New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Saturday, December 19, 1987 · Civic Arena
Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday, December 19, 1987 at Civic Arena. The Rangers outshot the Penguins 46-25.
Randy Cunneyworth scored twice. Dave Hunter, Brian Mullen, Mario Lemieux, Ulf Dahlen and James Patrick also scored.
Gilles Meloche made 43 saves on 46 shots for the win; Bob Froese stopped 21 of 25.
Scoring
1st period
Randy Cunneyworth (17)Mario Lemieux (34), Paul Coffey (13)0–103:17 PIT
Dave Hunter (8)Unassisted0–206:19 PIT
Brian Mullen (13)Norm MacIver (2), Kelly Kisio (23)1–209:02 NYR · PPG
2nd period
Mario Lemieux (28)Phil Bourque (3), Paul Coffey (14)1–301:47 PIT · PPG- Randy Cunneyworth (18)Mario Lemieux (35), Jock Callander (7)1–404:04 PIT · PPG
Ulf Dahlen (6)Jari Gronstrand (6), Jan Erixon (3)2–406:54 NYR
James Patrick (5)Marcel Dionne (18), Tomas Sandstrom (16)3–414:14 NYR · PPG
Team stats
NYRPIT
46Shots on goal25
0%Faceoff %0%
2/7Power play2/5
15Penalty minutes26
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 01:58
Chris Dahlquist · cross checking2 min - 1st 03:00
Marcel Dionne · hooking2 min - 1st 08:01Chris Dahlquist · roughing2 min
- 1st 11:00Phil Bourque · cross checking2 min
- 1st 13:46Ron Greschner · hooking2 min
- 1st 19:57Ron Greschner · tripping2 min
- 2nd 03:21David Shaw · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 13:42Randy Hillier · misconduct10 min
- 2nd 13:42Dan Quinn · holding2 min
- 2nd 15:26Mario Lemieux · holding2 min
- 2nd 19:20John Ogrodnick · high sticking5 min
- 3rd 02:48Jim Johnson · hooking2 min
- 3rd 10:10Kelly Kisio · roughing2 min
- 3rd 10:10Dave Mcllwain · roughing2 min
- 3rd 11:54Chris Kontos · holding2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 9Ulf DahlenR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 11Kelly KisioC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 16Marcel DionneC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 | – |
| 19Brian MullenR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 20Jan ErixonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 28Tomas SandstromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3James PatrickD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 5Jari GronstrandD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 37Norm MacIverD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 8Walt PoddubnyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 22Mike DonnellyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 23Lucien DeBloisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 25John OgrodnickL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 44Ron DuguayC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 47Steve NemethC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | – |
| 21David ShawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 24Michel PetitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Ron ScottG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 33Bob FroeseG | L | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 59:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 66Mario LemieuxC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 15Randy CunneyworthL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 77Paul CoffeyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Dave HunterL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 29Phil BourqueL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 36Jock CallanderR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 8Perry GancharR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 10Dan QuinnC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 14Chris KontosC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 17Lee GiffinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Dave McllwainC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Wayne Van DorpL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Troy LoneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Mark KachowskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Chris DahlquistD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Jim JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Rod BuskasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Randy HillierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pat RigginG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 27Gilles MelocheG | W | 46 | 43 | 3 | .935 | 60:00 |