🦅 Away Capitals 51-25-2 before this game

7–4

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 26-49-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	4	1	2	7
PIT	2	1	1	4

Capitals at Penguins

Capitals beat Penguins 7–4 at PPG Paints Arena on April 6, 1985.

🗓 Sat, Apr 6, 1985 · 19:15 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 6–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Gary Sampson

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Larry Murphy

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Gaetan Duchesne

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Gary Sampson Go-ahead 1st · 03:13

Assists: Rod Langway, Craig Laughlin · beat Denis Herron

1–0

🦅 Gaetan Duchesne 1st · 04:33

Assists: Doug Jarvis, Bobby Gould · beat Denis Herron

2–0

🦅 Larry Murphy 1st · 08:10

Assists: Mikko Leinonen, Gary Sampson · beat Denis Herron

3–0

🦅 Bobby Carpenter PP 1st · 08:53

Assists: Larry Murphy, Mike McEwen · beat Denis Herron

4–0

🐧 Wayne Babych 1st · 16:36

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Dave Hannan · beat Al Jensen

4–1

🐧 Mitch Lamoureux 1st · 18:16

Unassisted · beat Al Jensen

4–2

2nd period

🦅 Bobby Gould 2nd · 14:34

Assists: Scott Stevens, Gaetan Duchesne · beat Denis Herron

5–2

🐧 Wayne Babych 2nd · 15:29

Assists: Dave Hannan, Wally Weir · beat Al Jensen

5–3

3rd period

🐧 Mike Bullard 3rd · 01:24

Assists: Gary Rissling, Joe McDonnell · beat Al Jensen

5–4

🦅 Mike Gartner 3rd · 18:06

Assists: Gary Sampson · beat Denis Herron

6–4

🦅 Alan Haworth Empty net 3rd · 19:48

Assists: Larry Murphy

7–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

40 Shots on goal 25

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

4 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 17.5% (7/40) PIT shooting 16.0% (4/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Al Jensen

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Denis Herron

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 4–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 6–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on April 6, 1985?

Capitals won 7–4.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 7, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alan Haworth, Bobby Carpenter, Bobby Gould, Gaetan Duchesne, Gary Sampson, Larry Murphy, Mike Gartner.

Who scored for Penguins?

Wayne Babych (2), Mike Bullard, Mitch Lamoureux.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Al Jensen made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Denis Herron made 0 saves on 6 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?

Capitals lead the season series 6–0 after 6 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 4

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Apr 3

Also on April 6, 1985

Capitals season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule