Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Saturday, April 21, 2001, 3:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 on Saturday, April 21, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	42-28-9-3
at Washington Capitals	1	41-27-10-4

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	7	10	1	18
Washington Capitals	7	7	8	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference (1)	Jaromir Jagr (5), Mario Lemieux (3)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 0
1st	07:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (3)	Jan Hrdina (3), Andrew Ference (2)	Even strength	PIT 2, WSH 0
2nd	10:01	Washington Capitals	Sergei Gonchar (1)	Jeff Halpern (2), Trevor Linden (4)	Power play	PIT 2, WSH 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	18	22
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	26	41
Hits	24	31
Blocked shots	15	11
Giveaways	17	20
Takeaways	4	11
Faceoffs won	23/65 (35.4%)	42/65 (64.6%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

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	0	1	0		00:54
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	28.6%	11:32
Number 18 J. Beranek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	10:05
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19%	20:08
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		16:59
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	2	6	3	1	0		23:06
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0	56.3%	18:12
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0	40%	25:40
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	+2	12	2	1	0	0		22:50
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		21:16
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:10
Number 3 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	5	1	0		17:40
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:18
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:03
Number 7 A. Ference	D	1	1	2	+2	0	3	2	0	0		18:29
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		10:56
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	1	0		21:09
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		20:13

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	22	21	1	.955	60:00	Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals 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 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		19:12
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		12:26
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	1	1	-2	15	0	2	1	0	52.9%	19:21
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		25:14
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	66.7%	15:15
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:38
Number 16 T. Linden	C	0	1	1	0	12	2	4	0	0	61.1%	23:06
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		08:00
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	0	0	-2	10	0	3	0	0		18:32
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	50%	10:04
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	78.3%	16:23
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	0		10:35
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0		23:42
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	0	0		20:26
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1	0		18:35
Number 24 R. Zettler	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		14:43
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:23
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1		17:48

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	18	16	2	.889	58:39	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jaromir Jagr	High sticking	2
1st	15:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Boarding	2
1st	20:00	Washington Capitals	Trevor Linden	Roughing	2
2nd	09:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ian Moran	Holding the stick	2
2nd	11:23	Washington Capitals	Calle Johansson	Roughing	2
2nd	14:32	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Slashing	2
3rd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jaromir Jagr	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Trevor Linden	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Spearing (major)	5
3rd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ivan Hlinka
Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Paul Devorski, Rob Shick
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Randy Mitton
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Krzysztof Oliwa, Dan Lacouture, Milan Kraft
Washington Capitals scratches: Dmitri Khristich, Glen Metropolit

2000-2001 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals 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 21

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 21, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 2 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Apr 21, 2001
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Buffalo Sabres 8	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Apr 21, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Apr 21, 2001
Dallas Stars 3 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Apr 21, 2001

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