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Second Round · Game 4

Blues at Rangers

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

Rangers, Second Round Game 4, beat Blues 4–1 at Madison Square Garden on April 20, 1981.

STL – NYR
34–28
Shots on goal
1/9–1/3
Power play
48–60
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
Steve Vickers
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · +2
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Ron Duguay
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · +2
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Anders Hedberg
1 G
4 shots · +1

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Anders Hedberg Go-ahead 1st · 06:14
Assists: Ron Greschner, Tom Laidlaw · beat Mike Liut
0–1
🎵 Tony Currie PP Tying 1st · 07:40
Assists: Mike Zuke, Joe Micheletti · beat Steve Baker
1–1
🗽 Ron Duguay Go-ahead 1st · 18:37
Assists: Steve Vickers, Dean Talafous · beat Mike Liut
1–2
2nd period
🗽 Steve Vickers PP 2nd · 09:01
Assists: Ulf Nilsson · beat Mike Liut
1–3
3rd period
🗽 Steve Vickers 3rd · 03:24
Assists: Ron Duguay · beat Mike Liut
1–4

Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL NYR🗽
34 Shots on goal 28
1/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
48 Penalty minutes 60
STL shooting 2.9% (1/34) NYR shooting 14.3% (4/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Mike Liut
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:57 TOI
🗽Rangers
Steve Baker
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:59 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Blues
Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-4 (60% win rate, 10 games)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-6 (57% win rate, 14 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Blues
Blues — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 191981 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 3–6 Apr 171981 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 6–4 Apr 161981 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 3–6 Mar 71981 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 2–7 Feb 151981 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 5–4
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STL vs NYR, answered

Who won Blues vs Rangers on April 20, 1981?

Rangers won 4–1. The final score was Blues 1, Rangers 4.

Who scored for Blues?

Tony Currie.

Who scored for Rangers?

Steve Vickers (2), Anders Hedberg, Ron Duguay.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Baker made 0 saves on 1 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 19 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 3–6 AfterApr 22 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 3–4
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 19 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 3–6 AfterApr 22 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 3–4
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