Lemieux bags 8 points vs. Blues

The St. Louis Blues came to Pittsburgh on October 15, 1988 after engaging in an 8-8 war the night before with the Detroit Red Wings. Before a sellout crowd at the Igloo, Mario Lemieux capitalized on the bedraggled Blues and turned in the most productive performance of his career. Le Magnifique bettered his career best one-game total by 2, registering a spectacular 8-point night, with two goals and six assists in a 9-2 Pens victory.

The Blues put up little fight, registering only 22 shots. "After [the Blues'] second goal, I was a spectator. And I had a great seat," said Pens goalie Steve Guenette.

Some of Lemieux's other teammates were getting used to their teammate's heroics, however. Defenseman Zarley Zalapski admitted he wasn't even aware of Number 66's point total, while Rob Brown, who was the happy recipient of Lemieux's passing, scoring his first career hat trick, said "It's Mario Lemieux. You expect  it. If he only gets three or four points, you think he has a broken leg."

For his part, Lemieux was ready to move on. "It was a great game, but tomorrow I have to forget about it."