🗽 Away Rangers 23-28-10 before this game

4–5

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 22-35-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	0	2	2	4
PIT	4	0	1	5

Rangers at Penguins

Penguins beat Rangers 5–4 at PPG Paints Arena on March 2, 1985.

🗓 Sat, Mar 2, 1985 · 19:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Mark Pavelich

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mike Bullard

2 G

5 shots · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

5 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:41

Assists: Doug Shedden · beat Glen Hanlon

0–1

🐧 Mike Bullard 1st · 09:15

Assists: Wayne Babych · beat Glen Hanlon

0–2

🐧 Warren Young 1st · 13:13

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Randy Hillier · beat Glen Hanlon

0–3

🐧 Mike Bullard 1st · 13:29

Assists: Bob Errey, Moe Mantha · beat Glen Hanlon

0–4

2nd period

🗽 Tomas Sandstrom 2nd · 06:16

Assists: Mark Osborne, Pierre Larouche · beat Denis Herron

1–4

🗽 Ron Greschner 2nd · 15:47

Assists: Mark Pavelich · beat Denis Herron

2–4

3rd period

🐧 Mitch Lamoureux SH 3rd · 12:42

Assists: Bryan Maxwell · beat Glen Hanlon

2–5

🗽 Reijo Ruotsalainen PP 3rd · 13:03

Assists: Mark Pavelich, Grant Ledyard · beat Denis Herron

3–5

🗽 Mark Pavelich 3rd · 17:46

Assists: Anders Hedberg, Reijo Ruotsalainen · beat Denis Herron

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR PIT🐧

36 Shots on goal 36

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

10 Penalty minutes 8

NYR shooting 11.1% (4/36) PIT shooting 13.9% (5/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Glen Hanlon

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:27 TOI

🐧Penguins

Denis Herron

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–4

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–4

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

4–3 (OT) · Penguins won

3–4 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs PIT, answered

Who won Rangers vs Penguins on March 2, 1985?

Penguins won 5–4.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Penguins?

The final score was Rangers 4, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mark Pavelich, Reijo Ruotsalainen, Ron Greschner, Tomas Sandstrom.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mike Bullard (2), Mario Lemieux, Mitch Lamoureux, Warren Young.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Denis Herron made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Rangers vs Penguins season series?

Season series tied 2–2 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Feb 28

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Feb 27

Also on March 2, 1985

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