🐧 Away Penguins 12-11-0 before this game

6–4

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 11-13-0 before this game

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

Penguins at Capitals

Penguins beat Capitals 6–4 at Capital One Arena on January 12, 1990.

🗓 Fri, Jan 12, 1990 · 19:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1989-90 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Phil Bourque

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mark Recchi

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

24 Shots on goal 38

16 Penalty minutes 12

PIT shooting 25.0% (6/24) WSH shooting 10.5% (4/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Bob Mason

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 47:29 TOI

Don Beaupre

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 12:31 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 12-11 (52% win rate, 23 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 11-13 (46% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 12-11 (52% win rate, 23 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 11-13 (46% win rate, 24 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on January 12, 1990?

Penguins won 6–4.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 6, Capitals 4.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bob Mason made 0 saves on 2 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 3–1 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 · Jan 10

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 10

Also on January 12, 1990

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