Pittsburgh 2, Washington 4

123T
PIT(23-47-4)1102
WAS(23-46-3)2204

Final

7:00 PM ET, March 30, 2004
Verizon Center
Washington, DC
THREE STARS
T. Whitfield
Capitals  (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 1
J. Halpern
Capitals  (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 2
R. Jackman
Penguins (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Verizon Center
Location: Washington, DC
Referees: TomKowal, BobLangdon
Linesmen: DavidBrisebois, TimNowak
Attendance: 13,417 (71.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Pittsburgh   Washington
Total Shots
  29
  29
PIM
  26
 31
Hits
  0
  0
Giveaways
  0
  0
Takeaways
  0
  0
Faceoffs Won
  32
  32
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
3:55Jeff Halpern (16)
Assists: Trent Whitfield, Brad Norton
Washington 1-0
19:12Alexander Semin (10)
Assists: Craig Johnson
Washington 2-0
19:47Dick Tarnstrom (16)
Assists: Aleksey Morozov, Ric Jackman
Washington 2-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
6:51Ric Jackman: 2 Minutes for Holding Trent Whitfield
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
0:25Trent Whitfield (5)
Assists: Brendan Witt, Jeff Halpern
Washington 3-1
4:27Trent Whitfield (6)
Assists: Jeff Halpern
Washington 4-1
18:04Ric Jackman (9) (Power Play)
Assists: Konstantin Koltsov
Washington 4-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
4:47Rico Fata: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Darcy Verot
4:47Darcy Verot: 2 Minutes for Roughing Rico Fata
6:50Rico Fata: 10 Minutes for Misconduct Darcy Verot
6:50Darcy Verot: 10 Minutes for Misconduct Rico Fata
6:50Rico Fata: 2 Minutes for Roughing Darcy Verot
6:50Darcy Verot: 2 Minutes for Roughing Rico Fata
6:50Rico Fata: 2 Minutes for Roughing Darcy Verot
6:50Darcy Verot: 2 Minutes for Roughing Rico Fata
12:44Martin Strbak: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct of Rick Berry
12:44Rick Berry: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct of Martin Strbak
14:33Alexander Semin: 2 Minutes for Roughing Dan Focht
14:33Dan Focht: 2 Minutes for Roughing Alexander Semin
16:10Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre: 2 Minutes for Tripping Milan Kraft
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
No scoring this period
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
1:56Jean-Sebastien Aubin: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game (Served by Milan Kraft)
6:44Darcy Verot: 5 Minutes for Elbowing Jon Sim
12:48Darcy Verot: 2 Minutes for Holding Ryan Malone
14:49Milan Kraft: 2 Minutes for Roughing Brendan Witt

Player Summary
Pittsburgh PenguinsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
M. Bradley RW00-1000000001511:501:010:3610:130000.0
K. Buchberger C 000200000001411:401:112:447:450000.0
M. Eastwood C 000100000001510:440:002:597:457558.3
R. Fata RW00-22004160001812:073:231:456:595838.5
D. Focht D 00-2100120002421:542:592:4916:060000.0
R. Jackman D 110500120002726:328:310:3917:220000.0
K. Koltsov LW01-3100000002015:423:530:0011:490000.0
T. Kostopoulos RW00-1000000001713:312:570:2410:100100.0
M. Kraft C 00-2300120002316:184:050:0012:137750.0
R. Malone LW001200000002320:124:451:4913:380100.0
J. Melichar D 00-2000000002419:170:203:1215:450000.0
A. Morozov RW011100000002218:365:221:4311:310000.0
B. Orpik D 00-1300000002623:253:082:4317:340000.0
L. Pirjeta C 001400000002118:044:310:0013:33121054.5
J. Sim LW00-100000000169:260:000:009:260000.0
M. Strbak D 00-2300120002620:215:102:1412:5710100.0
D. Tarnstrom D 1011000000097:571:400:235:540000.0
L. Wilson RW00-2000000001510:531:340:009:190000.0
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYERREASON
Washington CapitalsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
B. Battaglia LW001300000002521:382:575:4412:575455.6
R. Berry D 00-120012000159:140:000:009:140000.0
J. Boumedienne D 002000000002924:453:395:3415:320000.0
J. Cutta D 00-1100000001812:150:000:0012:150000.0
J. Grand-Pierre D 00-120012000128:510:000:008:510100.0
J. Halpern C 123400000002617:193:253:2610:287750.0
C. Johnson C 011100120002117:122:473:5310:320100.0
J. Kwiatkowski D 00-1000000002823:152:566:2313:560000.0
K. Miller LW00-1200000001615:263:130:2311:503537.5
B. Norton D 012000000002214:380:000:4513:530000.0
S. Peat RW000000000001512:510:070:0012:440000.0
M. Pettinger LW003300000002116:452:284:219:5610100.0
T. Rohloff D 002100000002119:420:073:4615:490000.0
A. Semin LW101300120001313:293:250:0010:040000.0
R. Tvrdon RW000200000001813:420:332:4210:273260.0
D. Verot C 000000623000159:050:070:278:313442.9
T. Whitfield C 213200000001912:301:550:529:4310855.6
B. Witt D 012300000002722:282:215:2014:470000.0
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYERREASON
B WillsieHealthy
S CharpentierHip Injury
J DoigWrist Injury
D ZubrusUpper Body

Goaltending Summary
Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
J. Aubin29425.86259:302
Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
M. Yeats29227.93160:000

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
Pittsburgh971329
Washington1210729

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Pittsburgh1 of 0
Washington0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Tuesday, March 30th
Boston 3 Final
Carolina 2
Pittsburgh 2 Final
Washington 4
NY Rangers 0 Final
New Jersey 5
Edmonton 0 Final
St. Louis 1
Chicago 2 Final
Nashville 5