🦅 Away Capitals 43-28-6 before this game

2–4

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 50-24-2 before this game

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

Capitals at Penguins

Penguins beat Capitals 4–2 at PPG Paints Arena on April 4, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Apr 4, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

2 G

4 shots

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Corey Foster

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Kevin Miller

2 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Corey Foster PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:41

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Kevin Miller

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Michal Pivonka Tying 2nd · 03:26

Assists: Stefan Ustorf, Peter Bondra

1–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 2nd · 11:56

Assists: Kevin Miller, Francois Leroux

1–2

🦅 Calle Johansson Tying 2nd · 13:25

Assists: Michal Pivonka, Peter Bondra

2–2

3rd period

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 3rd · 18:05

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Corey Foster

2–3

🐧 Chris Tamer Empty net 3rd · 19:06

Assists: Neil Wilkinson, Ron Francis

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

26 Shots on goal 18

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

20 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 7.7% (2/26) PIT shooting 22.2% (4/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 43-28-6 (56% win rate, 77 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 50-24-2 (66% win rate, 76 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–2 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on April 4, 1996?

Penguins won 4–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 2, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Calle Johansson, Michal Pivonka.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (2), Chris Tamer, Corey Foster.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 2 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 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 3

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 31

Also on April 4, 1996

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