🦅 Away Capitals 12-13-0 before this game
4–1
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 13-6-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
WSH 2114
PIT 0011

Capitals at Penguins

Capitals beat Penguins 4–1 at PPG Paints Arena on December 3, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Dec 3, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Jeff Halpern
1 G
5 shots · 17:20 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Ivan Ciernik
1 G
3 shots · 15:44 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Jaromir Jagr
1 G
3 shots · 17:57 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Ivan Ciernik Go-ahead 1st · 08:46
Assists: Ken Klee, Michael Nylander · beat Johan Hedberg
1–0
🦅 Jaromir Jagr 1st · 13:10
Assists: Jason Doig, Rick Berry · beat Johan Hedberg
2–0
2nd period
🦅 Robert Lang 2nd · 01:48
Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Brendan Witt · beat Johan Hedberg
3–0
3rd period
🦅 Jeff Halpern 3rd · 02:43
Assists: Mike Grier · beat Johan Hedberg
4–0
🐧 Mario Lemieux 3rd · 17:07
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Andrew Ference · beat Olie Kolzig
4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH PIT🐧
32 Shots on goal 17
2 Hits 1
6 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 12.5% (4/32) PIT shooting 5.9% (1/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
16/17
.941 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
28/32
.875 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–0
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 Nylander · Grier · Jagr 18:17
L2 Konowalchuk · Halpern · Bondra 15:55
L3 Ciernik · Lang · Miller 13:31
L4 Forbes · Sutherby · Metropolit 8:41
D1 Johansson · Witt 22:36
D2 Gonchar · Klee 21:36
D3 Berry · Doig 14:10
🐧Penguins
L1 Lemieux · Straka · Kovalev 24:55
L2 Nieminen · Hrdina · Morozov 18:37
L3 Lacouture · Primeau · Robitaille 14:28
L4 McKenna · Manderville · Sivek 8:02
D1 Laukkanen · Moran 19:42
D2 Ference · Bergevin 18:13
D3 Pushor · Jonsson 16:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 28, 2002
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
2–3 · Penguins won
Mar 24, 2002
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
2–6 · Penguins won
Dec 22, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
4–4 (OT) · Penguins won
Dec 21, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
3–4 · Penguins won
Dec 11, 2001
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–2 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on December 3, 2002?

Capitals won 4–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 4, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Ivan Ciernik, Jaromir Jagr, Jeff Halpern, Robert Lang.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 16 saves on 17 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 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?

Season series tied 1–1 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 1
🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL
4–5 · ATL won
Next game · Dec 6
🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH
6–7 · WSH won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Nov 30
🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT
3–2 · BOS won
Next game · Dec 6
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
1–3 · NJD won
Also on December 3, 2002
🎵STL @ 🐻BOS
4–0 final
🐋VAN @ 🏝️NYI
1–2 final
🧥CBJ @ 🗽NYR
3–5 final
⚡TBL @ 🍁TOR
3–4 final
🦆ANA @ 🐙DET
1–2 final
🌪️CAR @ 🐯NSH
2–1 final
🔥CGY @ 🏔️COL
2–1 final
🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM
1–2 final
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