1–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	0	1
PIT	0	0	0	5

Capitals at Penguins

Penguins beat Capitals 5–1 at PPG Paints Arena on October 20, 1979.

🗓 Sat, Oct 20, 1979 · 19:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Orest Kindrachuk

2 G

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

George Ferguson

2 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Gary McAdam

2 A

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

23 Shots on goal 42

21 Penalty minutes 15

WSH shooting 4.3% (1/23) PIT shooting 11.9% (5/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Wayne Stephenson

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Rob Holland

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on October 20, 1979?

Penguins won 5–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 1, Penguins 5.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Wayne Stephenson made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Rob Holland made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 19

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 17

Also on October 20, 1979

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