⚜️ Away Nordiques 22-15-3 before this game

8–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 16-18-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
QUE	2	3	3	8
PIT	2	0	1	3

Nordiques at Penguins

Nordiques beat Penguins 8–3 at PPG Paints Arena on January 5, 1985.

🗓 Sat, Jan 5, 1985 · 19:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Nordiques lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚜️ QUE

Brent Ashton

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star ⚜️ QUE

Peter Stastny

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · +2

3rd star ⚜️ QUE

Mark Kumpel

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Doug Shedden Go-ahead 1st · 01:29

Assists: Doug Bodger, John Chabot · beat Mario Gosselin

0–1

⚜️ Alain Cote Tying 1st · 02:04

Unassisted · beat Roberto Romano

1–1

🐧 Roger Belanger Jr. Go-ahead 1st · 02:23

Assists: Mark Taylor, Troy Loney · beat Mario Gosselin

1–2

⚜️ Brent Ashton Tying 1st · 05:52

Assists: Wilf Paiement · beat Roberto Romano

2–2

2nd period

⚜️ Marian Stastny Go-ahead 2nd · 03:57

Assists: Peter Stastny, Brent Ashton · beat Roberto Romano

3–2

⚜️ Peter Stastny 2nd · 04:28

Assists: Normand Rochefort · beat Roberto Romano

4–2

⚜️ Mark Kumpel 2nd · 13:46

Assists: Randy Moller, Bruce Bell · beat Roberto Romano

5–2

3rd period

🐧 Mitch Lamoureux 3rd · 16:28

Assists: Moe Mantha, Gary Rissling · beat Mario Gosselin

5–3

⚜️ Dale Hunter 3rd · 16:55

Assists: Mark Kumpel, Pat Price · beat Roberto Romano

6–3

⚜️ Brent Ashton 3rd · 18:07

Assists: Wilf Paiement, Paul Gillis · beat Roberto Romano

7–3

⚜️ Randy Moller 3rd · 19:10

Assists: Anton Stastny, Marian Stastny · beat Roberto Romano

8–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE PIT🐧

36 Shots on goal 26

12 Penalty minutes 10

QUE shooting 22.2% (8/36) PIT shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Mario Gosselin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Roberto Romano

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 1st: 22-15-3 (55% win rate, 40 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 16-18-3 (43% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 5–2

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Nordiques lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ QUE vs PIT, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Penguins on January 5, 1985?

Nordiques won 8–3.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Penguins?

The final score was Nordiques 8, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Brent Ashton (2), Alain Cote, Dale Hunter, Marian Stastny, Mark Kumpel, Peter Stastny, Randy Moller.

Who scored for Penguins?

Doug Shedden, Mitch Lamoureux, Roger Belanger Jr..

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Mario Gosselin made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Roberto Romano made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Nordiques vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Nordiques vs Penguins season series?

Nordiques lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Jan 4

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 4

Also on January 5, 1985

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