NHL game summary from December 19, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (12-16-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (15-12-5) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Paul Gardner 19 (Pat Boutette, Rick Kehoe), 6:46 |
| PIT, | George Ferguson 9 (Mike Bullard), 11:55 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Pat Boutette 9 (Paul Gardner), 8:50 |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 5 (Mike Rogers, Reijo Ruotsalainen), 14:47 - PP | |
| NYR, | Mike Rogers 13 (Dave Silk, Pat Hickey), 18:57 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Dave Maloney 3 (Mike Rogers), 14:07 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Price, PIT [Hooking] 3:24 |
| Paul Gardner, PIT [Hi-sticking] 6:46 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 14:31 | |
| 2: | Russ Anderson, PIT [Hooking] 1:46 |
| Pat Boutette, PIT [Roughing] 5:58 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing, Misconduct] 12:14 | |
| Pat Boutette, PIT [Roughing] 12:14 | |
| Ed Hospodar, NYR [Roughing] 12:14 | |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 13:37 | |
| Mark Pavelich, NYR [Interference] 15:55 | |
| Mike Bullard, PIT [Holding] 16:50 | |
| 3: | Andre Dore, NYR [Tripping] 2:29 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Cross checking] 10:00 | |
| Pat Price, PIT [Hi-sticking] 10:00 | |
| Paul Gardner, PIT [Elbowing] 13:11 | |
| Ed Hospodar, NYR [Hi-sticking, Misconduct] 13:11 | |
| Pat Boutette, PIT [Hi-sticking, Misconduct] 13:11 | |
| Mike Allison, NYR [Roughing] 13:11 |
Penalty time: NYR: 36 minutes
PIT: 30 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -3 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 24 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Rogers | 27 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre Dore | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 39 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mark Pavelich | 40 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 41 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -7 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -7 | 22 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Price | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Baxter | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Shedden | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 3 |
| Marc Chorney | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Bullard | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul Mulvey | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Dion | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 7 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 7 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 4-11- 7-22
PIT: 10-14- 4-28
Goalies: NYR: Eddie Mio (T, 0-0-1)
PIT: Michel Dion (T, 15-8-5)
Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Dan McCourt
Attendance: 11,701
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