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First Round · Game 2

Penguins at Blues

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

Penguins, First Round Game 2, beat Blues 6–4 at Enterprise Center on April 9, 1981.

PIT – STL
30–23
Shots on goal
1/5–2/4
Power play
12–14
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 🐧 PIT
George Ferguson
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · +3
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Rod Schutt
1 G, 2 A
2 shots
3rd star 🎵 STL
Bernie Federko
1 G, 2 A
3 shots

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🎵 Joe Micheletti PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:35
Assists: Bernie Federko · beat Greg Millen
0–1
2nd period
🐧 Randy Carlyle Tying 2nd · 02:03
Assists: George Ferguson, Mike Bullard · beat Mike Liut
1–1
🎵 Tony Currie Go-ahead 2nd · 03:11
Unassisted · beat Greg Millen
1–2
🐧 Gregg Sheppard Tying 2nd · 04:58
Assists: Mike Bullard, George Ferguson · beat Mike Liut
2–2
🐧 Mario Faubert PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:59
Assists: Rick Kehoe, Rod Schutt · beat Mike Liut
3–2
🐧 George Ferguson 2nd · 11:13
Assists: Gregg Sheppard · beat Mike Liut
4–2
3rd period
🐧 Rod Schutt 3rd · 00:35
Assists: Greg Malone, Peter Lee · beat Mike Liut
5–2
🐧 Randy Carlyle 3rd · 03:06
Assists: Rod Schutt, Peter Lee · beat Mike Liut
6–2
🎵 Blair Chapman 3rd · 10:49
Assists: Joe Micheletti, Bernie Federko · beat Greg Millen
6–3
🎵 Bernie Federko PP 3rd · 16:04
Assists: Tony Currie, Blake Dunlop · beat Greg Millen
6–4

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT STL🎵
30 Shots on goal 23
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
12 Penalty minutes 14
PIT shooting 20.0% (6/30) STL shooting 17.4% (4/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Greg Millen
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
🎵Blues
Mike Liut
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:17 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 10-13 (43% win rate, 23 games)
Blues
Blues — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 17-4 (81% win rate, 21 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 8-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)
Blues
Blues — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 81981 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 2–4 Jan 271981 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 1–7 Jan 141981 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 3–6 Dec 231980 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 3–6 Oct 221980 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 3–9
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Who won Penguins vs Blues on April 9, 1981?

Penguins won 6–4. The final score was Penguins 6, Blues 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Randy Carlyle (2), George Ferguson, Gregg Sheppard, Mario Faubert, Rod Schutt.

Who scored for Blues?

Bernie Federko, Blair Chapman, Joe Micheletti, Tony Currie.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

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

How did the Blues goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Blues played?

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

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