Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Thursday, March 29, 1984 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 on Thursday, March 29, 1984 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Penguins 37–26.
Mark Taylor scored a hat trick, Mikko Leinonen scored twice and Mark Pavelich scored twice. Anders Hedberg, Jan Erixon and Doug Shedden also scored.
John Vanbiesbrouck made 22 saves on 26 shots for the win; Vincent Tremblay stopped 31 of 37.
Scoring
1st period
Mark Taylor (22)Thomas Thornbury (7), Gary Rissling (13)1–008:55 PIT · 
Anders Hedberg (31)Pierre Larouche (32), Jan Erixon (24)1–111:25 NYR
Mikko Leinonen (2)Steve Richmond (5)1–212:13 NYR
2nd period
- Mikko Leinonen (3)Unassisted1–312:48 NYR
Mark Pavelich (26)Mark Osborne (27), Anders Hedberg (34)1–419:50 NYR ·
3rd period
- Mark Pavelich (27)James Patrick (6)1–500:27 NYR
Jan Erixon (5)Pierre Larouche (33), Blaine Stoughton (16)1–602:37 NYR · - Mark Taylor (23)Doug Shedden (34), Mike Bullard (38)2–606:26 PIT ·
Doug Shedden (22)Mike Bullard (39), Ron Flockhart (21)3–616:13 PIT · - Mark Taylor (24)Thomas Thornbury (8), Mike Bullard (40)4–617:04 PIT
Team stats
PITNYR
2637
0%0%
3/52/4
2426
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 8:31 into the first period
Steve Richmond · hooking2 min - 16:50 into the first periodSteve Richmond · fighting5 min
- 16:50 into the first period
Gary Rissling · fighting5 min - 1:13 into the second periodGreg Hotham · tripping2 min
- 9:27 into the second periodDean Defazio · interference2 min
- 18:03 into the second periodGary Rissling · roughing2 min
- 2:06 into the third periodSteve Richmond · roughing2 min
- 2:06 into the third periodSteve Richmond · fighting5 min
- 2:06 into the third periodBench · interference with official2 min
- 2:06 into the third periodWarren Young · roughing2 min
- 2:06 into the third periodWarren Young · fighting5 min
- 5:12 into the third periodJohn Vanbiesbrouck · high sticking2 min
- 5:12 into the third periodBench · interference with official2 min
- 6:19 into the third periodWillie Huber · hooking2 min
- 7:53 into the third periodWillie Huber · cross checking2 min
- 14:09 into the third periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 14:59 into the third periodTom Laidlaw · roughing2 min
- 14:59 into the third periodMikko Leinonen · high sticking2 min
- 14:59 into the third periodPat Boutette · high sticking2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 16Mark TaylorC | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 22Mike BullardC | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 14Doug SheddenC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 34Thomas ThornburyR | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 9Ron FlockhartC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 20Gary RisslingL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 8Thomas O'ReganC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Dean DefazioL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 15Pat BoutetteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 18Tom RoulstonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 28Tim HrynewichL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 33Rocky SaganiukR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 35Warren YoungC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Norm SchmidtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 6Greg HothamD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 24Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Denis HerronG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Vincent TremblayG | L | 37 | 6 | .838 |
New York Rangers
| 10Pierre LaroucheC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 15Anders HedbergR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 16Mark PavelichC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 20Jan ErixonL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Mikko LeinonenL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 19Mark OsborneL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 21Blaine StoughtonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3James PatrickD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 41Steve RichmondD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 6Larry PateyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 13Bob BrookeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 17Mike RogersC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 25Peter SundstromL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Willie HuberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 29Reijo RuotsalainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Steve WeeksG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 34John VanbiesbrouckG | W | 26 | 4 | .846 |