🐧 Away Penguins 31-28-8 before this game

5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	1	1	3	5
WIN	0	3	0	3

Penguins at Jets

Penguins beat Jets 5–3 on March 8, 1987.

🗓 Sun, Mar 8, 1987 · 19:00 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Jets lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

3 G, 1 A

9 shots · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Dan Quinn

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Randy Cunneyworth

2 A

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Moe Mantha PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:00

Assists: Dan Quinn, Mario Lemieux · beat Eldon Reddick

1–0

2nd period

✈️ Doug Smail Tying 2nd · 05:25

Assists: Dave Ellett, Thomas Steen · beat Pat Riggin

1–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:27

Assists: Chris Kontos, Rod Buskas · beat Eldon Reddick

2–1

✈️ Gilles Hamel Tying 2nd · 13:59

Assists: Jim Nill, Laurie Boschman · beat Pat Riggin

2–2

✈️ Ray Neufeld Go-ahead 2nd · 15:39

Assists: Dale Hawerchuk, Brian Mullen · beat Pat Riggin

2–3

3rd period

🐧 Mario Lemieux Tying 3rd · 06:30

Unassisted · beat Eldon Reddick

3–3

🐧 Dan Quinn Go-ahead 3rd · 10:32

Assists: Dan Frawley, Randy Cunneyworth · beat Eldon Reddick

4–3

🐧 Mario Lemieux Empty net 3rd · 19:59

Assists: Randy Cunneyworth

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WIN✈️

27 Shots on goal 34

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

8 Penalty minutes 14

PIT shooting 18.5% (5/27) WIN shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Pat Riggin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

✈️Jets

Eldon Reddick

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:32 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Jets

Jets: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Jets

Jets: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ PIT vs WIN, answered

Who won Penguins vs Jets on March 8, 1987?

Penguins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Jets?

The final score was Penguins 5, Jets 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (3), Dan Quinn, Moe Mantha.

Who scored for Jets?

Doug Smail, Gilles Hamel, Ray Neufeld.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Jets goalie play?

Eldon Reddick made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Penguins vs Jets season series?

Jets 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 7

✈️Jets

Previous game · Mar 5

Also on March 8, 1987

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