🐧 Away Penguins 10-11-4 before this game

5–3

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 13-11-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	0	2	3	5
WSH	2	0	1	3

Penguins at Capitals

Penguins beat Capitals 5–3 at Capital One Arena on December 6, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Dec 6, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Petr Nedved

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Alek Stojanov

2 A

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Dale Hunter Go-ahead 1st · 10:56

Unassisted

0–1

🦅 Andrei Nikolishin 1st · 19:31

Assists: Kelly Miller, Steve Konowalchuk

0–2

2nd period

🐧 Jaromir Jagr PP 2nd · 05:01

Assists: J.J. Daigneault

1–2

🐧 Ron Francis Tying 2nd · 10:18

Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Jaromir Jagr

2–2

3rd period

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 3rd · 03:13

Assists: Andreas Johansson, Stu Barnes

3–2

🐧 Petr Nedved 3rd · 05:17

Assists: Alek Stojanov

4–2

🦅 Dale Hunter 3rd · 05:50

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Kelly Miller

4–3

🐧 Jaromir Jagr 3rd · 15:19

Assists: Petr Nedved, Alek Stojanov

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

28 Shots on goal 29

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

22 Penalty minutes 8

PIT shooting 17.9% (5/28) WSH shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

Patrick Lalime

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 40:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 10-11-4 (40% win rate, 25 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 13-11-2 (50% win rate, 26 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on December 6, 1996?

Penguins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 5, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jaromir Jagr (2), Mario Lemieux, Petr Nedved, Ron Francis.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dale Hunter (2), Andrei Nikolishin.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

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

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 5 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 2–1 after 3 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 · Dec 4

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 4

Also on December 6, 1996

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