🐧 Away Penguins 18-15-0 before this game

4–4

Final

🍁 Home Maple Leafs 14-18-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	2	2	0	4
TOR	1	3	0	4

Penguins at Maple Leafs

Penguins beat Maple Leafs 4–4 at Scotiabank Arena on December 23, 1981.

🗓 Wed, Dec 23, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Maple Leafs lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Randy Carlyle

3 A

3 shots

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Doug Shedden

1 G, 1 A

6 shots

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Pat Boutette

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Paul Gardner PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:18

Assists: Rick Kehoe, Randy Carlyle

1–0

🐧 Pat Boutette PP 1st · 08:21

Assists: Randy Carlyle, Doug Shedden

2–0

🍁 Rick Vaive PP 1st · 11:05

Assists: Bill Derlago, Jim Benning

2–1

2nd period

🍁 Rick Vaive Tying 2nd · 05:27

Assists: Bill Derlago, Bob Manno

2–2

🐧 Doug Shedden PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:49

Assists: Randy Carlyle, Pat Boutette

3–2

🍁 Darryl Sittler Tying 2nd · 14:40

Assists: Terry Martin, Rene Robert

3–3

🐧 George Ferguson Go-ahead 2nd · 14:54

Assists: Mike Bullard, Paul Baxter

4–3

🍁 Rene Robert PP Tying 2nd · 18:39

Assists: Borje Salming, Bob Manno

4–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT TOR🍁

29 Shots on goal 35

3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

27 Penalty minutes 19

PIT shooting 13.8% (4/29) TOR shooting 11.4% (4/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Michel Dion

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Michel Larocque

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 40:00 TOI

Vincent Tremblay

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–4

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 18-15 (55% win rate, 33 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 2nd: 14-18 (44% win rate, 32 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Maple Leafs lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Nov 20, 1981

🍁TOR @ 🐧PIT

3–3 · Maple Leafs won

Oct 28, 1981

🍁TOR @ 🐧PIT

5–3 · Maple Leafs won

2–1 · Maple Leafs won

❓ PIT vs TOR, answered

Who won Penguins vs Maple Leafs on December 23, 1981?

Penguins won 4–4.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Maple Leafs?

The final score was Penguins 4, Maple Leafs 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Doug Shedden, George Ferguson, Pat Boutette, Paul Gardner.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Rick Vaive (2), Darryl Sittler, Rene Robert.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Michel Dion made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Michel Larocque made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Maple Leafs season series?

Maple Leafs lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 20

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Dec 20

Also on December 23, 1981

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