3–2

Final

PIT leads 4–2

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

Penguins at Capitals — First Round Game 6

Penguins, First Round Game 6, beat Capitals 3–2 at Capital One Arena on April 28, 1996.

🗓 Sun, Apr 28, 1996 · 14:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 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 6

3–2

Final · PIT

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

4 shots

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Sergei Zubov

2 A

2 shots

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

26 Shots on goal 37

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

13 Penalty minutes 13

PIT shooting 11.5% (3/26) WSH shooting 5.4% (2/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 06:00 TOI

Olie Kolzig

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 53:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 56-29-2 (64% win rate, 87 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 47-33-7 (54% win rate, 87 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 56-29-2 (64% win rate, 87 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 47-33-7 (54% win rate, 87 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on April 28, 1996?

Penguins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 3, Capitals 2.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey 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.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Apr 26

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 26

Also on April 28, 1996

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