6–4

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 17-11-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHI	2	4	0	6
PIT	1	1	2	4

Flyers at Penguins

Flyers beat Penguins 6–4 at PPG Paints Arena on December 20, 1986.

🗓 Sat, Dec 20, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Brad McCrimmon

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +3

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Ilkka Sinisalo

3 A

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Tim Kerr

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Brad McCrimmon Go-ahead 1st · 13:42

Assists: Ilkka Sinisalo, Pelle Eklund

1–0

🔔 Pelle Eklund 1st · 13:52

Assists: Ilkka Sinisalo, Brad McCrimmon

2–0

🐧 Willy Lindstrom 1st · 16:01

Assists: Dan Quinn, Randy Cunneyworth

2–1

2nd period

🔔 Dave Poulin SH 2nd · 03:35

Assists: Ilkka Sinisalo, Mark Howe

3–1

🔔 Murray Craven 2nd · 05:06

Assists: Tim Kerr, J.J. Daigneault

4–1

🔔 Tim Kerr PP 2nd · 10:52

Assists: Peter Zezel, Brad McCrimmon

5–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP 2nd · 15:55

Assists: Kevin Lavallee, Moe Mantha

5–2

🔔 Mark Howe 2nd · 17:28

Assists: Dave Brown, Peter Zezel

6–2

3rd period

🐧 Dan Quinn PP 3rd · 01:48

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Jim Johnson

6–3

🐧 Kevin Lavallee 3rd · 08:43

Assists: Dan Frawley, Craig Simpson

6–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI PIT🐧

18 Shots on goal 33

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

34 Penalty minutes 36

PHI shooting 33.3% (6/18) PIT shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Gilles Meloche

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 34:54 TOI

Roberto Romano

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 25:06 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 6–2

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–3 (OT) · Flyers won

2–2 (OT) · Flyers won

❓ PHI vs PIT, answered

Who won Flyers vs Penguins on December 20, 1986?

Flyers won 6–4.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Penguins?

The final score was Flyers 6, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Flyers?

Brad McCrimmon, Dave Poulin, Mark Howe, Murray Craven, Pelle Eklund, Tim Kerr.

Who scored for Penguins?

Dan Quinn, Kevin Lavallee, Mario Lemieux, Willy Lindstrom.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Flyers vs Penguins season series?

Flyers 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 18

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 17

Also on December 20, 1986

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