🐳 Away Whalers 23-36-0 before this game
2–6
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 26-31-0 before this game
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Whalers at Penguins

Penguins beat Whalers 6–2 at PPG Paints Arena on February 19, 1981.

🗓 Thu, Feb 19, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Paul Baxter
4 A
4 shots · +3
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Paul Gardner
1 G, 2 A
9 shots · +2
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Rick Kehoe
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐳HFD PIT🐧
24 Shots on goal 47
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/9
46 Penalty minutes 27
HFD shooting 8.3% (2/24) PIT shooting 12.8% (6/47)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐳Whalers
Mike Veisor
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI
John Garrett
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Greg Millen
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Whalers
Whalers — tied after 1st: 23-36 (39% win rate, 59 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 26-31 (46% win rate, 57 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Whalers
Whalers — tied after 2nd: 23-36 (39% win rate, 59 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 26-31 (46% win rate, 57 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 26, 1980
🐧PIT @ 🐳HFD
7–9 · Whalers won
Oct 15, 1980
🐳HFD @ 🐧PIT
5–2 · Whalers won
Apr 2, 1980
🐳HFD @ 🐧PIT
4–6 · Penguins won
Jan 17, 1980
🐧PIT @ 🐳HFD
1–7 · Whalers won
Nov 30, 1979
🐧PIT @ 🐳HFD
5–7 · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs PIT, answered

Who won Whalers vs Penguins on February 19, 1981?

Penguins won 6–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Penguins?

The final score was Whalers 2, Penguins 6.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Veisor made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Whalers vs Penguins season series?

Whalers 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
🐳Whalers
Previous game · Feb 18
✈️WIN @ 🐳HFD
3–3 · WIN won
Next game · Feb 22
🗽NYR @ 🐳HFD
5–6 · HFD won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Feb 17
🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI
1–4 · PHI won
Next game · Feb 21
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
6–1 · BUF won
Also on February 19, 1981
🗽NYR @ 🐙DET
3–7 final
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–5 final
🔔PHI @ 🔥CGY
4–5 final
Whalers season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule