolishin · Peat 4:17
D1 Gonchar · Cote 23:06
D2 Witt · Klee 20:38
D3 Kucera · Reekie 17:37

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Apr 23, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
3–4 (OT) · Penguins won
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

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on December 11, 2001?

Penguins won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 2, Capitals 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Jan Hrdina.

Who scored for Capitals?

Chris Simon, Ulf Dahlen.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Penguins vs Capitals season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Dec 8
🐦ATL @ 🐧PIT
3–6 · PIT won
Next game · Dec 12
🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT
4–2 · BOS won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Dec 8
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
1–3 · NJD won
Next game · Dec 13
🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH
1–2 · WSH won
Also on December 11, 2001
🏛️OTT @ 🏝️NYI
2–2 final
🌵PHX @ 🍁TOR
3–6 final
👑LAK @ 🐯NSH
1–1 final
🛢️EDM @ 🦈SJS
4–5 final
Penguins season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule