🐧 Away Penguins 21-19-7 before this game
8–3
Final
🪶 Home Blackhawks 21-24-1 before this game
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Penguins at Blackhawks

Penguins beat Blackhawks 8–3 at United Center on January 20, 1988.

🗓 Wed, Jan 20, 1988 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Paul Coffey
3 G, 1 A
6 shots · +3
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Rob Brown
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · +4
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Mario Lemieux
1 G, 2 A
7 shots

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT CHI🪶
36 Shots on goal 44
2/8 Power play (goals / chances) 0/8
60 Penalty minutes 52
PIT shooting 22.2% (8/36) CHI shooting 6.8% (3/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Frank Pietrangelo
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Bob Mason
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI
Darren Pang
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 21-19-7 (45% win rate, 47 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 21-24-1 (46% win rate, 46 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 21-19-7 (45% win rate, 47 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 21-24-1 (46% win rate, 46 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Feb 28, 1987
🪶CHI @ 🐧PIT
2–1 · Blackhawks won
Feb 7, 1987
🪶CHI @ 🐧PIT
1–4 · Penguins won
Oct 12, 1986
🐧PIT @ 🪶CHI
4–1 · Penguins won
Jan 1, 1986
🐧PIT @ 🪶CHI
4–7 · Blackhawks won
Nov 9, 1985
🪶CHI @ 🐧PIT
1–3 · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs CHI, answered

Who won Penguins vs Blackhawks on January 20, 1988?

Penguins won 8–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Penguins 8, Blackhawks 3.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Frank Pietrangelo made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Bob Mason made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Blackhawks season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Jan 19
🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI
6–4 · PIT won
Next game · Jan 23
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 · PIT won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Jan 17
🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI
4–5 · CHI won
Next game · Jan 23
🪶CHI @ 🍁TOR
3–2 · CHI won
Also on January 20, 1988
🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF
3–5 final
Penguins season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule