4–8

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 47-23-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
STL	2	1	1	4
PIT	3	2	3	8

Blues at Penguins

Penguins beat Blues 8–4 at PPG Paints Arena on March 26, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Mar 26, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

5 G, 2 A

7 shots · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Petr Nedved

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Ron Francis

3 A

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 1st · 03:35

Assists: Petr Nedved, Francois Leroux

0–1

🐧 Bryan Smolinski PP 1st · 11:32

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Chris Joseph

0–2

🎵 Brett Hull PP 1st · 13:02

Assists: Chris Pronger, Christer Olsson

1–2

🎵 Stephane Matteau Tying 1st · 14:33

Assists: Rob Pearson

2–2

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:37

Assists: Ron Francis, Sergei Zubov

2–3

2nd period

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP 2nd · 08:43

Assists: Petr Nedved, Jaromir Jagr

2–4

🐧 Mario Lemieux SH 2nd · 11:15

Unassisted

2–5

🎵 Chris Pronger PP 2nd · 12:05

Assists: Christer Olsson, Wayne Gretzky

3–5

3rd period

🎵 Rob Pearson 3rd · 03:05

Assists: Stephane Matteau, Craig MacTavish

4–5

🐧 Mario Lemieux 3rd · 06:08

Assists: Ron Francis, Dave Mcllwain

4–6

🐧 Brad Lauer 3rd · 11:35

Assists: Kevin Miller, Mario Lemieux

4–7

🐧 Petr Nedved PP 3rd · 16:04

Assists: Ron Francis, Sergei Zubov

4–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL PIT🐧

31 Shots on goal 39

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 4/9

40 Penalty minutes 39

STL shooting 12.9% (4/31) PIT shooting 20.5% (8/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Jon Casey

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 48:28 TOI

Grant Fuhr

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 11:32 TOI

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–5

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ STL vs PIT, answered

Who won Blues vs Penguins on March 26, 1996?

Penguins won 8–4.

What was the final score of Blues vs Penguins?

The final score was Blues 4, Penguins 8.

Who scored for Blues?

Brett Hull, Chris Pronger, Rob Pearson, Stephane Matteau.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (5), Brad Lauer, Bryan Smolinski, Petr Nedved.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Jon Casey made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Blues 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

🎵Blues

Previous game · Mar 24

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 24

Also on March 26, 1996

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