Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota North Stars

Regular season · Thursday, December 19, 1985 · Met Center

4–3

34–40

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Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota North Stars 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, December 19, 1985 at Met Center. The North Stars outshot the Penguins 40–34.

Mike Bullard scored twice. Dennis Maruk, Randy Cunneyworth, Dino Ciccarelli, Dirk Graham and Dan Frawley also scored.

Gilles Meloche made 37 saves on 40 shots for the win; Jon Casey stopped 30 of 34.

Goals
PIT	1	2	0	1	4	34
MNS	0	1	2	0	3	40

Scoring

1st period

Mike Bullard (16)Norm Schmidt (7)1–017:07 PIT ·

2nd period

Dennis Maruk (5)Dino Ciccarelli (14)1–108:16 MNS
Mike Bullard (17)Doug Shedden (13)2–113:05 PIT
Randy Cunneyworth (5)Doug Bodger (14), Mike Bullard (18)3–117:12 PIT ·

3rd period

Dino Ciccarelli (9)Neal Broten (25)3–216:35 MNS ·
Dirk Graham (10)Craig Hartsburg (17), Curt Giles (11)3–317:34 MNS

Overtime

Dan Frawley (3)Mario Lemieux (37), Norm Schmidt (8)4–300:38 PIT

Team stats

PITMNS

3440

0%0%

1/21/4

Penalties

15:39 into the first periodMoe Mantha · hooking2 min
4:24 into the second periodGordie Roberts · hooking2 min
15:51 into the second periodKeith Acton · slashing2 min
17:51 into the second periodRod Buskas · holding2 min
13:11 into the third periodNorm Schmidt · hooking2 min
16:32 into the third periodDoug Bodger · hooking2 min

Season series

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

22Mike BullardC	2	1	3	+1	7	0	–	–
25Norm SchmidtD	0	2	2	+2	3	2	–	–
14Doug SheddenC	0	1	1	0	0	0	–	–
15Randy CunneyworthL	1	0	1	+1	2	0	–	–
28Dan FrawleyR	1	0	1	+1	3	0	–	–
66Mario LemieuxC	0	1	1	+1	5	0	–	–
3Doug BodgerD	0	1	1	−1	1	2	–	–
8Terry RuskowskiC	0	0	0	+1	0	0	–	–
9John ChabotC	0	0	0	−1	1	0	–	–
10Bob ErreyL	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
18Craig SimpsonL	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	–
19Willy LindstromR	0	0	0	−1	2	0	–	–
32Dave HannanC	0	0	0	−1	2	0	–	–
34Ted NolanR	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
5Ville SirenD	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	–
6Jim JohnsonD	0	0	0	+2	0	0	–	–
7Rod BuskasD	0	0	0	−1	2	2	–	–
20Moe ManthaD	0	0	0	0	3	2	–	–

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
27Gilles MelocheG	W	40	37	3	.925	60:38
30Roberto RomanoG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Minnesota North Stars

Minnesota North Stars skaters

20Dino CiccarelliR	1	1	2	+1	2	0	–	–
7Neal BrotenC	0	1	1	0	5	0	–	–
9Dennis MarukC	1	0	1	−1	3	0	–	–
21Dirk GrahamR	1	0	1	0	3	0	–	–
2Curt GilesD	0	1	1	0	2	0	–	–
4Craig HartsburgD	0	1	1	0	8	0	–	–
8Brian LawtonC	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
12Keith ActonC	0	0	0	−1	1	2	–	–
14Scott BjugstadL	0	0	0	0	3	0	–	–
15Kent NilssonC	0	0	0	−2	0	0	–	–
23Brian BellowsL	0	0	0	−3	2	0	–	–
25Tony McKegneyL	0	0	0	+1	3	0	–	–
28Mats HallinC	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
44Steve PayneL	0	0	0	+1	5	0	–	–
3Bob RouseD	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
6Dave LangevinD	0	0	0	−1	1	0	–	–
10Gordie RobertsD	0	0	0	0	2	2	–	–
17Ed HospodarD	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–

Minnesota North Stars goalies
Goalie
30Jon CaseyG	L	34	30	4	.882	60:38
33Don BeaupreG		0	0	0	–	00:00