1–4

Final

PIT leads 4–2

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

Capitals at Penguins — First Round Game 5

Penguins, First Round Game 5, beat Capitals 4–1 at PPG Paints Arena on April 26, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Apr 26, 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 5

1–4

Final · PIT

Game 6

3–2

Final · PIT

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Petr Nedved

2 A

2 shots · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

1 G

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 1st · 08:36

Assists: Petr Nedved, Jaromir Jagr

0–1

2nd period

🐧 Francois Leroux 2nd · 10:14

Assists: Petr Nedved, Jaromir Jagr

0–2

🐧 Bryan Smolinski 2nd · 13:15

Assists: Dave Roche, Sergei Zubov

0–3

🦅 Andrew Brunette 2nd · 14:51

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Dale Hunter

1–3

3rd period

🐧 Jaromir Jagr 3rd · 16:13

Assists: J.J. Daigneault, Ken Wregget

1–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

40 Shots on goal 32

70 Penalty minutes 52

WSH shooting 2.5% (1/40) PIT shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 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 — 1–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 24, 1996

🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH

3–2 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on April 26, 1996?

Penguins won 4–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 1, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andrew Brunette.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Smolinski, Francois Leroux, Jaromir Jagr, Mario Lemieux.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 1 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 24

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Apr 24

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