![]() ![]() ![]() Pittsburgh countered with a goal just over three minutes later. In this game, Mike Gartner opened the scoring a minute into the contest, staking the Caps to a 1-0 lead. This time, it was at the Capitals Centre. Two years later was another Capitals/Penguins opening day matchup. ![]() The Caps ultimately ended with a record of 38-32-10 and made the playoffs where they met the New York Islanders who eliminated them in the Easter Epic for Game 7. The final score was 5-4 in favor of the Penguins. But there was no more scoring for either team after that. Dave Christian scored his second goal of the game to come within one goal of the lead. During the third period, Randy Cunneyworth added two more goals to complete the hat trick and stake the Penguins to a 5-3 lead. The Penguins added two power-play goals during that period to tie the score at 3-3. But just over half a minute later, the Penguins broke through on the scoresheet with a Randy Cunneyworth goal. In this game, the Capitals scored two first-period goals to take a 2-0 lead and added a Dave Christian goal three minutes into the second period to take a 3-0 lead. Nine years later, the Capitals and Penguins met in another opening day matchup, this time at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. Washington Capitals Box Score: Octo| Octo– Pittsburgh Civic Arena The Caps went on to post a record of 17-49-14 for 46 points. But during the second period, the Capitals answered with two goals, one by Bob Sirois early in the period and one by Guy Charron halfway through the period. Greg Malone scored a late first-period goal to put the Penguins ahead 2-1. The Capitals and Penguins had a return opening day engagement at the Capital Centre two years later. Washington Capitals Box Score: Octo| Octo– Capital Centre The Caps went on to post a record of 11-59-10 for 32 points which was a slight improvement over their 8-67-5 of the prior year which still stands at the worst NHL record ever. Unfortunately for the Caps, Pittsburgh scored two unanswered goals, the first by Colin Campbell, who later became the New York Rangers Head Coach and NHL Vice President of Operations. Fortunately, the Caps tied the game with two goals late in the second period, the first of them by Greg Joly, their first-round pick in the 1974 NHL Entry Draft. The Pens added another goal early in the second period. In this game, the Penguins opened the scoring on an early power-play goal. The Capitals hosted the Penguins at the Capital Centre on opening day of their second season ever. Here is a look back at the previous opening night games between the heated rivals. This will be the sixth time the teams have played one another on opening day, with three openers played in Washington and the other two played in Pittsburgh. Opening night for the 2023-24 NHL season is upon us, with the Penguins visiting the District to do battle with the Capitals on Friday. ![]()
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