Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Thursday, March 30, 2000 · MCI Center
Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, March 30, 2000 at MCI Center. The Capitals outshot the Penguins 35–32.
Goals came from Jeff Halpern, Alex Kovalev, Richard Zednik, Robert Lang, Josef Beranek, Chris Simon and Hans Jonsson.
Scoring
1st period
Jeff Halpern (17)Ulf Dahlen (22), Rob Zettler (2)0–105:18 WSH
Alex Kovalev (24)Janne Laukkanen (15), Robert Lang (37)1–115:16 PIT · 
Richard Zednik (17)Joe Murphy (12), Sergei Gonchar (35)1–215:59 WSH
Robert Lang (22)Martin Straka (37), Janne Laukkanen (16)2–217:03 PIT ·
3rd period
Josef Beranek (13)Robert Lang (38), Alex Kovalev (38)3–210:40 PIT · 
Chris Simon (29)Glen Metropolit (12), Adam Oates (51)3–313:52 WSH
Overtime
Hans Jonsson (3)Martin Straka (38), Robert Lang (39)4–302:25 PIT
Team stats
PITWSH
3235
40%60%
3/40/3
1012
1729
1110
127
64
Penalties
- 8:35 into the first period
Bob Boughner · holding obstruction2 min - 14:13 into the first period
Jeff Halpern · holding stick obstruction2 min - 15:59 into the first periodJoe Murphy · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 1:13 into the second periodHans Jonsson · hooking obstruction2 min
- 7:55 into the second periodPeter Popovic · slashing2 min
- 15:29 into the second periodTyler Wright · roughing2 min
- 15:29 into the second periodRob Zettler · elbowing2 min
- 15:29 into the second periodRichard Zednik · roughing2 min
- 4:03 into the third periodBob Boughner · slashing2 min
- 4:03 into the third periodChris Simon · high sticking2 min
- 9:09 into the third periodRichard Zednik · boarding2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.