Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Wednesday, December 21, 1983 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1 on Wednesday, December 21, 1983 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Penguins 51-23.
Nick Fotiu scored twice and Pierre Larouche scored twice. Kent-Erik Andersson, Ron Greschner and Doug Shedden also scored.
Glen Hanlon made 22 saves on 23 shots for the win; Roberto Romano stopped 45 of 51.
Scoring
1st period
Kent-Erik Andersson (2)Mike Allison (2), Nick Fotiu (2)0–107:25 NYR
Nick Fotiu (1)Kent-Erik Andersson (7), Ron Greschner (20)0–211:00 NYR
Pierre Larouche (20)Mike Allison (3), Tom Laidlaw (5)0–316:37 NYR- Pierre Larouche (21)Mark Pavelich (27), Ron Greschner (21)0–419:42 NYR · PPG
2nd period
- Nick Fotiu (2)Reijo Ruotsalainen (20), Mike Allison (4)0–517:30 NYR
3rd period
Ron Greschner (4)Mike Blaisdell (6), Don Maloney (21)0–605:13 NYR
Doug Shedden (3)Andy Brickley (4), Greg Hotham (13)1–609:34 PIT
Team stats
PITNYR
23Shots on goal51
0%Faceoff %0%
0/4Power play1/7
16Penalty minutes10
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 00:13
Mike Allison · elbowing2 min - 1st 00:13
Rod Buskas · hooking2 min - 1st 04:25Greg Fox · holding2 min
- 1st 07:32Tom Roulston · tripping2 min
- 1st 14:14Jan Erixon · tripping2 min
- 1st 19:17Steve Gatzos · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 06:59Marty McSorley · slashing2 min
- 2nd 10:02Nick Fotiu · charging2 min
- 2nd 13:52Greg Fox · hooking2 min
- 2nd 17:43Mike Bullard · tripping2 min
- 2nd 19:29Pierre Larouche · hooking2 min
- 3rd 16:12Gary Rissling · tripping2 min
- 3rd 18:08Willie Huber · hooking2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 14Doug SheddenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 23Andy BrickleyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 6Greg HothamD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 8Thomas O'ReganC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Troy LoneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 15Pat BoutetteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 17Rick KehoeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 18Tom RoulstonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 20Gary RisslingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 22Mike BullardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | – |
| 26Steve GatzosR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | – |
| 31Dean DefazioL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 35Warren YoungC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 2Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 4Marty McSorleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | – |
| 5Bryan MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 7Rod BuskasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 25Randy CarlyleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Michel DionG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 30Roberto RomanoG | L | 51 | 45 | 6 | .882 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| 14Mike AllisonR | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 22Nick FotiuL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 8 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 10Pierre LaroucheC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 9 | – |
| 24Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 2 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Mark PavelichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Mike BlaisdellR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 29Reijo RuotsalainenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 9Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Anders HedbergR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Mike RogersC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Jan ErixonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 25Peter SundstromL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 5Barry BeckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 27Willie HuberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | W | 23 | 22 | 1 | .957 | 60:00 |
| 31Steve WeeksG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |