🐧 Away Penguins 16-15-4 before this game

4–4

Final / OT

🦅 Home Capitals 17-16-2 before this game

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

Penguins at Capitals

Penguins beat Capitals 4–4 in overtime at Capital One Arena on December 22, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Dec 22, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 G, 2 A

8 shots · 28:43 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

John Jakopin

2 A

10:08 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Wayne Primeau

2 A

15:25 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Robert Lang Go-ahead 1st · 16:05

Assists: Wayne Primeau, Michal Rozsival · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

🐧 Stephane Richer 1st · 16:54

Assists: John Jakopin, Wayne Primeau · beat Olie Kolzig

2–0

2nd period

🦅 Jaromir Jagr 2nd · 00:30

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Peter Bondra · beat Johan Hedberg

2–1

🐧 Kris Beech 2nd · 13:58

Assists: John Jakopin · beat Olie Kolzig

3–1

🐧 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 16:28

Assists: Darius Kasparaitis · beat Olie Kolzig

4–1

🦅 Adam Oates 2nd · 18:06

Assists: Jeff Halpern, Brendan Witt · beat Johan Hedberg

4–2

3rd period

🦅 Chris Simon PP 3rd · 14:24

Assists: Glen Metropolit, Peter Bondra · beat Johan Hedberg

4–3

🦅 Peter Bondra Tying 3rd · 19:59

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Adam Oates · beat Johan Hedberg

4–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

34 Shots on goal 29

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

15 Hits 17

12 Blocked shots 16

7 Takeaways 7

5 Giveaways 18

24 Penalty minutes 26

PIT shooting 11.8% (4/34) WSH shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 64:54 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

30/34

.882 SV% · 4 GA · 63:36 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–2

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 24:46

L2 Beech · Tibbetts · Richer 16:19

L3 Lacouture · Primeau · Petersen 14:11

L4 Stevens · Oliwa · Kraft 8:11

D1 Rozsival · Kasparaitis 27:05

D2 Ference · Melichar 21:41

D3 Laukkanen · Jakopin 11:54

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Bondra · Jagr 28:08

L2 Simon · Pettinger · Nikolishin 15:19

L3 Halpern · Metropolit · Khristich 13:50

L4 Sacco · Whitfield · Peat 6:02

D1 Gonchar · Kucera 26:10

D2 Klee · Cote 19:52

D3 Reekie · Witt 14:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Penguins won

Apr 23, 2001

🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT

3–4 (OT) · Penguins won

4–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on December 22, 2001?

Penguins won 4–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Kris Beech, Robert Lang, Stephane Richer.

Who scored for Capitals?

Adam Oates, Chris Simon, Jaromir Jagr, Peter Bondra.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

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

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 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 3–0 after 3 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 21

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 22, 2001

Penguins season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule