Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, January 3, 2001, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Wednesday, January 3, 2001 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Washington Capitals	2	41-27-10-4
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	42-28-9-3

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	2	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	9	11	6	26
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	12	11	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (3)	Jaromir Jagr (22), Martin Straka (25)	Power play	WSH 0, PIT 1
2nd	04:25	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk (13)	Ken Klee (4), Calle Johansson (18)	Even strength	WSH 1, PIT 1
2nd	09:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (10)	Jaromir Jagr (23), Hans Jonsson (9)	Even strength	WSH 1, PIT 2
2nd	15:05	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (21)	Andrei Nikolishin (14), Ulf Dahlen (14)	Even strength	WSH 2, PIT 2
3rd	11:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jaromir Jagr (24)	Mario Lemieux (6), Jan Hrdina (14)	Even strength	WSH 2, PIT 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Khristich	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:58
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		16:46
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	46.2%	15:58
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	1		18:36
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	52.9%	17:16
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2		14:45
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		12:28
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0		15:18
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	83.3%	07:40
Number 26 M. Herr	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		07:30
Number 44 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	2	0		18:17
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	50%	20:21
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	1	1	-1	2	0	4	3		21:54
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		13:56
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	2		22:21
Number 15 D. Mironov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:02
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	2		22:46
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+1	2	5	1	0		23:37

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	29	26	3	.897	58:57	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 R. Corbet	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		12:14
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	12:20
Number 15 R. Simicek	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	20%	05:43
Number 18 J. Beranek	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:28
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45%	19:22
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	33.3%	20:47
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		05:35
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0	64.7%	19:17
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	1	1	2	+1	2	4	1	1	1		22:52
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	2	3	+1	0	3	0	1	0		24:39
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		20:12
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		05:21
Number 3 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	3	0		17:07
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		12:40
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	4	0		20:27
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0		23:31
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	2	0		22:47
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2	0		16:34

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 G. Snow	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:55	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Hooking	2
1st	12:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Roman Simicek	Interference	2
1st	12:09	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Roughing	2
1st	12:49	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar	Hooking	2
1st	13:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Tripping	2
3rd	07:43	Washington Capitals	Joe Reekie	Tripping	2
3rd	19:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux	Slashing	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ivan Hlinka
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Ray Scapinello
Washington Capitals scratches: Craig Berube, James Black, Joe Murphy, Terry Yake, Rob Zettler, Corey Hirsch, Brendan Witt, Sebastien Charpentier, Glen Metropolit, Jan Bulis, Kris Beech, Matt Pettinger, Jakub Cutta
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Kip Miller, Jeff Norton, Bob Boughner, Daniel Trebil, Dennis Bonvie, Greg Crozier, Michal Rozsival, Rich Parent, Josef Melichar, Andrew Ference, Toby Petersen, Sebastien Caron, Billy Tibbetts

Every Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Mon, Jan 8, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 3, 2001
Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Mar 7, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 12, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 14, 2001
Washington Capitals 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Apr 16, 2001
Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Apr 18, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 21, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Apr 23, 2001

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 3, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Florida Panthers 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Calgary Flames 1 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Jan 3, 2001