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First Round · Game 5

Penguins at Blues

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

Blues, First Round Game 5, beat Penguins 4–3 in overtime at Enterprise Center on April 14, 1981.

PIT – STL
51–52
Shots on goal
1/3–1/4
Power play
33–21
Penalty minutes
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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
Brian Sutter
1 G, 1 A
9 shots
2nd star 🎵 STL
Bernie Federko
1 G, 1 A
5 shots
3rd star 🎵 STL
Rick Lapointe
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · +1

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Paul Gardner PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:48
Assists: Rick Kehoe, Randy Carlyle · beat Mike Liut
1–0
2nd period
🎵 Brian Sutter Tying 2nd · 11:17
Assists: Bernie Federko, Tony Currie · beat Greg Millen
1–1
🐧 George Ferguson Go-ahead 2nd · 15:06
Assists: Mark Johnson, Gregg Sheppard · beat Mike Liut
2–1
🎵 Bernie Federko PP Tying 2nd · 16:06
Assists: Brian Sutter, Tony Currie · beat Greg Millen
2–2
3rd period
🎵 Rick Lapointe Go-ahead 3rd · 03:34
Assists: Blair Chapman, Larry Patey · beat Greg Millen
2–3
🐧 Greg Malone Tying 3rd · 10:36
Assists: Rod Schutt, Paul Baxter · beat Mike Liut
3–3
Overtime
🎵 Mike Crombeen Go-ahead OT · 05:16
Assists: Mike Zuke, Rick Lapointe · beat Greg Millen
3–4

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT STL🎵
51 Shots on goal 52
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
33 Penalty minutes 21
PIT shooting 5.9% (3/51) STL shooting 7.7% (4/52)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Greg Millen
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 85:16 TOI
🎵Blues
Mike Liut
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 85:16 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 13-7 (65% win rate, 20 games)
Blues
Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-4 (56% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 10-9 (53% win rate, 19 games)
Blues
Blues — tied after 2nd: 16-5 (76% win rate, 21 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 121981 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 3–6 Apr 111981 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 5–4 Apr 91981 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 6–4 Apr 81981 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 2–4 Jan 271981 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 1–7
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PIT vs STL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Blues on April 14, 1981?

Blues won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Penguins 3, Blues 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

George Ferguson, Greg Malone, Paul Gardner.

Who scored for Blues?

Bernie Federko, Brian Sutter, Mike Crombeen, Rick Lapointe.

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 3 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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BeforeApr 12 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 3–6 AfterOct 6 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 2–6
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BeforeApr 12 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 3–6 AfterApr 16 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 3–6
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