Mike Rogers scored four goals as the Whalers maintain a share of the Adams Division lead with a 6-5 win over the Penguins at the Hartford Civic Center. Blaine Stoughton had a goal and three assists for Hartford (16-12-4). Errol Thompson scored twice for Pittsburgh (9-21-2).
Pittsburgh Penguins at Hartford Whalers
DATE : 12/09/2021
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 2 3 0 5
Hartford Whalers 2 0 4 0 6
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 15 10 0 37
Hartford Whalers 6 9 10 0 25
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. HAR. GREG CARROLL(2)( PETE MAHOVLICH, TOM ROWE ): 1st 2:44
2. HAR. MIKE ROGERS(25)( BLAINE STOUGHTON, MARK HOWE ) (PP) : 1st 19:50
3. PIT. REG KERR(1)( ROD SCHUTT ): 2nd 3:55
4. PIT. ERROL THOMPSON(8)( WAYNE BABYCH ): 2nd 7:14
5. HAR. MIKE ROGERS(26)( MARK HOWE ) (PP) : 3rd 1:19
6. HAR. MIKE ROGERS(27)( BLAINE STOUGHTON, PAT BOUTETTE ): 3rd 5:04
7. HAR. BLAINE STOUGHTON(11)( MARK HOWE, PAT BOUTETTE ): 3rd 5:31
8. PIT. WAYNE BABYCH(6)( PAUL GARDNER, ROBERT PICARD ): 3rd 6:10
9. PIT. ERROL THOMPSON(9)( RANDY CARLYLE, WAYNE BABYCH ) (PP) : 3rd 9:09
10. HAR. MIKE ROGERS(28)( BLAINE STOUGHTON, PAT BOUTETTE ): 3rd 10:06
11. PIT. BOB SIROIS(1)( RANDY CARLYLE, RICK KEHOE ): 3rd 13:38
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. HAR. MIKE FOLIGNO - 4 Minutes: 1st 10:35
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY GORDIE HOWE
3. PIT. GEORGE FERGUSON - 2 Minutes: 1st 10:35
4. PIT. DAVE HUTCHISON - 2 Minutes: 1st 19:19
5. PIT. DAVE HUTCHISON - 2 Minutes: 3rd 0:54
6. PIT. ROBERT PICARD - 2 Minutes: 3rd 6:42
7. HAR. MARK HOWE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 9:04
8. HAR. JOHN GARRETT - 2 Minutes: 3rd 14:05
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY MIKE ROGERS
10. HAR. GORDIE HOWE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 16:59
I N J U R I E S
1. HAR. Injury To GREG CARROLL : 1st 18:12
Player Stats For Pittsburgh Penguins
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
WAYNE BABYCH 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0-0 32 17:31 0 0 0 2
PAUL GARDNER 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8-4 32 17:20 1 1 0 0
RICK KEHOE -2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:29 1 0 0 2
BOB SIROIS -2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1-0 30 16:54 2 0 0 2
GEORGE FERGUSON -3 2 0 0 2 0 0 14-5 45 25:25 3 0 1 2
ERROL THOMPSON 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0-0 35 19:20 1 0 0 3
DALE TALLON 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 14:11 0 1 0 0
ROBERT PICARD 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 38 22:49 0 0 0 2
MARIO FAUBERT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 16:25 0 0 0 0
ROD SCHUTT 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 22 12:59 0 0 0 1
PAT HUGHES -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 21 12:31 1 0 1 1
ROSS LONSBERRY -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:31 0 1 0 0
RANDY CARLYLE 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 46 26:28 0 0 0 1
REG KERR 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 2-1 25 14:59 0 0 1 1
PETER LEE 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:59 0 0 0 1
RON STACKHOUSE -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 38 20:30 3 0 0 1
DAVE HUTCHISON -1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 35 19:05 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL 0 37 5 8 8 1 0 27-12 12 4 3 19
Player Stats For Hartford Whalers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MIKE ROGERS 1 7 4 0 0 2 0 9-4 45 25:22 0 1 0 1 GWG
BLAINE STOUGHTON 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 0-0 29 16:09 0 0 1 1
PETE MAHOVLICH 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7-6 28 16:05 0 0 0 0
MARK HOWE 2 2 0 3 2 0 0 0-0 39 21:11 0 2 1 2
MIKE FOLIGNO -1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 27 15:28 1 2 1 2
RAY ALLISON -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 9:13 0 0 0 0
DAVE KEON -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9-4 35 19:42 0 0 0 0
GREG CARROLL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-1 11 6:41 0 0 0 0
GORDIE HOWE -1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1-0 25 13:40 1 0 0 0
BOBBY HULL -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 13:15 0 0 0 0
TOM ROWE 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:40 0 0 0 2
AL SIMS -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 12:38 0 0 0 0
PAT BOUTETTE 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0-0 43 24:43 0 1 0 0
RON PLUMB -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 21:06 2 0 0 0
NORM BARNES -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:13 0 0 0 0
RICK LEY 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 24:00 0 1 0 0
BARRY LONG -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 43 25:20 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL 0 25 6 11 8 2 0 27-15 4 8 3 8
Goalie Stats For Pittsburgh Penguins
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
ROB HOLLAND 10 1 0 0 0 0 17
GREG MILLEN 50 24 6 0 8 3 88 LOSS GF
Goalie Stats For Hartford Whalers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
JOHN GARRETT 60 37 5 0 10 5 105 WIN
AL SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 1
Hartford Whalers 3 2
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - MIKE ROGERS from Hartford
2nd star - BLAINE STOUGHTON from Hartford
3rd star - ERROL THOMPSON from Pittsburgh
GAME STORY
In their home arena the Whalers squeezed out a victory over the Penguins
by the score of 6 to 5. Hartford finished with a flurry scoring 4 times
in the third period. MIKE ROGERS netted the game winner at 10:06 of the
3rd period. ERROL THOMPSON had two goals on 6 shots for Pittsburgh.
And ROGERS was spectacular, scoring 4 goals on 7 shots for Hartford.
Also BLAINE STOUGHTON scored once and passed for three assists. Others
who scored were WAYNE BABYCH, BOB SIROIS and REG KERR for Pittsburgh and
GREG CARROLL for Hartford.
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Ron Duguay scored twice as the surging Rangers defeated the Sabres 6-2.
Al MacAdam gets a goal and two assists as the North Stars edge the Flyers 5-4.