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Second Round · Game 1

Rangers at Blues

🗓 📍 Enterprise Center, St. Louis 🏒 NYR leads 4–2

Blues, Second Round Game 1, beat Rangers 6–3 at Enterprise Center on April 16, 1981.

NYR – STL
31–28
Shots on goal
0/3–1/3
Power play
8–8
Penalty minutes
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The game

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Second Round — Best of 7

NYR vs STL · NYR leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
3–6
Final · STL
Game 2
6–4
Final · NYR
Game 3
3–6
Final · NYR
Game 4
1–4
Final · NYR
Game 5
3–4
Final · STL
Game 6
4–7
Final · NYR

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎵 STL
Bernie Federko
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · +1
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Jere Gillis
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · +2
3rd star 🎵 STL
Mike Zuke
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · +1

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Lance Nethery Go-ahead 1st · 07:25
Assists: Jere Gillis, Tom Laidlaw · beat Mike Liut
1–0
🎵 Bernie Federko PP Tying 1st · 11:15
Assists: Brian Sutter, Tony Currie · beat Steve Baker
1–1
🎵 Brian Sutter Go-ahead 1st · 14:55
Assists: Bernie Federko · beat Steve Baker
1–2
🎵 Blair Chapman 1st · 17:39
Assists: Larry Patey · beat Steve Baker
1–3
2nd period
🗽 Lance Nethery 2nd · 01:34
Assists: Jere Gillis, Chris Kotsopoulos · beat Mike Liut
2–3
🎵 Mike Crombeen 2nd · 08:56
Assists: Mike Zuke, Jorgen Pettersson · beat Steve Baker
2–4
🎵 Bernie Federko 2nd · 16:42
Assists: Tony Currie · beat Steve Baker
2–5
🎵 Mike Zuke 2nd · 19:42
Assists: Blair Chapman · beat Steve Baker
2–6
3rd period
🗽 Jere Gillis 3rd · 05:39
Assists: Ron Duguay, Peter Wallin · beat Mike Liut
3–6

Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR STL🎵
31 Shots on goal 28
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
8 Penalty minutes 8
NYR shooting 9.7% (3/31) STL shooting 21.4% (6/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Steve Baker
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🎵Blues
Mike Liut
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-7 (22% win rate, 9 games)
Blues
Blues — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 12-1 (92% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 2–6
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Blues
Blues — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

All →
Mar 71981 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 2–7 Feb 151981 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 5–4 Oct 281980 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 4–5 Oct 151980 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 2–1 Mar 291980 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 4–3
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Who won Rangers vs Blues on April 16, 1981?

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

Who scored for Rangers?

Lance Nethery (2), Jere Gillis.

Who scored for Blues?

Bernie Federko (2), Blair Chapman, Brian Sutter, Mike Crombeen, Mike Zuke.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Baker made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Blues played?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 12 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 3–6 AfterApr 17 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 6–4
🎵 Blues
BeforeApr 14 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 3–4 AfterApr 17 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 6–4
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