Mike Bullard had a hand in nearly everything the Pittsburgh Penguins produced on December 5, 1984. With four goals and two assists, he figured in six of Pittsburgh’s seven goals in a 7–4 victory over the St. Louis Blues at the Civic Arena. Three of his goals came on the power play, while his lone even-strength marker stood as the game winner. For a Penguins team seeking just its seventh victory in 24 games, it was a welcome offensive outburst.
Highlights
Bullard scored four goals and added two assists on December 5, 1984.
Pittsburgh defeated St. Louis 7–4 at the Civic Arena.
Three of Bullard’s four goals came on the power play.
His hat-trick goal at 5:37 of the third period was the game winner.
Bullard contributed to six of Pittsburgh’s seven goals.
John Chabot collected four assists, while Moe Mantha added three.
Mark Taylor scored twice, and Roberto Romano made 38 saves.
Bullard opened the scoring at 10:41 of the first period, beating Mike Liut on the power play with assists from John Chabot and Moe Mantha. He then helped Pittsburgh double its lead, assisting on Mark Taylor’s goal with just 40 seconds remaining in the period. The Penguins headed to the dressing room ahead 2–0, with Bullard already contributing a goal and an assist.
St. Louis erased that advantage in the second period. Greg Paslawski scored just 29 seconds after the intermission, and Bernie Federko tied the game at 7:00. Bullard restored Pittsburgh’s lead at 8:59 with another power-play goal, his 12th of the season. Perry Anderson answered for the Blues before Doug Shedden put the Penguins back in front, giving the home team a 4–3 lead through two periods.
Joe Mullen pulled St. Louis even again at 2:36 of the third, but Bullard supplied the decisive response. His hat-trick goal at 5:37 gave Pittsburgh a 5–4 advantage that it would never surrender. He followed that with an assist on Taylor’s second goal at 8:32, then completed his four-goal performance at 18:49. Fittingly, his final tally came on the power play.
Bullard finished with six points, leaving Shedden’s second-period goal as the only Pittsburgh marker without his involvement. Chabot collected four assists, Mantha added three, and Taylor supplied two goals. At the other end, Roberto Romano earned the victory with 38 saves on 42 shots. Federko, Kevin LaVallee and Mullen each recorded two points for St. Louis, while Rob Ramage led all skaters with eight shots on goal.
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