Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Wednesday, December 5, 1990 · Civic Arena
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Wednesday, December 5, 1990 at Civic Arena. The Capitals outshot the Penguins 34–24.
Goals came from Michal Pivonka, Kevin Hatcher, Randy Gilhen and Kelly Miller.
Scoring
1st period
Michal Pivonka (10)Calle Johansson (14)1–004:36 WSH
Kevin Hatcher (11)Michal Pivonka (21), Mikhail Tatarinov (5)2–007:16 WSH · 
Randy Gilhen (8)Mark Recchi (34), Brad Aitken (1)2–111:13 PIT
3rd period
Kelly Miller (6)Mike Ridley (13), Kevin Hatcher (20)3–106:21 WSH ·
Team stats
WSHPIT
3424
0%0%
1/40/5
3937
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 6:51 into the first period
Zarley Zalapski · cross checking2 min - 7:46 into the first period
Peter Bondra · holding2 min - 14:38 into the first periodBrad Aitken · cross checking2 min
- 16:47 into the first periodMikhail Tatarinov · high sticking2 min
- 1:50 into the second periodJim Johnson · hooking2 min
- 8:35 into the second periodKevin Stevens · delaying game2 min
- 11:09 into the second periodCalle Johansson · high sticking2 min
- 14:03 into the second periodBrad Aitken · fighting5 min
- 14:03 into the second periodBrad Aitken · game misconduct10 min
- 14:03 into the second periodJay Caufield · roughing2 min
- 14:03 into the second periodJay Caufield · fighting5 min
- 14:03 into the second periodPaul Stanton · roughing2 min
- 14:03 into the second periodNick Kypreos · fighting5 min
- 14:03 into the second periodNick Kypreos · game misconduct10 min
- 14:03 into the second periodAlan May · instigator2 min
- 14:03 into the second periodAlan May · fighting5 min
- 14:03 into the second periodMikhail Tatarinov · roughing2 min
- 18:55 into the second periodMike Lalor · holding2 min
- 20:00 into the second periodPaul Coffey · fighting5 min
- 20:00 into the second periodKelly Miller · fighting5 min
- 5:55 into the third periodMichal Pivonka · tripping2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.