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First Round · Game 1

Penguins at Blues

🗓 📍 Enterprise Center, St. Louis 🏒 STL leads 3–2

Blues, First Round Game 1, beat Penguins 4–2 at Enterprise Center on April 8, 1981.

PIT – STL
26–48
Shots on goal
0/4–1/5
Power play
39–37
Penalty minutes
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The game

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First Round — Best of 7

PIT vs STL · STL leads 3–2 Full series →
Game 1
2–4
Final · STL
Game 2
6–4
Final · PIT
Game 3
5–4
Final · STL
Game 4
3–6
Final · PIT
Game 5
3–4
OT · STL

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎵 STL
Bernie Federko
2 A
4 shots · -1
2nd star 🎵 STL
Joe Micheletti
2 A
3 shots
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Greg Malone
1 G, 1 A
4 shots

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Greg Malone Go-ahead 1st · 00:15
Assists: Randy Carlyle, Peter Lee · beat Mike Liut
1–0
🎵 Mike Zuke PP Tying 1st · 04:48
Assists: Joe Micheletti, Bernie Federko · beat Greg Millen
1–1
🎵 Tony Currie Go-ahead 1st · 15:58
Assists: Bernie Federko, Joe Micheletti · beat Greg Millen
1–2
2nd period
🐧 Rod Schutt Tying 2nd · 13:21
Assists: Greg Malone, Peter Lee · beat Mike Liut
2–2
🎵 Jorgen Pettersson Go-ahead 2nd · 14:44
Assists: Blake Dunlop · beat Greg Millen
2–3
3rd period
🎵 Mike Crombeen Empty net 3rd · 19:59
Assists: Larry Patey
2–4

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT STL🎵
26 Shots on goal 48
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
39 Penalty minutes 37
PIT shooting 7.7% (2/26) STL shooting 8.3% (4/48)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Greg Millen
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:50 TOI
🎵Blues
Mike Liut
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 10-12 (45% win rate, 22 games)
Blues
Blues — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 16-4 (80% win rate, 20 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-9 (36% win rate, 14 games)
Blues
Blues — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 13-4 (76% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Jan 271981 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 1–7 Jan 141981 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 3–6 Dec 231980 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 3–6 Oct 221980 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 3–9 Mar 31980 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 1–5
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PIT vs STL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Blues on April 8, 1981?

Blues won 4–2. The final score was Penguins 2, Blues 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Greg Malone, Rod Schutt.

Who scored for Blues?

Jorgen Pettersson, Mike Crombeen, Mike Zuke, Tony Currie.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

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Around this game

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🐧 Penguins
BeforeApr 5 🐧PIT @ 🐳HFD 5–4 AfterApr 9 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 6–4
🎵 Blues
BeforeApr 5 🎵STL @ ✈️WIN 5–5 AfterApr 9 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 6–4
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