Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

Monday, April 23, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Playoffs Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Monday, April 23, 2001 at home.

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

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	0	2	1	0	3
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	1	0	1	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	7	11	10	3	31
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	11	12	8	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (4)	Alex Kovalev (1), Kevin Stevens (2)	Power play	WSH 0, PIT 1
1st	08:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Robert Lang (1)	Aleksey Morozov (2), Andrew Ference (3)	Even strength	WSH 0, PIT 2
2nd	14:07	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 1, PIT 2
2nd	17:28	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern (2)	Steve Konowalchuk (2), Ken Klee (1)	Power play	WSH 2, PIT 2
2nd	19:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (2)	Unassisted	Power play	WSH 2, PIT 3
3rd	17:20	Washington Capitals	Calle Johansson (1)	Jeff Halpern (3), Steve Konowalchuk (3)	Even strength	WSH 3, PIT 3
OT	13:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 3, PIT 4

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	31	36
Power play	1 of 3	2 of 6
Penalty minutes	12	6
Hits	22	35
Blocked shots	6	18
Giveaways	5	12
Takeaways	4	5
Faceoffs won	51/90 (56.7%)	39/90 (43.3%)

Box score

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	+1	0	2	4	0	0		22:39
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:44
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	2	1	40%	23:25
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0		28:13
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	50%	17:26
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:49
Number 16 T. Linden	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	64.3%	25:53
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:24
Number 20 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		07:03
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	0	2	2	+1	2	4	1	0	0		23:17
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	08:25
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	65%	21:18
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	1	1	0	4	2	0	1	0		24:24
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		28:30
Number 19 B. Witt	D	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	1	0		24:04
Number 24 R. Zettler	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		12:27
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		21:26
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	0		30:37

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	36	32	4	.889	73:04	Loss

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	0	0		00:19
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0	57.1%	20:47
Number 18 J. Beranek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		03:41
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0	36.4%	23:42
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0		23:40
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	2	1	1		28:18
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	60%	21:17
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	26.1%	31:42
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	1	0		26:56
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	0	1	+1	2	5	2	1	0		24:50
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	1	1	+1	2	5	2	2	0	100%	20:04
Number 3 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		21:04
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		18:13
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	4	0		18:30
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		23:25
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:02
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	5	0		22:46
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		22:12

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	31	28	3	.903	72:57	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Aleksey Morozov	High sticking	2
1st	03:45	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk	Boarding	2
1st	07:08	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	Interference	2
1st	11:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bob Boughner	Interference	2
2nd	09:44	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Roughing	2
2nd	15:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka	High sticking	2
2nd	18:31	Washington Capitals	Andrei Nikolishin	Hooking	2
2nd	19:52	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee	High sticking	2
3rd	09:56	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	Holding	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ivan Hlinka
Referees: Mark Faucette, Michael McGeough
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Pierre Racicot
Washington Capitals scratches: Sylvain Cote, Dmitri Khristich
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Krzysztof Oliwa, 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 23

Other NHL games on Monday, April 23, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Apr 23, 2001

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