Down by three goals with five minutes remaining, the Penguins rally with three unanswered goals to earn a 5-5 tie against the Whalers at the Civic Arena. Paul Gardner netted the tying goal for Pittsburgh (7-12-5) with 1:59 remaining. Joe Mullen scored twice for Hartford (7-9-3).
Hartford Whalers at Pittsburgh Penguins
DATE : 11/23/2024
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Hartford Whalers 2 2 1 0 5
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 2 3 0 5
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Hartford Whalers 14 5 9 0 28
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 14 16 0 38
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. HAR. JOE MULLEN(2)( KARI ELORANTA ): 1st 17:29
2. HAR. BOB SULLIVAN(4)( MARK RENAUD, GREG MALONE ) (PP) : 1st 18:52
3. PIT. RICK KEHOE(10)( PIERRE LACROIX ): 2nd 13:38
4. PIT. REGGIE LEACH(2)( DOUG SULLIMAN, MIKE PALMATEER ): 2nd 14:06
5. HAR. KEN HOUSTON(4)( RON FRANCIS ) (PP) : 2nd 15:55
6. HAR. JOE MULLEN(3)( GREG MALONE, RISTO SILTANEN ) (PP) : 2nd 17:59
7. HAR. RAY NEUFELD(3)( BOB SULLIVAN, STEVE TAMBELLINI ): 3rd 13:34
8. PIT. MIKE BULLARD(7)( JOHN OGRODNICK, MOE MANTHA ): 3rd 15:21
9. PIT. PIERRE LACROIX(4)( PAUL BAXTER ): 3rd 17:03
10. PIT. PAUL GARDNER(4)( GASTON GINGRAS, DOUG SULLIMAN ): 3rd 18:01
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. PIT. GASTON GINGRAS - 2 Minutes: 1st 2:10
2. PIT. BRUCE CROWDER - 4 Minutes: 1st 18:42
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY DOUG SHEDDEN
4. HAR. RAY NEUFELD - 2 Minutes: 1st 18:42
5. PIT. ROD BUSKAS - 12 Minutes: 1st 19:55
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY MARC CHORNEY
7. HAR. KEN HOUSTON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 8:22
8. PIT. DOUG SHEDDEN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 15:47
9. PIT. PAT BOUTETTE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 17:28
10. HAR. RON FRANCIS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 19:21
11. HAR. GREG MALONE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 3:55
12. HAR. RAY NEUFELD - 2 Minutes: 3rd 19:44
13. PIT. PAT BOUTETTE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 19:44
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Hartford Whalers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
JOE MULLEN -1 6 2 0 0 1 0 0-0 30 16:13 0 0 1 5
BLAINE STOUGHTON -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 16:58 1 0 0 2
RON FRANCIS -2 5 0 1 2 0 0 11-9 32 18:50 0 1 1 1
ROBBIE FTOREK -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7-6 23 13:08 0 0 0 0
KEN HOUSTON -1 3 1 0 2 1 0 0-0 40 23:11 1 2 1 0
GREG MALONE -1 0 0 2 2 0 0 3-1 31 16:48 0 0 0 0
BOB SULLIVAN 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0-0 30 15:31 1 0 0 0
MARK JOHNSON -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 20:24 1 0 2 1
LUCIEN DeBLOIS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 9:32 0 0 0 1
RAY NEUFELD 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0-0 27 15:01 0 0 0 2
MERLIN MALINOWSKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 13 8:11 0 0 0 0
DAVE HINDMARCH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 16 10:11 0 0 1 0
STEVE TAMBELLINI 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3-2 23 12:26 1 0 0 2
RISTO SILTANEN 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 23 12:53 0 0 0 1
KARI ELORANTA -1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 44 25:46 0 0 0 0
RICK LAPOINTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 13:14 0 0 0 0
MARK RENAUD -2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:24 0 0 0 0
RANDY HOLT -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 38 21:10 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL -15 28 5 8 10 3 0 27-20 5 4 6 15
Player Stats For Pittsburgh Penguins
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
JOHN OGRODNICK 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 30 17:15 1 0 0 0
MIKE BULLARD 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6-1 27 16:24 0 0 0 0
RICK KEHOE 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:15 0 0 1 0
PETER LEE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 7:43 0 0 0 0
PAT BOUTETTE 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 5-2 31 18:33 0 1 0 0
AARON BROTEN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 29 15:59 0 0 0 0
BRUCE CROWDER 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 14 7:43 0 2 0 0
DOUG SHEDDEN 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3-1 24 13:04 1 1 0 1
PAUL GARDNER 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 8-1 30 16:26 1 0 1 0 GTG
WAYNE BABYCH 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:54 0 0 0 0
DOUG SULLIMAN 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:48 1 1 1 0
MOE MANTHA 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 38 20:49 4 0 0 0
GASTON GINGRAS 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 39 21:35 2 2 0 1
REGGIE LEACH 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 16:36 1 0 0 0
PAUL BAXTER 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 50 28:22 0 1 0 0
ROD BUSKAS 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0-0 16 9:52 0 0 0 0
PIERRE LACROIX 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 47 26:37 3 1 0 0
MARC CHORNEY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 9:48 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL 15 38 5 7 24 0 0 27-7 15 9 3 2
Goalie Stats For Hartford Whalers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
MICHEL DION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EDDIE MIO 60 38 5 0 7 3 105 TIE
Goalie Stats For Pittsburgh Penguins
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
PHIL MYRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIKE PALMATEER 60 28 5 0 8 4 105 TIE
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Hartford Whalers 5 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - PIERRE LACROIX from Pittsburgh
2nd star - JOE MULLEN from Hartford
3rd star - DOUG SULLIMAN from Pittsburgh
GAME STORY
Pittsburgh and Hartford played to a5 to 5 Both teams played solid defense
as the offenses struggled the entire game. This was a bit of a nasty
game, as the teams combined for 34 penalty minutes. JOE MULLEN scored
twice on 6 shots for Hartford. Others registering goals were KEN HOUSTON,
BOB SULLIVAN and RAY NEUFELD for Hartford and MIKE BULLARD, RICK KEHOE,
PAUL GARDNER, REGGIE LEACH and PIERRE LACROIX for Pittsburgh.
In other RHL news:
Mike Bossy scored twice as the Islanders defeated the Canucks 4-2.
Marcel Dionne had a goal and three assists in the Kings' 7-3 victory over the Rangers.
Al Secord scored twice and added an assist to help the Blackhawks tie the Nordiques 4-4.