Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vancouver Canucks
Regular season · Tuesday, March 17, 1981 · Pacific Coliseum
Game summary
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 on Tuesday, March 17, 1981 at Pacific Coliseum. The Penguins outshot the Canucks 35–27.
Goals came from Per-Olov Brasar, Marc Chorney, Dave Williams, Peter Lee, Darcy Rota, George Ferguson and Jerry Butler.
Gary Bromley made 32 saves on 35 shots for the win; Greg Millen stopped 23 of 27.
Scoring
1st period
Per-Olov Brasar (18)Bob Manno (9), Rick Lanz (19)0–116:56 VAN
2nd period
Marc Chorney (1)Peter Lee (30)1–110:05 PIT
Dave Williams (30)Kevin McCarthy (35), Bob Manno (10)1–211:04 VAN · 
Peter Lee (26)Rod Schutt (28), Mark Johnson (20)2–213:33 PIT
Darcy Rota (23)Gerry Minor (11), Jerry Butler (13)2–319:03 VAN
3rd period
George Ferguson (22)Gregg Sheppard (15), Mario Faubert (43)3–300:51 PIT · 
Jerry Butler (11)Brent Ashton (11), Harold Snepsts (16)3–417:20 VAN
Team stats
PITVAN
3527
0%0%
0/61/5
6983
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 9:30 into the first period
George Ferguson · holding2 min - 15:59 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 15:59 into the first periodMarc Chorney · misconduct10 min
- 15:59 into the first periodMario Faubert · misconduct10 min
- 15:59 into the first periodMark Johnson · misconduct10 min
- 15:59 into the first periodPeter Lee · misconduct10 min
- 15:59 into the first periodGary Rissling · roughing2 min
- 15:59 into the first periodGary Rissling · fighting5 min
- 15:59 into the first periodGary Rissling · attempt to injure10 min
- 15:59 into the first period
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 15:59 into the first periodCurt Fraser · misconduct10 min
- 15:59 into the first periodThomas Gradin · misconduct10 min
- 15:59 into the first periodKevin McCarthy · misconduct10 min
- 15:59 into the first periodStan Smyl · roughing2 min
- 15:59 into the first periodStan Smyl · fighting5 min
- 15:59 into the first periodStan Smyl · game misconduct10 min
- 15:59 into the first periodHarold Snepsts · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 15:59 into the first periodHarold Snepsts · misconduct10 min
- 15:59 into the first periodHarold Snepsts · misconduct10 min
- 18:08 into the first periodBob Manno · holding2 min
- 1:24 into the second periodBob Manno · holding2 min
- 5:33 into the second periodBennett Wolf · hooking2 min
- 6:52 into the second periodDave Williams · high sticking2 min
- 6:52 into the second periodDave Williams · holding2 min
- 7:22 into the second periodGregg Sheppard · hooking2 min
- 9:46 into the second periodRod Schutt · tripping2 min
- 14:43 into the second periodGerry Minor · interference2 min
- 19:03 into the second periodPaul Baxter · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 9:32 into the third periodColin Campbell · interference2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 10Peter LeeR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 9Mark JohnsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 11George FergusonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 19Gregg SheppardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 27Rod SchuttL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 5Mario FaubertD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 24Marc ChorneyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Errol ThompsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 14Nick LibettL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Rick KehoeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 | – |
| 18Ross LonsberryL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 20Paul GardnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 23Gary RisslingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Pat PriceD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 4Paul BaxterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 8Dave BurrowsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16Bennett WolfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Greg MillenG | L | 27 | 4 | .852 |
| 31Nick RicciG | 0 | 0 | – |
Vancouver Canucks
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 2Bob MannoD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 16Per-Olov BrasarC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 18Darcy RotaL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 20Gerry MinorD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Bobby SchmautzR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 9Ivan BoldirevC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Blair MacDonaldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Colin CampbellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Gary BromleyG | W | 35 | 3 | .914 |