4–6

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 33-33-0 before this game

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

Oilers at Penguins

Penguins beat Oilers 6–4 at PPG Paints Arena on March 8, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Mar 8, 1981 · 18:30 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

Paul Gardner

2 G, 2 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Glenn Anderson

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Mark Messier

3 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM PIT🐧

39 Shots on goal 28

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

6 Penalty minutes 8

EDM shooting 10.3% (4/39) PIT shooting 21.4% (6/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Eddie Mio

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 35:55 TOI

Gary Edwards

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 22:52 TOI

🐧Penguins

Greg Millen

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 27-39 (41% win rate, 66 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 32-33 (49% win rate, 65 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 27-39 (41% win rate, 66 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 32-33 (49% win rate, 65 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ EDM vs PIT, answered

Who won Oilers vs Penguins on March 8, 1981?

Penguins won 6–4.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Penguins?

The final score was Oilers 4, Penguins 6.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Eddie Mio 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 Oilers vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Oilers 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Mar 7

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 7

Also on March 8, 1981

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