This time, Mark Tinordi scored just over 30 seconds into the power play, at 7:06, with assists from Joe Juneau and Dale Hunter. Just over 20 seconds later, the Caps earned another power play when Derian Hatcher was penalized for Interference. The Caps did not score on that power play, but would finally get on the board less than a minute later when Mike Eagles scored at 6:12, getting an assist from Kelly Miller. Both were assessed five minutes for fighting, but Smolek also earned a minor for his initial infraction. Kevin “Killer” Kaminski took exception to it and fought Smolek. The Caps went into the first intermission trailing 2-0.Īt 3:24, Doug Smolek of Dallas earned a Holding/Obstruction penalty against the Caps. The Caps took one more penalty in the period, but no further damages were done. This set up a 5-on-3 power play for Dallas who scored just over half a minute later, at 10:02, extending their lead to 2-0. The Caps had managed to kill more than three minutes of that penalty before Ken Klee was penalized for hooking at 9:40. It earned him a 5-minute major penalty, a game misconduct and automatic ejection from the game. Less than a minute later, at 6:00 to be exact, Keith Jones got a high sticking penalty. Less than 20 seconds after that penalty expired, Mike Kennedy scored for Dallas, assisted by Derian Hatcher and Todd Harvey. Just under 3 ½ minutes into the game, Martin Gendron took a hooking penalty for the Caps, giving Dallas the power play. The first period was marked by numerous Capitals’ penalties. Their best player at the time was Mike Modano, who had been with them since their days in Minnesota. This was the team’s third year in Dallas, having previously played in Minnesota as the Minnesota North Stars. Dallas had a 2-2 record and were on the fourth game of a homestand in Dallas. Washington started the 1995-96 season in winning fashion, going into Dallas with a 3-1 record. In our latest Caps Retro Recap, we take a look back at the Capitals last regulation win in “Big D” prior to last night. The Washington Capitals beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Saturday night for their first regulation win in Dallas since October 17, 1995.
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