🐧 Away Penguins 37-33-8 before this game

7–6

Final / OT

🦅 Home Capitals 42-29-7 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
PIT	3	2	1	1	7
WSH	1	4	1	0	6

Penguins at Capitals

Penguins beat Capitals 7–6 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 2, 1988.

🗓 Sat, Apr 2, 1988 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 5–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

4 G

11 shots · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Doug Bodger

3 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Bob Errey

3 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Mike Gartner PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:19

Assists: Michal Pivonka, Larry Murphy

0–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux SH Tying 1st · 09:57

Assists: Bob Errey

1–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux SH Go-ahead 1st · 13:18

Assists: Zarley Zalapski

2–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP 1st · 19:06

Assists: Randy Cunneyworth, Doug Bodger

3–1

2nd period

🐧 Zarley Zalapski 2nd · 02:14

Assists: Bob Errey

4–1

🦅 Michal Pivonka 2nd · 03:22

Assists: Peter Sundstrom, Rod Langway

4–2

🦅 Michal Pivonka 2nd · 07:52

Assists: Mike Ridley, Kevin Hatcher

4–3

🐧 Paul Coffey 2nd · 10:29

Assists: Dan Quinn, Bob Errey

5–3

🦅 Mike Gartner 2nd · 11:07

Assists: Larry Murphy

5–4

🦅 Dale Hunter Tying 2nd · 14:25

Assists: Mike Ridley

5–5

3rd period

🐧 Paul Coffey PP Go-ahead 3rd · 01:19

Assists: Dan Quinn, Doug Bodger

6–5

🦅 Dale Hunter PP Tying 3rd · 08:34

Assists: Dave Christian, Larry Murphy

6–6

Overtime

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead OT · 04:02

Assists: Doug Bodger, Randy Cunneyworth

7–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

32 Shots on goal 30

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/10

35 Penalty minutes 28

PIT shooting 21.9% (7/32) WSH shooting 20.0% (6/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Steve Guenette

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 64:02 TOI

🦅Capitals

Clint Malarchuk

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 64:02 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–5

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 37-33-8 (47% win rate, 78 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 42-29-7 (54% win rate, 78 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 5–2 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Penguins won

5–5 (OT) · Capitals won

Nov 27, 1987

🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH

4–2 · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on April 2, 1988?

Penguins won 7–6 in overtime.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 7, Capitals 6, in overtime.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (4), Paul Coffey (2), Zarley Zalapski.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dale Hunter (2), Michal Pivonka (2), Mike Gartner (2).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Steve Guenette made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Clint Malarchuk 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?

Penguins lead the season series 5–2 after 7 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 · Mar 31

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 31

Also on April 2, 1988

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