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First Round · Game 4

Blues at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 STL leads 3–2

Penguins, First Round Game 4, beat Blues 6–3 at PPG Paints Arena on April 12, 1981.

STL – PIT
24–34
Shots on goal
2/5–2/5
Power play
25–25
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
Randy Carlyle
2 G, 1 A
8 shots · +2
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Mike Bullard
2 G, 1 A
6 shots · +2
3rd star 🎵 STL
Joe Micheletti
3 A
2 shots

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🎵 Ralph Klassen Go-ahead 1st · 05:53
Assists: Larry Patey, Joe Micheletti · beat Greg Millen
1–0
🎵 Mike Zuke PP 1st · 07:10
Assists: Tony Currie, Joe Micheletti · beat Greg Millen
2–0
🐧 Mike Bullard PP 1st · 14:52
Assists: Randy Carlyle, Mario Faubert · beat Mike Liut
2–1
2nd period
🐧 Mark Johnson PP Tying 2nd · 07:45
Assists: Rick Kehoe, Marc Chorney · beat Mike Liut
2–2
🐧 Randy Carlyle SH Go-ahead 2nd · 11:49
Unassisted · beat Mike Liut
2–3
🎵 Mike Zuke PP Tying 2nd · 13:55
Assists: Joe Micheletti, Tony Currie · beat Greg Millen
3–3
3rd period
🐧 Mike Bullard Go-ahead 3rd · 00:44
Assists: George Ferguson · beat Mike Liut
3–4
🐧 Randy Carlyle 3rd · 09:21
Assists: Mike Bullard, Gregg Sheppard · beat Mike Liut
3–5
🐧 Pat Price 3rd · 14:02
Assists: Gregg Sheppard, George Ferguson · beat Mike Liut
3–6

Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL PIT🐧
24 Shots on goal 34
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
25 Penalty minutes 25
STL shooting 12.5% (3/24) PIT shooting 17.6% (6/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Mike Liut
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Greg Millen
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Blues
Blues — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 17-5 (77% win rate, 22 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 11-13 (46% win rate, 24 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Blues
Blues — tied after 2nd: 16-4 (80% win rate, 20 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 9-9 (50% win rate, 18 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 111981 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 5–4 Apr 91981 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 6–4 Apr 81981 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 2–4 Jan 271981 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 1–7 Jan 141981 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 3–6
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Who won Blues vs Penguins on April 12, 1981?

Penguins won 6–3. The final score was Blues 3, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Blues?

Mike Zuke (2), Ralph Klassen.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mike Bullard (2), Randy Carlyle (2), Mark Johnson, Pat Price.

How did the Blues goalie play?

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

How did the Penguins goalie play?

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

Where is Blues vs Penguins played?

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

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BeforeApr 11 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 5–4 AfterApr 14 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 3–4
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BeforeApr 11 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 5–4 AfterApr 14 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 3–4
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