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How the Penguins lost the 1994 Eastern Conference Quarter Finals

Their 1994 series marked the third time in four seasons that the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals had met in the postseason. Pittsburgh claimed victories in the 1991 and 1992 series and went on to capture back-to-back Stanley Cups, but what went wrong in this series?

Let’s take a look.

Early Series Gains

Game 1

Midway through the season, the Capitals replaced Terry Murray with Jim Schoenfeld, who installed a new system, that kept the defensemen active at both ends of the ice.

The move paid off as Washington, went 20-12-6 to finish the regular season.