6–4

Final

PIT leads 4–2

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

Capitals at Penguins — First Round Game 1

Capitals, First Round Game 1, beat Penguins 6–4 at PPG Paints Arena on April 17, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Apr 17, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1995-96 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

WSH vs PIT · PIT leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 1

6–4

Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Joe Juneau

3 A

5 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Todd Krygier

2 G

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

35 Shots on goal 28

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

12 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 17.1% (6/35) PIT shooting 14.3% (4/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 31:09 TOI

Olie Kolzig

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 28:51 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:27 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 45-31-6 (55% win rate, 82 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 53-27-2 (65% win rate, 82 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 45-31-6 (55% win rate, 82 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 53-27-2 (65% win rate, 82 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Penguins won

May 2, 1995

🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH

2–7 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on April 17, 1996?

Capitals won 6–4.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 6, Penguins 4.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 13

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Apr 14

Also on April 17, 1996

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