🐧 Away Penguins 31-43-7 before this game

3–5

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 44-29-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	1	0	2	3
WSH	0	1	4	5

Penguins at Capitals

Capitals beat Penguins 5–3 at Capital One Arena on April 5, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Apr 5, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

2 G

9 shots · 21:50 TOI · +3

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Jeff Halpern

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:11 TOI · +3

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Dainius Zubrus

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:52 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Ville Nieminen Go-ahead 1st · 00:42

Assists: Kent Manderville, Steve McKenna · beat Sebastien Charpentier

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Ivan Ciernik Tying 2nd · 19:58

Assists: Robert Lang · beat Johan Hedberg

1–1

3rd period

🐧 Richard Lintner Go-ahead 3rd · 01:30

Assists: Dick Tarnstrom · beat Sebastien Charpentier

2–1

🐧 Jamie Pushor 3rd · 04:19

Assists: Martin Straka, Tomas Surovy · beat Sebastien Charpentier

3–1

🦅 Peter Bondra 3rd · 06:44

Assists: Mike Grier, Sergei Gonchar · beat Johan Hedberg

3–2

🦅 Dainius Zubrus Tying 3rd · 18:28

Assists: Robert Lang, Calle Johansson · beat Johan Hedberg

3–3

🦅 Jeff Halpern Go-ahead 3rd · 19:12

Assists: Calle Johansson, Michael Nylander · beat Johan Hedberg

3–4

🦅 Peter Bondra Empty net 3rd · 19:48

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Jeff Halpern

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

25 Shots on goal 36

11 Hits 11

17 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 5

8 Giveaways 23

8 Penalty minutes 8

PIT shooting 12.0% (3/25) WSH shooting 13.9% (5/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 59:43 TOI

🦅Capitals

Sebastien Charpentier

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 31-43-7 (38% win rate, 81 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 44-29-8 (54% win rate, 81 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Johansson · Straka · Meloche 18:38

L2 Fata · Surovy · Lefebvre 16:35

L3 Nieminen · Daigle · Samuelsson 13:19

L4 McKenna · Manderville 6:56

D1 Bouchard · Pushor 21:30

D2 Tarnstrom · Focht 19:42

D3 Jonsson · Lintner 17:42

D4 Heins 15:36

🦅Capitals

L1 Zubrus · Bondra · Jagr 20:22

L2 Nylander · Lang · Grier 17:54

L3 Ciernik · Miller · Halpern 13:11

L4 Whitfield · Sutherby 9:25

D1 Gonchar · Johansson 23:23

D2 Boumedienne · Kwiatkowski 20:00

D3 Doig · Berry 16:28

D4 Henry 4:45

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on April 5, 2003?

Capitals won 5–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 3, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jamie Pushor, Richard Lintner, Ville Nieminen.

Who scored for Capitals?

Peter Bondra (2), Dainius Zubrus, Ivan Ciernik, Jeff Halpern.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Sebastien Charpentier made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 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?

Capitals lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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 · Apr 2

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 3

Also on April 5, 2003

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