🦅 Away Capitals 17-15-2 before this game

3–4

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 15-15-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	1	2	3
PIT	0	3	1	4

Capitals at Penguins

Penguins beat Capitals 4–3 at PPG Paints Arena on December 21, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Dec 21, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jan Hrdina

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 19:16 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

2 A

4 shots · 22:36 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Stephane Richer

2 A

3 shots · 14:39 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🦅 Chris Simon Go-ahead 2nd · 08:10

Assists: Peter Bondra · beat Johan Hedberg

1–0

🐧 Darius Kasparaitis Tying 2nd · 12:58

Assists: Kris Beech, Stephane Richer · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

🐧 Andrew Ference Go-ahead 2nd · 14:10

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Jan Hrdina · beat Olie Kolzig

1–2

🐧 Toby Petersen 2nd · 19:57

Assists: Stephane Richer · beat Olie Kolzig

1–3

3rd period

🐧 Jan Hrdina 3rd · 01:00

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Josef Melichar · beat Craig Billington

1–4

🦅 Peter Bondra PP 3rd · 09:54

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Glen Metropolit · beat Johan Hedberg

2–4

🦅 Sergei Gonchar PP 3rd · 12:51

Assists: Adam Oates, Dmitri Khristich · beat Johan Hedberg

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

25 Shots on goal 22

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

19 Hits 27

16 Blocked shots 10

2 Takeaways 2

3 Giveaways 7

24 Penalty minutes 26

WSH shooting 12.0% (3/25) PIT shooting 18.2% (4/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

13/16

.812 SV% · 3 GA · 40:00 TOI

Craig Billington

5/6

.833 SV% · 1 GA · 19:22 TOI

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 17-15-2 (50% win rate, 34 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 15-15-4 (44% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

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 Oates · Bondra · Jagr 22:18

L2 Nikolishin · Metropolit · Khristich 17:01

L3 Simon · Pettinger · Halpern 12:02

L4 Sacco · Whitfield · Peat 5:08

D1 Gonchar · Klee 22:05

D2 Kucera · Cote 19:01

D3 Witt · Reekie 14:48

🐧Penguins

L1 Lang · Hrdina · Kovalev 22:36

L2 Lacouture · Beech · Primeau 15:56

L3 Petersen · Richer · Tibbetts 12:25

L4 Stevens · Oliwa · Kraft 8:26

D1 Melichar · Ference 22:50

D2 Rozsival · Kasparaitis 19:00

D3 Laukkanen · Jakopin 14:53

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Dec 11, 2001

🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH

2–2 (OT) · Penguins won

Apr 23, 2001

🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT

3–4 (OT) · Penguins won

4–3 (OT) · Capitals won

Apr 16, 2001

🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT

0–3 · Penguins won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on December 21, 2001?

Penguins won 4–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 3, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Chris Simon, Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar.

Who scored for Penguins?

Andrew Ference, Darius Kasparaitis, Jan Hrdina, Toby Petersen.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 13 saves on 16 shots (.812 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Capitals vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 19

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 21, 2001

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