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Second Round · Game 5

Rangers at Blues

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

Blues, Second Round Game 5, beat Rangers 4–3 at Enterprise Center on April 22, 1981.

NYR – STL
37–30
Shots on goal
1/5–2/7
Power play
26–22
Penalty minutes
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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
Jorgen Pettersson
2 G
5 shots · +1
2nd star 🎵 STL
Mike Zuke
2 A
1 shots
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Ulf Nilsson
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · +1

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Ron Greschner Go-ahead 1st · 06:35
Assists: Ulf Nilsson, Barry Beck · beat Mike Liut
1–0
🗽 Ulf Nilsson PP 1st · 10:06
Assists: Barry Beck, Peter Wallin · beat Mike Liut
2–0
🎵 Brian Sutter PP 1st · 14:17
Assists: Mike Zuke, Bernie Federko · beat Steve Baker
2–1
2nd period
🗽 Carol Vadnais 2nd · 02:54
Assists: Ron Greschner, Anders Hedberg · beat Mike Liut
3–1
🎵 Larry Patey 2nd · 08:25
Unassisted · beat Steve Baker
3–2
🎵 Jorgen Pettersson Tying 2nd · 14:55
Assists: Blake Dunlop, Bryan Maxwell · beat Steve Baker
3–3
3rd period
🎵 Jorgen Pettersson PP Go-ahead 3rd · 06:09
Assists: Mike Zuke · beat Steve Baker
3–4

Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR STL🎵
37 Shots on goal 30
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7
26 Penalty minutes 22
NYR shooting 8.1% (3/37) STL shooting 13.3% (4/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Steve Baker
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:58 TOI
🎵Blues
Mike Liut
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-6 (60% win rate, 15 games)
Blues
Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-5 (55% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 6-8 (43% win rate, 14 games)
Blues
Blues — tied after 2nd: 17-5 (77% win rate, 22 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 201981 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 1–4 Apr 191981 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 3–6 Apr 171981 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 6–4 Apr 161981 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 3–6 Mar 71981 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 2–7
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Who won Rangers vs Blues on April 22, 1981?

Blues won 4–3. The final score was Rangers 3, Blues 4.

Who scored for Rangers?

Carol Vadnais, Ron Greschner, Ulf Nilsson.

Who scored for Blues?

Jorgen Pettersson (2), Brian Sutter, Larry Patey.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Baker 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 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 20 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 1–4 AfterApr 24 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 4–7
🎵 Blues
BeforeApr 20 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 1–4 AfterApr 24 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 4–7
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