🐧 Away Penguins 29-32-0 before this game
7–5
Final
🦅 Home Capitals 30-31-0 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Penguins at Capitals

Penguins beat Capitals 7–5 at Capital One Arena on February 26, 1981.

🗓 Thu, Feb 26, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson
3 A
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Tim Tookey
3 A
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Greg Malone
2 G
4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT WSH🦅
37 Shots on goal 28
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
12 Penalty minutes 10
PIT shooting 18.9% (7/37) WSH shooting 17.9% (5/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Greg Millen
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Mike Palmateer
0/7
.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 28-32 (47% win rate, 60 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 30-30 (50% win rate, 60 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 28-32 (47% win rate, 60 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 30-30 (50% win rate, 60 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →
Jan 31, 1981
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
4–4 · Capitals won
Dec 12, 1980
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
6–2 · Penguins won
Nov 12, 1980
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
3–1 · Capitals won
Apr 1, 1980
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–6 · Capitals won
Mar 30, 1980
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
0–4 · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on February 26, 1981?

Penguins won 7–5.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 7, Capitals 5.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Mike Palmateer made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Feb 25
✈️WIN @ 🐧PIT
3–4 · PIT won
Next game · Feb 28
🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT
4–6 · PIT won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Feb 25
🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI
2–2 · WSH won
Next game · Feb 28
🦅WSH @ 🎵STL
4–7 · STL won
Also on February 26, 1981
🌌MNS @ 🐻BOS
1–5 final
⛰️CLR @ 🇨🇦MTL
0–6 final
🐋VAN @ 👑LAK
3–4 final
Penguins season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule