4–6

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 30-32-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	0	0	0	4
PIT	0	0	0	6

Rangers at Penguins

Penguins beat Rangers 6–4 at PPG Paints Arena on February 28, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Feb 28, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Rod Schutt

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Lance Nethery

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Peter Lee

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR PIT🐧

34 Shots on goal 35

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

34 Penalty minutes 21

NYR shooting 11.8% (4/34) PIT shooting 17.1% (6/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Doug Soetaert

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Greg Millen

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 28-35 (44% win rate, 63 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 29-32 (48% win rate, 61 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 28-35 (44% win rate, 63 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 29-32 (48% win rate, 61 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYR vs PIT, answered

Who won Rangers vs Penguins on February 28, 1981?

Penguins won 6–4.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Penguins?

The final score was Rangers 4, Penguins 6.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Doug Soetaert made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

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

Where is Rangers vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Rangers vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Feb 25

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Feb 26

Also on February 28, 1981

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