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Second Round · Game 6

Blues at Rangers

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

Rangers, Second Round Game 6, beat Blues 7–4 at Madison Square Garden on April 24, 1981.

STL – NYR
16–20
Shots on goal
23–23
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
Ulf Nilsson
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · +2
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Anders Hedberg
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · +2
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Peter Wallin
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · +1

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Steve Vickers Go-ahead 1st · 03:27
Assists: Dean Talafous, Carol Vadnais · beat Mike Liut
0–1
🗽 Anders Hedberg 1st · 05:49
Assists: Ulf Nilsson · beat Mike Liut
0–2
🗽 Ron Duguay SH 1st · 16:10
Assists: Dean Talafous · beat Mike Liut
0–3
2nd period
🗽 Barry Beck 2nd · 01:59
Assists: Ulf Nilsson · beat Mike Liut
0–4
🎵 Bernie Federko 2nd · 02:16
Assists: Jack Brownschidle · beat Steve Baker
1–4
🎵 Rick Lapointe 2nd · 03:14
Assists: Jorgen Pettersson, Blair Chapman · beat Steve Baker
2–4
🎵 Bernie Federko 2nd · 04:06
Assists: Joe Micheletti · beat Steve Baker
3–4
🗽 Lance Nethery 2nd · 17:03
Assists: Peter Wallin · beat Mike Liut
3–5
3rd period
🗽 Peter Wallin 3rd · 04:31
Assists: Jere Gillis, Lance Nethery · beat Mike Liut
3–6
🎵 Ed Kea 3rd · 06:00
Unassisted · beat Steve Baker
4–6
🗽 Ulf Nilsson 3rd · 14:54
Assists: Anders Hedberg · beat Mike Liut
4–7

Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL NYR🗽
16 Shots on goal 20
23 Penalty minutes 23
STL shooting 25.0% (4/16) NYR shooting 35.0% (7/20)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Mike Liut
0/7
.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Steve Baker
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:38 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–3
Blues
Blues — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 3–5
Blues
Blues — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 8-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 221981 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 3–4 Apr 201981 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 1–4 Apr 191981 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 3–6 Apr 171981 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 6–4 Apr 161981 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 3–6
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Who won Blues vs Rangers on April 24, 1981?

Rangers won 7–4. The final score was Blues 4, Rangers 7.

Who scored for Blues?

Bernie Federko (2), Ed Kea, Rick Lapointe.

Who scored for Rangers?

Anders Hedberg, Barry Beck, Lance Nethery, Peter Wallin, Ron Duguay, Steve Vickers, Ulf Nilsson.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Baker made 0 saves on 4 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 22 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 3–4 AfterOct 6 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 2–6
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 22 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 3–4 AfterApr 28 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–5
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