1–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	0	1	1
PIT	1	1	1	3

Sabres at Penguins

Penguins beat Sabres 3–1 at PPG Paints Arena on October 31, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Oct 31, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Pat Price

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Greg Malone

2 A

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Faubert

1 G

4 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Pat Price Go-ahead 1st · 17:13

Assists: Greg Malone

0–1

2nd period

🐧 Mario Faubert PP 2nd · 10:33

Assists: Randy Carlyle, Greg Malone

0–2

3rd period

🐧 Paul Gardner 3rd · 12:13

Assists: Pat Price

0–3

⚔️ John Van Boxmeer 3rd · 14:08

Assists: Tony McKegney, Jean-Francois Sauve

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

24 Shots on goal 29

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

55 Penalty minutes 35

BUF shooting 4.2% (1/24) PIT shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:06 TOI

🐧Penguins

Michel Dion

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on October 31, 1981?

Penguins won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Penguins?

The final score was Sabres 1, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

John Van Boxmeer.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Faubert, Pat Price, Paul Gardner.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Michel Dion made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 28

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 29

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