3–6

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 11-11-3 before this game

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

Canucks at Penguins

Penguins beat Canucks 6–3 at PPG Paints Arena on December 5, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Dec 5, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Paul Coffey

3 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

2 G

9 shots · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Dan Quinn

2 G

4 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN PIT🐧

28 Shots on goal 36

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

17 Penalty minutes 23

VAN shooting 10.7% (3/28) PIT shooting 16.7% (6/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Kirk McLean

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:43 TOI

🐧Penguins

Gilles Meloche

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 10-12-3 (40% win rate, 25 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 11-11-3 (44% win rate, 25 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 10-12-3 (40% win rate, 25 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 11-11-3 (44% win rate, 25 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Canucks won

2–2 (OT) · Canucks won

Feb 15, 1986

🐋VAN @ 🐧PIT

4–9 · Penguins won

❓ VAN vs PIT, answered

Who won Canucks vs Penguins on December 5, 1987?

Penguins won 6–3.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Penguins?

The final score was Canucks 3, Penguins 6.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Kirk McLean made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Canucks vs Penguins season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 2

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 2

Also on December 5, 1987

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