seventh seed. Unlike the previous two meetings, it was the Capitals that won the series 4–2. Washington won Game 1 in Pittsburgh and the next five games were won by the home team. Joe Juneau and Michal Pivonka of the Capitals would post identical stats over the course of the series (3 goals and 4 assists in 6 games). The Capitals were unable to duplicate their first round success in the conference semifinals, falling to the Presidents' Trophy-winning (and eventual champion) New York Rangers in five games. After the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season, the Penguins earned the third seed in the East, while the Capitals earned the sixth seed. This set up another first round matchup between the two teams. Just like the year prior, the Capitals won Game 1 in Pittsburgh, and won two of the next three games to take a 3–1 series lead. This time, however, the Penguins responded with three straight wins, starting with an overtime win in Game 5 at Civic Arena. This gave Pittsburgh a 4–3 series win. Pittsburgh centre Ron Francis scored 3 goals and tallied 11 assists during the series. The eventual Stanley Cup champion, New Jersey Devils, went on to defeat the Penguins in the conference semifinals, 4–1. Pittsburgh and Washington met once again in the conference quarterfinals in the 1996 playoffs as the second and seventh seeds in the East, respectively. The Capitals shocked the Penguins and won the first two games of the series in Pittsburgh by two goals each, but the Penguins won Game 3 by a 4–1 score. Petr Nedved scored in the fourth overtime period of Game 4 to tie the series at two games apiece. Pittsburgh won Games 5 and 6 to take the series in six games. They also went on to beat the Rangers in the conference semifinals, but lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the Florida Panthers. Before the 1998–99 season, the NHL realigned its divisions once more. However, the Capitals and Penguins remained interdivisional opponents, as the Penguins were placed in the new Atlantic Division and the Capitals were placed in the new Southeast Division. The two rivals did not meet in the playoffs again until 2000. Washington won the Southeast Division title and earned the second seed in the East, while Pittsburgh qualified as the seventh seed. Unlike the other series in the playoffs, this matchup was played