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As he did in real life, Mario Lemieux scored on the first shot of his RHL debut for Penguins as they hosted the North Stars at the Civic Arena. However, it was Phil Russell who made the difference, scoring in overtime to lead the Penguins to a 6-5 victory. John Ogrodnick added a hat trick for Pittsburgh (6-5-1). Mike Gartner, Danny Gare, and Gordie Roberts each has a goal and an assist for Minnesota (2-3-0).
Minnesota North Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins
DATE : 02/01/2026
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 3 1 1 0 5
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 3 1 1 6
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 13 8 12 1 34
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 11 9 2 30
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. PIT. MARIO LEMIEUX(1)( WAYNE BABYCH, DOUG BODGER ): 1st 7:55
2. MIN. GORDIE ROBERTS(1)( STEVE PAYNE, NEAL BROTEN ): 1st 13:04
3. MIN. DOUG SULLIMAN(1)( DANNY GARE ): 1st 14:06
4. MIN. DANNY GARE(1)( KEITH ACTON, GORDIE ROBERTS ): 1st 18:42
5. PIT. JOHN OGRODNICK(1)( PHIL RUSSELL, DOUG SHEDDEN ): 2nd 9:33
6. PIT. STEVE TAMBELLINI(1)( AARON BROTEN ): 2nd 10:46
7. MIN. BRUCE DRIVER(1)( MIKE GARTNER, BERNIE FEDERKO ) (PP) : 2nd 15:42
8. PIT. JOHN OGRODNICK(2)( MARIO TREMBLAY, DAN QUINN ) (PP) : 2nd 18:43
9. MIN. MIKE GARTNER(1)( TONY McKEGNEY ): 3rd 8:22
10. PIT. JOHN OGRODNICK(3)( TOM KURVERS ) (PP) : 3rd 17:04
11. PIT. PHIL RUSSELL(1)( MARIO TREMBLAY, TOM KURVERS ) (PP) : OT 3:23
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. MIN. GREG SMITH - 2 Minutes: 1st 4:29
2. PIT. WARREN YOUNG - 2 Minutes: 2nd 1:04
3. PIT. WARREN YOUNG - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:46
4. PIT. TOM KURVERS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 14:12
5. MIN. GORDIE ROBERTS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:12
6. PIT. PHIL RUSSELL - 2 Minutes: 3rd 2:46
7. PIT. WAYNE BABYCH - 2 Minutes: 3rd 8:54
8. MIN. CURT GILES - 2 Minutes: 3rd 15:55
9. PIT. TOM KURVERS - 2 Minutes: 3rd 19:45
10. MIN. GORDIE ROBERTS - 2 Minutes: OT 2:53
I N J U R I E S
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Player Stats For Minnesota North Stars
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MIKE GARTNER 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 38 22:28 1 0 2 2
BERNIE FEDERKO 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 11-5 38 22:28 0 0 0 2
DANNY GARE 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:33 0 0 0 4
TONY McKEGNEY 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 38 22:28 1 0 0 2
BRIAN BELLOWS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:57 0 1 0 0
KEITH ACTON 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4-2 20 11:33 0 2 0 0
DOUG SULLIMAN 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1-0 20 11:33 0 0 1 0
STEVE PAYNE 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 30 17:57 0 0 0 1
NEAL BROTEN 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3-2 30 17:57 2 1 0 0
AL MacADAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 24 12:49 0 0 0 0
RICK MEAGHER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 24 12:49 0 0 0 2
BRUCE DRIVER 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 50 28:39 1 0 0 1
GORDIE ROBERTS 2 2 1 1 4 0 0 0-0 54 30:41 2 2 0 0
RANDY VELISCHEK -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:49 0 0 0 0
NEIL SHEEHY 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 24:17 0 0 0 0
CURT GILES 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 45 26:19 2 0 0 0
GREG SMITH -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 17 9:49 0 1 0 0
PAUL HOLMGREN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:38 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL 5 34 5 8 8 1 0 25-9 9 7 3 14
Player Stats For Pittsburgh Penguins
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
JOHN OGRODNICK 0 8 3 0 0 2 0 2-1 41 23:08 2 0 2 3
MARIO LEMIEUX 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7-4 25 14:39 0 0 0 0
WARREN YOUNG 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 25 14:39 0 2 0 1
DOUG SHEDDEN 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:57 1 0 0 0
DOUG GILMOUR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 37 21:46 0 1 0 1
STEVE TAMBELLINI -1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:33 0 0 0 0
MARIO TREMBLAY -1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 37 20:44 0 0 1 1
WAYNE BABYCH 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 25 14:39 0 0 1 0
DAN QUINN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6-5 37 20:38 0 0 0 1
AARON BROTEN -1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5-3 20 11:33 1 0 0 1
MOE MANTHA -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 19:23 0 0 0 0
ANDY BRICKLEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:38 0 0 0 0
TOM KURVERS 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0-0 48 27:46 0 0 0 0
PHIL RUSSELL 0 4 1 1 2 1 0 0-0 52 29:35 2 3 0 0 GWG
JEROME DUPONT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:49 0 0 0 1
ROGER BELANGER 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:38 1 0 0 0
DOUG BODGER -2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 47 27:12 1 1 0 0
ROD BUSKAS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:49 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL -5 30 6 10 12 3 0 25-16 8 7 4 9
Goalie Stats For Minnesota North Stars
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DON BEAUPRE 64 30 6 0 24 0.800 LOSS 0 0 8 3 3 112 GF
GREG MILLEN 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For Pittsburgh Penguins
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
STEVE PENNEY 64 34 5 0 29 0.853 WIN 0 0 6 3 0 112
RICK WAMSLEY 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Minnesota North Stars 6 1
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 3
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - JOHN OGRODNICK from Pittsburgh
2nd star - GORDIE ROBERTS from Minnesota
3rd star - PHIL RUSSELL from Pittsburgh
GAME STORY
On their home ice the Penguins won by one goal over the North Stars by
a final tally of 6 to 5. The Penguins registered 3 power play goals.
Pittsburgh scored 3 goals in the second period. PHIL RUSSELL scored the
game's final goal at 3:23 of overtime. JOHN OGRODNICK was a force, scoring
a hat-trick on 8 shots for Pittsburgh. Other goal scorers were MIKE GARTNER,
DANNY GARE, DOUG SULLIMAN, BRUCE DRIVER and GORDIE ROBERTS for Minnesota
and MARIO LEMIEUX and STEVE TAMBELLINI for Pittsburgh.
In other RHL News:
Peter McNab scored his 300th career goal in Hartford's 4-3 overtime win at Montreal.
Pierre Larouche also joined the 300-goal club as the Rangers edged the Islanders 7-6 in overtime.
Michel Goulet scored in overtime to lead the Nordiques past the Bruins 4-3.
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