🐧 Away Penguins 29-27-8 before this game

8–1

Final

⚜️ Home Nordiques 27-29-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	2	4	2	8
QUE	1	0	0	1

Penguins at Nordiques

Penguins beat Nordiques 8–1 on March 3, 1987.

🗓 Tue, Mar 3, 1987 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Randy Cunneyworth

4 G

7 shots · +4

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Dan Quinn

3 A

3 shots · +5

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚜️ Basil Mcrae PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:57

Assists: Michel Goulet, Peter Stastny · beat Pat Riggin

0–1

🐧 Randy Cunneyworth Tying 1st · 04:53

Assists: Dan Quinn, Dan Frawley · beat Mario Gosselin

1–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 1st · 15:38

Unassisted · beat Mario Gosselin

2–1

2nd period

🐧 Mario Lemieux 2nd · 05:55

Assists: Doug Bodger · beat Mario Gosselin

3–1

🐧 Randy Cunneyworth 2nd · 06:55

Assists: Dan Quinn · beat Mario Gosselin

4–1

🐧 Bob Errey 2nd · 10:17

Assists: Rod Buskas, John Chabot · beat Mario Gosselin

5–1

🐧 Randy Cunneyworth 2nd · 12:08

Assists: Dan Quinn, Dan Frawley · beat Mario Gosselin

6–1

3rd period

🐧 Willy Lindstrom PP 3rd · 08:23

Assists: Dwight Schofield, Mario Lemieux · beat Clint Malarchuk

7–1

🐧 Randy Cunneyworth 3rd · 12:32

Assists: Doug Bodger, Dan Frawley · beat Clint Malarchuk

8–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT QUE⚜️

28 Shots on goal 30

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

12 Penalty minutes 10

PIT shooting 28.6% (8/28) QUE shooting 3.3% (1/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Pat Riggin

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚜️Nordiques

Clint Malarchuk

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

Mario Gosselin

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 6–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–4 (OT) · Nordiques won

❓ PIT vs QUE, answered

Who won Penguins vs Nordiques on March 3, 1987?

Penguins won 8–1.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Nordiques?

The final score was Penguins 8, Nordiques 1.

Who scored for Penguins?

Randy Cunneyworth (4), Mario Lemieux (2), Bob Errey, Willy Lindstrom.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Basil Mcrae.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Clint Malarchuk made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Penguins vs Nordiques season series?

Penguins 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 1

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Feb 28

Also on March 3, 1987

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