🐧 Away Penguins 19-16-0 before this game

3–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	1	0	2	3
NYR	2	0	3	5

Penguins at Rangers

Rangers beat Penguins 5–3 at Madison Square Garden on December 27, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Dec 27, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Ron Duguay

3 G

6 shots · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Mark Pavelich

2 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Eddie Johnstone

1 G

5 shots

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Mark Johnson Go-ahead 1st · 01:57

Assists: Paul Mulvey

1–0

🗽 Ron Duguay Tying 1st · 05:34

Assists: Mark Pavelich, Andre Dore

1–1

🗽 Eddie Johnstone PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:46

Assists: Mike Rogers, Mark Pavelich

1–2

3rd period

🗽 Tom Laidlaw 3rd · 01:29

Unassisted

1–3

🐧 Randy Carlyle PP 3rd · 03:16

Assists: Mike Bullard, Peter Lee

2–3

🐧 Paul Gardner PP Tying 3rd · 14:32

Unassisted

3–3

🗽 Ron Duguay Go-ahead 3rd · 15:54

Assists: Steve Vickers, Dave Maloney

3–4

🗽 Ron Duguay 3rd · 19:28

Assists: Don Maloney

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NYR🗽

26 Shots on goal 30

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

61 Penalty minutes 61

PIT shooting 11.5% (3/26) NYR shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Paul Harrison

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Eddie Mio

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs NYR, answered

Who won Penguins vs Rangers on December 27, 1981?

Rangers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Rangers?

The final score was Penguins 3, Rangers 5.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mark Johnson, Paul Gardner, Randy Carlyle.

Who scored for Rangers?

Ron Duguay (3), Eddie Johnstone, Tom Laidlaw.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Paul Harrison made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Eddie Mio made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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 26

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 27, 1981

Penguins season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule