8–6

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 24-20-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	4	1	3	8
PIT	2	2	2	6

Whalers at Penguins

Whalers beat Penguins 8–6 at PPG Paints Arena on February 1, 1987.

🗓 Sun, Feb 1, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Kevin Dineen

1 G, 3 A

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🐳 HFD

John Anderson

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Ron Francis

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

14 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Kevin Dineen Go-ahead 1st · 00:52

Assists: Ron Francis, John Anderson · beat Gilles Meloche

1–0

🐳 Ron Francis 1st · 03:50

Assists: Kevin Dineen, Dana Murzyn · beat Gilles Meloche

2–0

🐧 Bob Errey SH 1st · 05:18

Assists: John Chabot · beat Mike Liut

2–1

🐳 Doug Jarvis 1st · 07:06

Assists: Ulf Samuelsson, Paul Macdermid · beat Gilles Meloche

3–1

🐳 Ray Ferraro 1st · 08:36

Assists: Shane Churla · beat Steve Guenette

4–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux 1st · 19:45

Assists: Randy Cunneyworth, Dan Quinn · beat Mike Liut

4–2

2nd period

🐧 Randy Cunneyworth 2nd · 02:26

Assists: Dan Frawley, Dan Quinn · beat Mike Liut

4–3

🐧 Dan Quinn PP Tying 2nd · 09:06

Unassisted · beat Mike Liut

4–4

🐳 Ray Ferraro PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:56

Assists: Kevin Dineen, John Anderson · beat Steve Guenette

5–4

3rd period

🐧 Willy Lindstrom Tying 3rd · 08:04

Unassisted · beat Mike Liut

5–5

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 3rd · 16:42

Assists: Terry Ruskowski · beat Mike Liut

5–6

🐳 John Anderson Tying 3rd · 17:19

Assists: Kevin Dineen, Ron Francis · beat Steve Guenette

6–6

🐳 Dave Tippett Go-ahead 3rd · 19:06

Assists: Doug Jarvis, Dana Murzyn · beat Steve Guenette

7–6

🐳 Scot Kleinendorst Empty net 3rd · 19:48

Unassisted

8–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD PIT🐧

35 Shots on goal 39

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

21 Penalty minutes 18

HFD shooting 22.9% (8/35) PIT shooting 15.4% (6/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Steve Guenette

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 52:31 TOI

Gilles Meloche

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 07:06 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 4–2

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–4

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ HFD vs PIT, answered

Who won Whalers vs Penguins on February 1, 1987?

Whalers won 8–6.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Penguins?

The final score was Whalers 8, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Whalers?

Ray Ferraro (2), Dave Tippett, Doug Jarvis, John Anderson, Kevin Dineen, Ron Francis, Scot Kleinendorst.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (2), Bob Errey, Dan Quinn, Randy Cunneyworth, Willy Lindstrom.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Steve Guenette made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Whalers vs Penguins season series?

Whalers 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Jan 31

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 29

Also on February 1, 1987

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