Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vancouver Canucks
Regular season · Tuesday, November 17, 1987 · Pacific Coliseum
Game summary
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 on Tuesday, November 17, 1987 at Pacific Coliseum. The Penguins outshot the Canucks 36–17.
Tony Tanti scored twice and Stan Smyl scored twice. Doug Lidster, Craig Simpson, Mario Lemieux, Jock Callander, Dan Hodgson and Dan Quinn also scored.
Richard Brodeur made 32 saves on 36 shots for the win; Steve Guenette stopped 7 of 10.
Scoring
1st period
Tony Tanti (10)Willie Huber (6), Dan Hodgson (4)0–112:45 VAN · 
Stan Smyl (5)Unassisted0–214:24 VAN
Doug Lidster (1)Dan Hodgson (5), Tony Tanti (17)0–316:49 VAN · 
Craig Simpson (12)Rob Brown (2), Dwight Mathiasen (3)1–317:30 PIT
2nd period
Mario Lemieux (17)Unassisted2–305:14 PIT
Jock Callander (2)Jim Johnson (2), Mario Lemieux (15)3–306:52 PIT- Tony Tanti (11)Dan Hodgson (6), Greg Adams (9)3–418:14 VAN ·
3rd period
Dan Hodgson (3)Stan Smyl (10)3–508:56 VAN- Stan Smyl (6)Dan Hodgson (7), Petri Skriko (7)3–609:20 VAN
Dan Quinn (5)Moe Mantha (8), Mario Lemieux (16)4–613:26 PIT ·
Team stats
PITVAN
3617
0%0%
1/63/7
3250
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:21 into the first period
Troy Loney · fighting5 min - 2:21 into the first period
Daryl Stanley · instigator2 min - 2:21 into the first periodDaryl Stanley · fighting5 min
- 2:21 into the first periodDaryl Stanley · misconduct10 min
- 4:48 into the first periodDwight Mathiasen · roughing2 min
- 4:48 into the first periodGarth Butcher · roughing2 min
- 7:03 into the first periodMoe Mantha · holding2 min
- 9:51 into the first periodDoug Wickenheiser · tripping2 min
- 12:01 into the first periodCraig Simpson · hooking2 min
- 13:12 into the first periodRandy Cunneyworth · high sticking2 min
- 13:12 into the first periodDan Frawley · fighting5 min
- 13:12 into the first periodCraig Coxe · fighting5 min
- 13:12 into the first periodCraig Coxe · misconduct10 min
- 13:12 into the first periodRich Sutter · high sticking2 min
- 16:03 into the first periodDave Mcllwain · holding2 min
- 1:02 into the second periodBarry Pederson · tripping2 min
- 2:26 into the second periodDwight Mathiasen · hooking2 min
- 7:05 into the second periodRod Buskas · high sticking2 min
- 11:17 into the second periodWillie Huber · hooking2 min
- 13:00 into the second periodDwight Mathiasen · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 17:36 into the second periodDan Frawley · elbowing2 min
- 4:14 into the third periodJim Benning · holding2 min
- 12:10 into the third periodRandy Boyd · holding2 min
- 13:26 into the third periodMoe Mantha · roughing2 min
- 13:26 into the third periodRich Sutter · roughing2 min
- 19:45 into the third periodRandy Cunneyworth · roughing2 min
- 19:45 into the third periodRandy Boyd · roughing2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 66Mario LemieuxC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 10Dan QuinnC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 18Craig SimpsonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 34Dwight MathiasenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 36Jock CallanderR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 44Rob BrownR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6Jim JohnsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 20Moe ManthaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 15Randy CunneyworthL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 19Dave McllwainC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Troy LoneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 26Mark KachowskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Dan FrawleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 32Dave HannanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 3Doug BodgerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 5Ville SirenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 7Rod BuskasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 22Chris JosephD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pat RigginG | 7 | 3 | .571 | |
| 30Steve GuenetteG | L | 10 | 3 | .700 |
Vancouver Canucks
| 16Dan HodgsonC | 1 | 4 | 5 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 9Tony TantiR | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 8Greg AdamsL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Petri SkrikoL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 2Willie HuberD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 3Doug LidsterD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Barry PedersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 14Doug WickenheiserC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 15Rich SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 20Steve TambelliniC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Craig CoxeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Jean-Marc LanthierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 33David SaundersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 4Jim BenningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 5Garth ButcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Randy BoydD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 29Daryl StanleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kirk McLeanG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | W | 36 | 4 | .889 |