Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Saturday, October 27, 1990 · Brendan Byrne Arena
Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 on Saturday, October 27, 1990 at Brendan Byrne Arena. The Devils outshot the Penguins 40–31.
Joe Mullen scored twice and Zdeno Ciger scored twice. Kirk Muller, Mark Recchi, Eric Weinrich, John Cullen, Pat Conacher, Laurie Boschman, John MacLean and Phil Bourque also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Kirk Muller (5)Bruce Driver (6), Peter Stastny (10)0–104:34 NJD · 
Mark Recchi (6)Tony Tanti (4), Joe Mullen (6)1–116:57 PIT
Eric Weinrich (1)John MacLean (6), Kirk Muller (11)1–218:06 NJD
2nd period
John Cullen (5)Paul Coffey (9), Kevin Stevens (13)2–203:32 PIT · 
Joe Mullen (7)Zarley Zalapski (6), Paul Coffey (10)3–204:51 PIT
Pat Conacher (1)Troy Crowder (1), Laurie Boschman (3)3–306:28 NJD- Joe Mullen (8)Paul Coffey (11), Barry Pederson (3)4–311:49 PIT
Zdeno Ciger (2)Patrik Sundstrom (5), Jon Morris (6)4–417:39 NJD ·
3rd period
Laurie Boschman (3)Viacheslav Fetisov (4), Alexei Kasatonov (4)4–503:06 NJD
John MacLean (3)Kirk Muller (12)4–603:37 NJD- Zdeno Ciger (3)Jon Morris (7), Brendan Shanahan (6)4–706:33 NJD
Phil Bourque (1)Paul Coffey (12), Barry Pederson (4)5–719:24 PIT
Team stats
PITNJD
3140
0%0%
1/62/5
1416
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:29 into the first period
Paul Coffey · hooking2 min - 12:22 into the first periodPaul Coffey · delaying game2 min
- 14:14 into the first period
Patrik Sundstrom · boarding2 min - 19:11 into the first periodViacheslav Fetisov · tripping2 min
- 2:36 into the second periodEric Weinrich · cross checking2 min
- 2:47 into the second periodLaurie Boschman · roughing2 min
- 7:47 into the second periodEric Weinrich · tripping2 min
- 8:17 into the second periodAlexei Kasatonov · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 8:17 into the second periodJohn Cullen · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 14:43 into the second periodPaul Coffey · holding2 min
- 16:36 into the second periodPhil Bourque · hooking2 min
- 19:44 into the second periodZarley Zalapski · hooking2 min
- 11:24 into the third periodJon Morris · elbowing2 min
- 11:24 into the third periodZarley Zalapski · slashing2 min
- 12:56 into the third periodJohn MacLean · interference2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.