Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Monday, February 2, 1981 · Chicago Stadium

4–8

31–29

Game summary

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 8–4 on Monday, February 2, 1981 at Chicago Stadium. The Penguins outshot the Blackhawks 31–29.

Reg Kerr scored twice and Tim Higgins scored twice. Denis Savard, Greg Malone, Glen Sharpley, Rick Kehoe, Rick Paterson, Ron Stackhouse, Doug Wilson and Paul Gardner also scored.

Tony Esposito made 27 saves on 31 shots for the win; Greg Millen stopped 21 of 29.

Goals
PIT	2	1	1	4	31
CHI	3	1	4	8	29

Scoring

1st period

Denis Savard (18)Keith Brown (21)0–100:40 CHI
Greg Malone (10)Rod Schutt (17), Ron Stackhouse (20)1–106:03 PIT ·
Glen Sharpley (15)Tom Lysiak (37), Bob Murray (25)1–208:33 CHI ·
Rick Kehoe (37)Paul Gardner (21)2–210:23 PIT
Rick Paterson (5)Greg Fox (13)2–311:23 CHI

2nd period

Ron Stackhouse (5)Peter Lee (18), Greg Malone (16)3–309:54 PIT
Reg Kerr (21)Terry Ruskowski (42), Al Secord (9)3–419:37 CHI ·

3rd period

Reg Kerr (22)Doug Wilson (23), Terry Ruskowski (43)3–505:51 CHI
Tim Higgins (12)Ted Bulley (9), Bob Murray (26)3–610:11 CHI
Tim Higgins (13)Ted Bulley (10), Miles Zaharko (6)3–710:27 CHI
Doug Wilson (6)Keith Brown (22)3–814:17 CHI
Paul Gardner (19)Rick Kehoe (21), Paul Baxter (5)4–819:05 PIT

Team stats

PITCHI

3129

0%0%

1/62/3

3036

Penalties

5:21 into the first periodTerry Ruskowski · roughing2 min
5:21 into the first periodTerry Ruskowski · fighting5 min
5:21 into the first periodMario Faubert · fighting5 min
7:21 into the first periodPat Hughes · interference2 min
11:48 into the first periodDenis Savard · slashing2 min
11:48 into the first periodTed Bulley · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
11:48 into the first periodTed Bulley · fighting5 min
11:48 into the first periodTed Bulley · misconduct10 min
11:48 into the first periodPaul Baxter · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
11:48 into the first periodPaul Baxter · fighting5 min
11:48 into the first periodPaul Baxter · misconduct10 min
11:48 into the first periodNick Libett · hooking2 min
12:48 into the first periodTerry Ruskowski · high sticking2 min
6:58 into the second periodTim Higgins · elbowing2 min
10:21 into the second periodGeorge Ferguson · interference2 min
14:02 into the second periodMiles Zaharko · tripping2 min
18:36 into the second periodRod Schutt · interference2 min
3:07 into the third periodDenis Savard · hooking2 min
12:11 into the third periodDoug Wilson · hooking2 min

Season series

Penguins vs Blackhawks head-to-head →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

12Greg MaloneC	1	1	2	0	1	0	–	–
17Rick KehoeR	1	1	2	0	1	0	–	–
20Paul GardnerC	1	1	2	0	2	0	–	–
3Ron StackhouseD	1	1	2	0	3	0	–	–
10Peter LeeR	0	1	1	−2	1	0	–	–
27Rod SchuttL	0	1	1	0	3	2	–	–
4Paul BaxterD	0	1	1	−1	0	17	–	–
6Errol ThompsonL	0	0	0	−3	1	0	–	–
9Mark JohnsonC	0	0	0	0	3	0	–	–
11George FergusonC	0	0	0	−2	2	2	–	–
14Nick LibettL	0	0	0	0	2	2	–	–
18Ross LonsberryL	0	0	0	+1	2	0	–	–
19Gregg SheppardC	0	0	0	−3	3	0	–	–
24Pat HughesR	0	0	0	0	2	2	–	–
5Mario FaubertD	0	0	0	−3	3	5	–	–
8Dave BurrowsD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	–	–
25Randy CarlyleD	0	0	0	−3	1	0	–	–

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29Greg MillenG	L	29	21	8	.724	60:00
31Nick RicciG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters

8Terry RuskowskiC	0	2	2	0	2	9	–	–
10Reg KerrC	2	0	2	0	8	0	–	–
15Tim HigginsR	2	0	2	+2	2	2	–	–
29Ted BulleyL	0	2	2	+3	0	17	–	–
4Keith BrownD	0	2	2	+1	0	0	–	–
6Bob MurrayD	0	2	2	+1	1	0	–	–
24Doug WilsonD	1	1	2	+3	5	2	–	–
7Glen SharpleyC	1	0	1	0	1	0	–	–
12Tom LysiakC	0	1	1	0	2	0	–	–
14Al SecordL	0	1	1	+1	2	0	–	–
18Denis SavardC	1	0	1	+2	2	4	–	–
26Rick PatersonC	1	0	1	+1	2	0	–	–
2Greg FoxD	0	1	1	0	0	0	–	–
28Miles ZaharkoD	0	1	1	+1	0	2	–	–
11John MarksR	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
27Darryl SutterC	0	0	0	−1	1	0	–	–
5Dave HutchisonD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	–	–

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie
30Murray BannermanG		0	0	0	–	00:00
35Tony EspositoG	W	31	27	4	.871	60:00