4–5

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 21-23-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
LAK	0	0	0	4
PIT	0	0	0	5

Kings at Penguins

Penguins beat Kings 5–4 at PPG Paints Arena on January 17, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Jan 17, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Rick Kehoe

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Randy Carlyle

3 A

7 shots · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Faubert

3 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK PIT🐧

32 Shots on goal 52

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

25 Penalty minutes 49

LAK shooting 12.5% (4/32) PIT shooting 9.6% (5/52)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Mario Lessard

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:46 TOI

🐧Penguins

Greg Millen

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 29-14 (67% win rate, 43 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 20-23 (47% win rate, 43 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Kings

Kings — tied after 2nd: 29-14 (67% win rate, 43 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 20-23 (47% win rate, 43 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ LAK vs PIT, answered

Who won Kings vs Penguins on January 17, 1981?

Penguins won 5–4.

What was the final score of Kings vs Penguins?

The final score was Kings 4, Penguins 5.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Mario Lessard 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 Kings vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Kings vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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

👑Kings

Previous game · Jan 15

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 14

Also on January 17, 1981

Kings season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule