Quebec Nordiques at Pittsburgh Penguins

Friday, December 31, 1993, 6:35 PM ET Civic Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Quebec Nordiques beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 on Friday, December 31, 1993 on the road.

Final score, Quebec Nordiques at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	1993-1994 record
Quebec Nordiques	5	34-42-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins	4	44-27-13

Goals by period, Quebec Nordiques at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Quebec Nordiques	2	3	0	5
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	2	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Quebec Nordiques at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Quebec Nordiques	11	11	6	28
Pittsburgh Penguins	13	18	11	42

Scoring summary

Every goal, Quebec Nordiques at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:11	Quebec Nordiques	Martin Rucinsky (7)	Craig Wolanin (4), Scott Young (9)	Power play	QUE 1, PIT 0
1st	08:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens (22)	Martin Straka (19), Grant Jennings (3)	Even strength	QUE 1, PIT 1
1st	11:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (14)	Kevin Stevens (20), Peter Taglianetti (7)	Even strength	QUE 1, PIT 2
1st	11:41	Quebec Nordiques	Dave Karpa (4)	Martin Rucinsky (15), Claude Lapointe (13)	Even strength	QUE 2, PIT 2
2nd	05:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Stapleton (4)	Jeff Daniels (5), Doug Brown (18)	Even strength	QUE 2, PIT 3
2nd	09:10	Quebec Nordiques	Valeri Kamensky (14)	Chris Lindberg (7), Steven Finn (7)	Even strength	QUE 3, PIT 3
2nd	16:19	Quebec Nordiques	Claude Lapointe (5)	Martin Rucinsky (16), Dave Karpa (8)	Even strength	QUE 4, PIT 3
2nd	16:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Marty McSorley (2)	Doug Brown (19), Joe Mullen (17)	Even strength	QUE 4, PIT 4
2nd	18:00	Quebec Nordiques	Mats Sundin (20)	Valeri Kamensky (19), Chris Lindberg (8)	Even strength	QUE 5, PIT 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Quebec Nordiques skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 9 M. Ricci	C	0	0	0	-3	4	0	0
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0
Number 17 C. Lindberg	L	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 22 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0
Number 25 M. Rucinsky	L	1	2	3	+2	2	4	1
Number 31 V. Kamensky	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0
Number 47 C. Lapointe	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0
Number 48 S. Young	R	0	1	1	-3	0	2	0
Number 51 A. Kovalenko	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 55 R. Corbet	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 2 K. Huffman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Number 5 A. Gusarov	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Number 6 C. Wolanin	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0
Number 29 S. Finn	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 45 M. Mckee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
Number 59 D. Karpa	D	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0

Quebec Nordiques goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Fiset	42	38	4	.905	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal
Number 7 J. Mullen	R	0	1	1	0	0	4
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	0	0	0	0	3
Number 19 B. Trottier	C	0	0	0	0	0	1
Number 20 J. Daniels	L	0	1	1	0	0	2
Number 22 R. Tocchet	R	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 24 D. Brown	R	0	2	2	+1	0	3
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	1	1	2	0	0	4
Number 26 M. Stapleton	C	1	0	1	0	2	2
Number 29 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	0	0	4
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	1	2	0	2	4
Number 2 J. Paek	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0
Number 3 G. Jennings	D	0	1	1	+1	4	1
Number 5 U. Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0
Number 6 M. Ramsey	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Number 32 P. Taglianetti	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1
Number 33 M. McSorley	D	1	0	1	+2	0	6
Number 55 L. Murphy	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 K. Wregget	28	23	5	.821	59:08	Loss

Penalties, Quebec Nordiques at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	13:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Stapleton	Holding	2
1st	17:19	Quebec Nordiques	Adam Foote	Interference	2
2nd	00:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Grant Jennings	High sticking	2
2nd	18:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Peter Taglianetti	Roughing	2
2nd	18:09	Quebec Nordiques	Adam Foote	Roughing	2
2nd	18:09	Quebec Nordiques	Martin Rucinsky	Slashing	2
3rd	10:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Grant Jennings	Cross checking	2
3rd	11:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ulf Samuelsson	Slashing	2
3rd	11:18	Quebec Nordiques	Mike Ricci	Spearing double minor	4

Quebec Nordiques head coach: Pierre Page
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Eddie Johnston
Referees: Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Jerry Pateman, Pierre Racicot
Quebec Nordiques scratches: Jacques Cloutier, Alain Cote, Curtis Leschyshyn, Paul Macdermid, Owen Nolan, Reginald Savage, Tony Twist, Iain Fraser, Chris Simon, Garth Snow, Ed Ward, Paxton Schulte
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Tom Barrasso, Greg Brown, Mario Lemieux, Kjell Samuelsson, Greg Andrusak, Ladislav Karabin, Pat Neaton, Michael Needham, Ed Patterson

Every Quebec Nordiques and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 1993-1994 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Quebec Nordiques 7	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Quebec Nordiques, Sun, Oct 10, 1993
Quebec Nordiques 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Quebec Nordiques at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 28, 1993
Quebec Nordiques 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Quebec Nordiques at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 31, 1993
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Quebec Nordiques 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Quebec Nordiques, Tue, Jan 18, 1994
Quebec Nordiques 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Quebec Nordiques at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Jan 27, 1994

Other NHL games on Friday, December 31, 1993
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 1 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets, Fri, Dec 31, 1993
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Fri, Dec 31, 1993
New York Rangers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 31, 1993
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Dec 31, 1993
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames, Fri, Dec 31, 1993
Dallas Stars 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 31, 1993
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Dec 31, 1993