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Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 6–2 on Sunday, March 24, 2002 at home.

Team Goals 2001-2002 record
Washington Capitals 2 36-33-11-2
at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 28-41-8-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 1 1 2
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 3 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 6 8 9 23
Pittsburgh Penguins 15 12 5 32

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Jan Hrdina (23) Randy Robitaille (15), Alex Kovalev (39) Power play WSH 0, PIT 1
1st 18:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Aleksey Morozov (18) Michal Rozsival (19), Jan Hrdina (28) Even strength WSH 0, PIT 2
2nd 01:28 Washington Capitals Ken Klee (6) Andrei Nikolishin (20), Peter Bondra (26) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 2
2nd 03:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Michal Rozsival (7) Aleksey Morozov (26), Alex Kovalev (40) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 3
2nd 11:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Randy Robitaille (12) Ville Nieminen (15) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 4
2nd 18:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Dan Lacouture (5) Andrew Ference (6), Randy Robitaille (16) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 5
3rd 15:18 Washington Capitals Peter Bondra (35) Frantisek Kucera (13), Jaromir Jagr (41) Power play WSH 2, PIT 5
3rd 17:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Toby Petersen (8) Shean Donovan (7), Hans Jonsson (5) Shorthanded WSH 2, PIT 6

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 23 32
Power play 1 of 8 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 33 64
Hits 14 21
Blocked shots 4 12
Giveaways 7 2
Takeaways 0 4
Faceoffs won 37/64 (57.8%) 27/64 (42.2%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 D. Khristich R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 35.3% 16:17
9 D. Zubrus C 0 0 0 -4 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 18:09
10 U. Dahlen R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:39
12 P. Bondra R 1 1 2 0 4 7 1 0 1 24:00
13 A. Nikolishin C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 66.7% 15:52
14 J. Sacco L 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 04:41
17 C. Simon L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 13:24
18 M. Pettinger L 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 07:15
20 G. Metropolit C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 63.2% 16:32
22 S. Konowalchuk L 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 0 0 100% 16:09
36 C. Forbes L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 66.7% 07:55
68 J. Jagr R 0 1 1 -4 2 1 0 0 0 22:40
2 K. Klee D 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 2 0 25:22
4 F. Kucera D 0 1 1 -3 0 2 0 1 0 25:35
19 B. Witt D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 20:39
24 R. Zettler D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 11:19
39 P. Boileau D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 09:31
58 J. Fortin D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 0 0 17:02
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
1 C. Billington 5 4 1 .800 20:00
37 O. Kolzig 27 22 5 .815 40:00 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 J. Toms L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 14:44
10 V. Nieminen L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 6 0 0 14:26
14 M. Kraft C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 30% 09:38
16 K. Beech C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 04:51
17 T. Petersen C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 2 0 20% 10:40
18 S. Donovan R 0 1 1 +1 2 1 2 0 0 14:38
22 R. Robitaille C 1 2 3 +1 2 2 0 0 0 52.2% 17:58
27 A. Kovalev R 0 2 2 +2 12 4 0 1 0 40% 24:08
29 K. Oliwa L 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 02:10
33 D. Lacouture L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 11:18
38 J. Hrdina C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 0 1 45% 23:29
95 A. Morozov R 1 1 2 +1 2 4 0 0 0 15:08
3 J. Pushor D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 2 0 18:45
6 R. Berry D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 17:25
7 A. Ference D 0 1 1 +3 2 2 4 1 0 19:28
8 H. Jonsson D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:40
24 I. Moran D 0 0 0 +1 4 3 2 0 0 19:31
28 M. Rozsival D 1 1 2 +2 7 5 0 2 0 21:41
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
1 J. Hedberg 23 21 2 .913 59:54 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:31 Pittsburgh Penguins Shean Donovan Tripping 2
1st 02:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Michal Rozsival Boarding 2
1st 04:34 Washington Capitals Steve Konowalchuk Interference 2
1st 10:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Randy Robitaille High sticking 2
1st 19:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Moran Roughing 2
1st 19:55 Washington Capitals Steve Konowalchuk Roughing 2
2nd 09:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Andrew Ference Tripping 2
2nd 09:44 Washington Capitals Chris Simon Slashing 2
2nd 13:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Jamie Pushor Hooking 2
2nd 13:01 Washington Capitals Peter Bondra Roughing 2
2nd 13:48 Washington Capitals Jaromir Jagr Elbowing 2
2nd 15:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Moran Roughing 2
2nd 15:37 Washington Capitals Peter Bondra Roughing 2
2nd 15:37 Washington Capitals Rob Zettler Roughing 2
2nd 16:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Aleksey Morozov Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 16:38 Washington Capitals Jean-Francois Fortin Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 20:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Michal Rozsival Fighting (major) 5
2nd 20:00 Washington Capitals Joe Sacco Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Washington Capitals Joe Sacco Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 20:00 Washington Capitals Matt Pettinger Fighting (major) 5
3rd 07:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Johan Hedberg Holding 2
3rd 10:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Beech Cross checking 2
3rd 14:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Krzysztof Oliwa Instigator 2
3rd 14:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Krzysztof Oliwa Fighting (major) 5
3rd 14:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Krzysztof Oliwa Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 14:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Krzysztof Oliwa Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
3rd 14:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Kovalev Hooking 2
3rd 15:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Kovalev Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Ron Wilson
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Rick Kehoe
Referees
Don VanMassenhoven, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen
Mike Cvik, Darren Gibbs
Washington Capitals scratches
Benoit Hogue, Sylvain Cote, Calle Johansson, Corey Hirsch, Sergei Gonchar, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Sebastien Charpentier, Ivan Ciernik, Todd Rohloff, Stephen Peat, Chris Corrinet, Michael Farrell, Jeff Halpern, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, Robert Lang, Kent Manderville, Janne Laukkanen, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, John Jakopin, Wayne Primeau, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Shane Endicott

2001-2002 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 24

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Dallas Stars 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page

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