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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Hartford Whalers

Regular season · Saturday, January 9, 1988 · Hartford Civic Center

Game summary

The Hartford Whalers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 in overtime on Saturday, January 9, 1988 at Hartford Civic Center. The Whalers outshot the Penguins 38-23.

John Anderson scored twice. Ron Francis, Dave Mcllwain, Todd Charlesworth, Charlie Simmer, Tom Martin, Mario Lemieux and Kevin Dineen also scored.

Mike Liut made 19 saves on 23 shots for the win; Gilles Meloche stopped 24 of 26.

Goals1st2nd3rdOTTSOG
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT0130423
Hartford WhalersHFD3011538

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Team stats

PITHFD
23Shots on goal38
0%Faceoff %0%
1/4Power play2/6
16Penalty minutes12
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0

Penalties

  • 1st 04:34Mike Millar · hooking2 min
  • 1st 11:59Steve Gotaas · holding2 min
  • 1st 15:25Phil Bourque · hooking2 min
  • 1st 18:30Doug Bodger · holding2 min
  • 1st 19:50Troy Loney · holding2 min
  • 2nd 04:30Wilf Paiement · hooking2 min
  • 2nd 07:35Tom Martin · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 19:25Scot Kleinendorst · high sticking2 min
  • 2nd 19:49Ulf Samuelsson · roughing2 min
  • 2nd 19:49Randy Cunneyworth · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 10:07Dan Quinn · holding2 min
  • 3rd 12:59Dean Evason · high sticking2 min
  • 3rd 17:01Paul Macdermid · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 17:01Randy Hillier · roughing2 min

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