Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Saturday, April 4, 1981 · Civic Arena

5–2

32–29

Game summary

The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 on Saturday, April 4, 1981 at Civic Arena. The Bruins outshot the Penguins 32–29.

Don Marcotte scored twice. Peter Lee, Dwight Foster, Keith Crowder, Rick Middleton and Rick Kehoe also scored.

Rogie Vachon made 27 saves on 29 shots for the win; Greg Millen stopped 27 of 32.

Goals
BOS	0	4	1	5	32
PIT	1	0	1	2	29

Scoring

1st period

Peter Lee (29)Greg Malone (27), Rod Schutt (34)0–117:50 PIT

2nd period

Dwight Foster (24)Unassisted1–109:48 BOS ·
Keith Crowder (12)Rick Middleton (59)2–113:28 BOS
Rick Middleton (43)Ray Bourque (27), Jean Ratelle (26)3–116:00 BOS
Don Marcotte (19)Peter McNab (46), Terry O'Reilly (35)4–117:41 BOS

3rd period

Rick Kehoe (54)Randy Carlyle (67), Peter Lee (34)4–213:36 PIT ·
Don Marcotte (20)Ray Bourque (28), Mike O'connell (38)5–219:04 BOS ·

Team stats

BOSPIT

3229

0%0%

1/41/5

5451

Penalties

12:41 into the first periodBobby Lalonde · high sticking2 min
12:41 into the first periodPaul Baxter · roughing2 min
13:08 into the first periodRay Bourque · high sticking2 min
13:08 into the first periodGreg Malone · interference2 min
13:53 into the first periodMark Johnson · hooking2 min
19:26 into the first periodWayne Cashman · high sticking2 min
19:26 into the first periodPaul Baxter · high sticking2 min
2:26 into the second periodMike Milbury · slashing2 min
2:26 into the second periodMike Milbury · fighting5 min
2:26 into the second periodPat Price · fighting5 min
3:31 into the second periodMike O'connell · cross checking2 min
5:11 into the second periodRandy Carlyle · hooking2 min
8:13 into the second periodStan Jonathan · interference2 min
11:14 into the second periodKeith Crowder · charging2 min
11:14 into the second periodPaul Baxter · boarding2 min
11:37 into the second periodWayne Cashman · high sticking2 min
11:37 into the second periodGeorge Ferguson · high sticking2 min
15:11 into the second periodWayne Cashman · cross checking2 min
15:11 into the second periodPaul Baxter · interference2 min
0:29 into the third periodKeith Crowder · fighting5 min
0:29 into the third periodKeith Crowder · game misconduct10 min
0:29 into the third periodPat Price · roughing2 min
7:25 into the third periodMike Milbury · high sticking2 min
7:25 into the third periodMike Milbury · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
7:25 into the third periodMike Milbury · misconduct10 min
7:25 into the third periodPat Price · high sticking2 min
7:25 into the third periodPat Price · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
7:25 into the third periodPat Price · misconduct10 min
12:56 into the third periodRay Bourque · high sticking2 min
18:36 into the third periodPaul Baxter · charging2 min
18:36 into the third periodPaul Baxter · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
18:36 into the third periodPaul Baxter · misconduct10 min

Season series

Bruins vs Penguins head-to-head →

Goalie
1Rogie VachonG	W	29	27	2	.931	60:00
30Jim CraigG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Goalie
29Greg MillenG	L	32	27	5	.844	60:00
31Nick RicciG		0	0	0	–	00:00


16Rick MiddletonR	1	1	2	+2	3	0	–	–
21Don MarcotteL	2	0	2	0	3	0	–	–
7Ray BourqueD	0	2	2	+2	5	4	–	–
8Peter McNabC	0	1	1	0	2	0	–	–
10Jean RatelleC	0	1	1	+2	1	0	–	–
18Keith CrowderR	1	0	1	+1	2	17	–	–
24Terry O'ReillyR	0	1	1	0	0	0	–	–
27Dwight FosterR	1	0	1	+1	2	0	–	–
20Mike O'connellD	0	1	1	−1	5	2	–	–
11Steve KasperC	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
12Wayne CashmanL	0	0	0	0	0	6	–	–
17Stan JonathanL	0	0	0	0	2	2	–	–
19Bobby LalondeC	0	0	0	0	0	2	–	–
6Dick RedmondD	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	–
22Brad ParkD	0	0	0	+2	1	0	–	–
26Mike MilburyD	0	0	0	+1	2	21	–	–
29Brad McCrimmonD	0	0	0	+2	1	0	–	–


10Peter LeeR	1	1	2	+1	5	0	–	–
12Greg MaloneC	0	1	1	+1	1	2	–	–
17Rick KehoeR	1	0	1	−1	5	0	–	–
27Rod SchuttL	0	1	1	0	1	0	–	–
25Randy CarlyleD	0	1	1	−3	3	2	–	–
6Errol ThompsonL	0	0	0	−2	3	0	–	–
9Mark JohnsonC	0	0	0	−1	1	2	–	–
11George FergusonC	0	0	0	−1	1	2	–	–
14Nick LibettL	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
18Ross LonsberryL	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
19Gregg SheppardC	0	0	0	−2	3	0	–	–
20Paul GardnerC	0	0	0	−1	3	0	–	–
2Pat PriceD	0	0	0	0	0	21	–	–
3Ron StackhouseD	0	0	0	−1	2	0	–	–
4Paul BaxterD	0	0	0	−1	0	22	–	–
5Mario FaubertD	0	0	0	−2	0	0	–	–
8Dave BurrowsD	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–