Kings 8–4 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Oct 31, 1989)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Wayne Gretzky

3 G, 3 A

7 shots · +4

2nd star 👑 LAK

Bernie Nicholls

2 G, 3 A

5 shots · +3

3rd star 👑 LAK

Steve Kasper

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +1

Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Wayne Gretzky SH Go-ahead 1st · 04:41

Assists: Bernie Nicholls · beat Wendell Young

1–0

👑 Wayne Gretzky 1st · 05:41

Assists: Bernie Nicholls · beat Wendell Young

2–0

🐧 Dan Quinn 1st · 15:47

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Gord Dineen · beat Kelly Hrudey

2–1

👑 John Tonelli 1st · 19:27

Assists: Luc Robitaille, Steve Kasper · beat Wendell Young

3–1

2nd period

👑 Wayne Gretzky PP 2nd · 01:40

Assists: Petr Prajzler, Bernie Nicholls · beat Wendell Young

4–1

👑 Steve Kasper 2nd · 03:18

Assists: Barry Beck, John Tonelli · beat Wendell Young

5–1

🐧 Kevin Stevens PP 2nd · 05:58

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Phil Bourque · beat Kelly Hrudey

5–2

👑 Bernie Nicholls 2nd · 09:25

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Dave Taylor · beat Wendell Young

6–2

👑 Bernie Nicholls PP 2nd · 15:57

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Luc Robitaille · beat Wendell Young

7–2

3rd period

🐧 Kevin Stevens 3rd · 05:39

Assists: Mark Recchi, John Cullen · beat Kelly Hrudey

7–3

🐧 Kevin Stevens PP 3rd · 09:25

Assists: Paul Coffey, Phil Bourque · beat Kelly Hrudey

7–4

👑 Steve Duchesne 3rd · 13:23

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Steve Kasper · beat Frank Pietrangelo

8–4

Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK PIT🐧

28 Shots on goal 36

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/9

39 Penalty minutes 29

LAK shooting 28.6% (8/28) PIT shooting 11.1% (4/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Kelly Hrudey

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Wendell Young

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 40:00 TOI

Frank Pietrangelo

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 7–2

Kings

Kings — leading by 5 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Kings lead the season series 1–0

Mar 71989 🐧PIT @ 👑LAK 2–3 OT Dec 141988 👑LAK @ 🐧PIT 4–5 Nov 121988 🐧PIT @ 👑LAK 2–7 Feb 131988 🐧PIT @ 👑LAK 7–5 Jan 51988 👑LAK @ 🐧PIT 4–4 OT

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LAK vs PIT, answered

Who won Kings vs Penguins on October 31, 1989?

Kings won 8–4. The final score was Kings 8, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Kings?

Wayne Gretzky (3), Bernie Nicholls (2), John Tonelli, Steve Duchesne, Steve Kasper.

Who scored for Penguins?

Kevin Stevens (3), Dan Quinn.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Wendell Young made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Kings vs Penguins season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

👑 Kings

BeforeOct 29 👑LAK @ ✈️WIN 1–6 AfterNov 2 👑LAK @ 🐻BOS 4–5

🐧 Penguins

BeforeOct 28 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–5 AfterNov 2 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 2–5

Also on October 31

🇨🇦MTL 3–0 🏝️NYI 🪶CHI 5–3 ⚜️QUE 🎵STL 1–1 🦅WSH 🍁TOR 6–4 🌌MNS 😈NJD 3–4 🐋VAN

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