🪶 Away Blackhawks 12-15-0 before this game
4–6
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 12-13-0 before this game
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Blackhawks at Penguins

Penguins beat Blackhawks 6–4 at PPG Paints Arena on December 6, 1980.

🗓 Sat, Dec 6, 1980 · 19:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Randy Carlyle
4 A
5 shots · +2
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Rod Schutt
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · +2
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Greg Malone
2 G
8 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI PIT🐧
27 Shots on goal 36
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7
14 Penalty minutes 8
CHI shooting 14.8% (4/27) PIT shooting 16.7% (6/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
Tony Esposito
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:10 TOI
🐧Penguins
Greg Millen
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 12-14 (46% win rate, 26 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 11-13 (46% win rate, 24 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 12-14 (46% win rate, 26 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 11-13 (46% win rate, 24 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Feb 10, 1980
🐧PIT @ 🪶CHI
2–3 · Blackhawks won
Jan 12, 1980
🪶CHI @ 🐧PIT
3–2 · Blackhawks won
Dec 19, 1979
🐧PIT @ 🪶CHI
0–0 · Penguins won
Dec 8, 1979
🪶CHI @ 🐧PIT
3–3 · Blackhawks won

❓ CHI vs PIT, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Penguins on December 6, 1980?

Penguins won 6–4.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Penguins?

The final score was Blackhawks 4, Penguins 6.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Tony Esposito made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Dec 4
🪶CHI @ 🔔PHI
5–7 · PHI won
Next game · Dec 7
🪶CHI @ 🗽NYR
4–5 · NYR won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Dec 4
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · PIT won
Next game · Dec 7
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
1–10 · BUF won
Also on December 6, 1980
🔔PHI @ 🐙DET
2–4 final
⛰️CLR @ 🦅WSH
6–8 final
🐳HFD @ 🔥CGY
5–3 final
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–4 final
⚜️QUE @ 🍁TOR
2–5 final
✈️WIN @ 🎵STL
2–5 final
⚔️BUF @ 🌌MNS
3–3 final
🏝️NYI @ 👑LAK
3–5 final
Blackhawks season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule