Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

Monday, April 16, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Playoffs Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 3–0 on Monday, April 16, 2001 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Washington Capitals	0	41-27-10-4
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	42-28-9-3

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	12	13	9	34
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	8	7	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	09:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens (2)	Wayne Primeau (1), Aleksey Morozov (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, PIT 1
3rd	04:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (1)	Robert Lang (1), Martin Straka (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, PIT 2
3rd	07:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (1)	Jaromir Jagr (3), Andrew Ference (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, PIT 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Washington Capitals	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	34	24
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	16	16
Hits	22	39
Blocked shots	8	8
Giveaways	3	7
Takeaways	0	6
Faceoffs won	44/83 (53%)	39/83 (47%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		15:08
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		16:10
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	42.9%	19:02
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		23:45
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	41.2%	13:37
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0		10:08
Number 16 T. Linden	C	0	0	0	-3	0	4	3	0	78.6%	20:12
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	-1	4	2	1	0		10:44
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:18
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	55.6%	08:27
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	57.1%	14:57
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		13:29
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		20:17
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		20:01
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-3	4	3	3	0		17:12
Number 24 R. Zettler	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		17:22
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		12:18
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	1		16:39

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	24	21	3	.875	59:56	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 R. Corbet	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		03:06
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	0	60%	15:50
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	31.8%	17:57
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	1	0	1	+1	4	1	3	0		16:04
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	4	0	42.9%	22:00
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		00:46
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	0	50%	16:42
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	50%	24:39
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		21:00
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	4	0		20:10
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0		13:03
Number 3 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	4	1		19:19
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		17:27
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	1		15:21
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	4	1		20:59
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1		21:15
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	6	1		20:11
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:10

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	34	34	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:50	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Roughing	2
1st	06:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Aleksey Morozov	Roughing	2
1st	06:18	Washington Capitals	Joe Reekie	Roughing	2
1st	08:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	08:44	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar	High sticking	2
1st	14:59	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Holding the stick	2
1st	16:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hans Jonsson	High sticking	2
2nd	03:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Holding	2
2nd	15:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Tripping	2
2nd	15:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bob Boughner	Holding	2
3rd	08:05	Washington Capitals	Joe Sacco	Elbowing	2
3rd	12:46	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	High sticking	2
3rd	17:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens	Roughing	2
3rd	17:32	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Cross checking	2
3rd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Trent Whitfield	Roughing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ivan Hlinka
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Randy Mitton
Washington Capitals scratches: Dmitri Khristich, Glen Metropolit
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Josef Beranek, Dan Lacouture, Milan Kraft

2000-2001 season series

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 Apr 16

Other NHL games on Monday, April 16, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Apr 16, 2001
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Apr 16, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Apr 16, 2001
St. Louis Blues 6 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Apr 16, 2001

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