2 ▁points ▁in ▁ 6 8 ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 6 ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁Czech ▁Ext ral iga ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Spart a ▁Praha . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁hi atus ▁from ▁the ▁N HL , ▁Lang ▁returned ▁after ▁one ▁season ▁in ▁Europe , ▁joining ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁P engu ins ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁b ounced ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁between ▁the ▁P engu ins ▁and ▁Boston ▁Bru ins ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁months ▁before ▁he ▁stuck ▁with ▁the ▁P engu ins . ▁ ▁Lang ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁P engu ins , ▁joining ▁fellow ▁Czech ▁Jar om ír ▁J á gr ▁and ▁increasing ▁his ▁points ▁total ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁four ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁team . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 , ▁he ▁scored ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 3 2 ▁goals , ▁ 4 8 ▁ass ists ▁and ▁ 8 0 ▁points ▁in ▁ 8 2 ▁games . ▁That ▁season , ▁the ▁P engu ins ▁reached ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Conference ▁Final s , ▁but ▁were ▁defeated ▁in ▁five ▁games ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Dev ils . ▁Lang ▁added ▁eight ▁points ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁play off ▁games . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁season , ▁Lang ▁became ▁an ▁un rest rict ed ▁free ▁agent ▁and ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Washington ▁Capit als . ▁In ▁Washington , ▁he ▁was ▁re - un ited ▁with