🌌 Away North Stars 31-17-0 before this game

1–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 23-25-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MNS	0	0	0	1
PIT	0	0	0	3

North Stars at Penguins

Penguins beat North Stars 3–1 at PPG Paints Arena on January 28, 1981.

🗓 Wed, Jan 28, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1980-81 🔁 North Stars lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Paul Gardner

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Randy Carlyle

2 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Rod Schutt

1 G

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌌MNS PIT🐧

43 Shots on goal 30

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

14 Penalty minutes 16

MNS shooting 2.3% (1/43) PIT shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌌North Stars

Gilles Meloche

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Greg Millen

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

North Stars

North Stars — tied after 1st: 30-17 (64% win rate, 47 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 22-25 (47% win rate, 47 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

North Stars

North Stars — tied after 2nd: 30-17 (64% win rate, 47 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 22-25 (47% win rate, 47 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

North Stars lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Nov 19, 1980

🌌MNS @ 🐧PIT

3–2 · North Stars won

Nov 1, 1980

🐧PIT @ 🌌MNS

3–6 · North Stars won

Mar 18, 1980

🐧PIT @ 🌌MNS

3–4 · North Stars won

5–2 · North Stars won

❓ MNS vs PIT, answered

Who won North Stars vs Penguins on January 28, 1981?

Penguins won 3–1.

What was the final score of North Stars vs Penguins?

The final score was North Stars 1, Penguins 3.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is North Stars vs Penguins played?

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

What is the North Stars vs Penguins season series?

North Stars lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🌌North Stars

Previous game · Jan 26

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 27

Also on January 28, 1981

North Stars season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule