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Second Round · Game 3

Blues at Rangers

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 NYR leads 4–2

Rangers, Second Round Game 3, beat Blues 6–3 at Madison Square Garden on April 19, 1981.

STL – NYR
17–31
Shots on goal
1/3–2/5
Power play
10–6
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 🗽 NYR
Barry Beck
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · +1
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Ron Greschner
1 G, 1 A
4 shots
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Ulf Nilsson
1 G, 1 A
3 shots

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Ron Greschner Go-ahead 1st · 00:40
Assists: Anders Hedberg, Ulf Nilsson · beat Mike Liut
0–1
🎵 Wayne Babych PP Tying 1st · 02:47
Assists: Jorgen Pettersson, Bernie Federko · beat Steve Baker
1–1
2nd period
🗽 Ulf Nilsson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:13
Assists: Anders Hedberg, Barry Beck · beat Mike Liut
1–2
🗽 Barry Beck 2nd · 06:41
Assists: Don Maloney · beat Mike Liut
1–3
🗽 Mike Allison PP 2nd · 13:49
Assists: Ron Greschner · beat Mike Liut
1–4
🎵 Bill Stewart 2nd · 15:35
Assists: Tony Currie, Bernie Federko · beat Steve Baker
2–4
🗽 Steve Vickers 2nd · 17:56
Assists: Barry Beck, Ron Duguay · beat Mike Liut
2–5
3rd period
🎵 Tony Currie 3rd · 00:24
Assists: Ed Kea · beat Steve Baker
3–5
🗽 Lance Nethery 3rd · 02:23
Assists: Jere Gillis · beat Mike Liut
3–6

Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL NYR🗽
17 Shots on goal 31
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
10 Penalty minutes 6
STL shooting 17.6% (3/17) NYR shooting 19.4% (6/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Mike Liut
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Steve Baker
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:58 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Blues
Blues — tied after 1st: 19-9 (68% win rate, 28 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 9-17 (35% win rate, 26 games)
After 2nd — 2–5
Blues
Blues — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 171981 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 6–4 Apr 161981 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 3–6 Mar 71981 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 2–7 Feb 151981 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 5–4 Oct 281980 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 4–5
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STL vs NYR, answered

Who won Blues vs Rangers on April 19, 1981?

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

Who scored for Blues?

Bill Stewart, Tony Currie, Wayne Babych.

Who scored for Rangers?

Barry Beck, Lance Nethery, Mike Allison, Ron Greschner, Steve Vickers, Ulf Nilsson.

How did the Blues goalie play?

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

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Baker made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🎵 Blues
BeforeApr 17 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 6–4 AfterApr 20 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 1–4
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 17 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 6–4 AfterApr 20 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 1–4
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