By the spring of 1996, there was one certainty for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals in the postseason, that they would play each other. The two teams met five times in six seasons, with Pittsburgh winning all the series except for 1994.
Early Series Pain
Game 1
Pittsburgh thought they had game 1 of the series all but won when they built up a 4-1 lead midway through the second period, but with 5 unanswered goals from Washington, the penguins were served a huge piece of humble pie and handed a 6-4 loss.