⚜️ Away Nordiques 28-31-9 before this game

3–6

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 32-29-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
QUE	0	3	0	3
PIT	1	2	3	6

Nordiques at Penguins

Penguins beat Nordiques 6–3 at PPG Paints Arena on March 12, 1987.

🗓 Thu, Mar 12, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

3 G, 2 A

5 shots · +4

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Dan Quinn

3 A

5 shots · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Moe Mantha

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Troy Loney Go-ahead 1st · 13:49

Assists: Randy Hillier, Mario Lemieux · beat Mario Gosselin

0–1

2nd period

⚜️ John Ogrodnick PP Tying 2nd · 06:02

Unassisted · beat Pat Riggin

1–1

⚜️ Peter Stastny PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:39

Assists: Michel Goulet, David Shaw · beat Pat Riggin

2–1

⚜️ Normand Rochefort 2nd · 09:03

Assists: Alain Cote, Mike Eagles · beat Pat Riggin

3–1

🐧 Moe Mantha PP 2nd · 12:56

Assists: Dan Quinn, Mario Lemieux · beat Mario Gosselin

3–2

🐧 Mario Lemieux Tying 2nd · 19:21

Assists: Bob Errey · beat Mario Gosselin

3–3

3rd period

🐧 Dan Frawley Go-ahead 3rd · 04:17

Assists: Rod Buskas, Dan Quinn · beat Mario Gosselin

3–4

🐧 Mario Lemieux Empty net 3rd · 18:51

Assists: Moe Mantha, Dan Quinn

3–5

🐧 Mario Lemieux Empty net 3rd · 19:28

Unassisted

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE PIT🐧

37 Shots on goal 37

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

17 Penalty minutes 21

QUE shooting 8.1% (3/37) PIT shooting 16.2% (6/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Mario Gosselin

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:19 TOI

🐧Penguins

Pat Riggin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 28-31-9 (41% win rate, 68 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 32-29-8 (46% win rate, 69 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Nordiques won

Oct 19, 1985

🐧PIT @ ⚜️QUE

3–4 · Nordiques won

❓ QUE vs PIT, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Penguins on March 12, 1987?

Penguins won 6–3.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Penguins?

The final score was Nordiques 3, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Nordiques?

John Ogrodnick, Normand Rochefort, Peter Stastny.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (3), Dan Frawley, Moe Mantha, Troy Loney.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Mario Gosselin made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

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

Where is Nordiques vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Nordiques vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–0 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

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Mar 10

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 10

Also on March 12, 1987

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