1979-1980 Pittsburgh Penguins team stats

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1979-1980 Pittsburgh Penguins: 30-37-13
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 20-13-7 (145 goals scored, 134 allowed) Road record: 10-24-6 (106 goals scored, 169 allowed) Head Coach: Johnny Wilson Power Play: 52/262 (19.8%) Penalty Killing: 183/247 (74.1%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 6-4 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 193-235 251 goals scored (17th of 21 teams), 303 goals allowed (13th), 1038 PIM (16th) NHL Averages: 3.51 goals/game (281.0 goals/team), 1211.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW    17  Rick Kehoe           5'11  180   28   79   30   30   60    4   7   0   86   23   66    0  239  12.6   -3
C     12  Greg Malone          6'0   190   23   51   19   32   51   46   5   0   71   16   65   14  103  18.4   +4
C     11  George Ferguson      6'0   195   27   73   21   28   49   36   1   3   62    6   93   37  176  11.9    0
C     26  Orest Kindrachuk     5'10  175   29   52   17   29   46   63   2   2   58   14   56   16   94  18.1   +4
RW    10  Peter Lee            5'9   180   23   74   16   29   45   20   4   0   64   19   58    0  161   9.9  -13
LW    16  Gary McAdam          5'11  175   24   78   19   22   41   63   3   0   61   11   69    2  195   9.7  -17
LW    23  Rod Schutt           5'10  185   23   73   18   21   39   43   3   0   60   14   54    0  170  10.6   -8
C     19  Gregg Sheppard       5'8   170   30   76   13   24   37   20   3   0   67   17   97   25  136   9.6  -22
D     25  Randy Carlyle        5'10  200   23   67    8   28   36   45   3   0   89   28   99   15  123   6.5  -23
LW    18  Ross Lonsberry       5'11  195   32   76   15   18   33   36   2   0   71   10   81   16  135  11.1   -4
D      3  Ron Stackhouse       6'3   210   30   78    6   27   33   36   2   0  116   17  123   40  166   3.6  +16
RW    24  Pat Hughes           6'1   180   24   76   18   14   32   78   5   0   45   12   72    1  159  11.3  -38
D      7  Russ Anderson        6'3   210   24   76    5   22   27  150   0   0   93    3  107   28   78   6.4  +11
LW    14  Nick Libett          6'1   195   34   78   14   12   26   14   1   1   44    3   72   12  118  11.9  -19
LW    20  Paul Marshall        6'2   180   19   46    9   12   21    9   1   0   35   13   24    0   68  13.2   -2
D      5  Mario Faubert        6'1   175   25   49    5   13   18   31   4   0   49   17   55    4   83   6.0  -19
D      4  Dale Tallon          6'1   195   29   32    5    9   14   18   4   0   25   12   24    7   46  10.9   -4
C     22  Kim Davis            5'11  170   22   24    3    7   10   43   0   0   12    2   17    0   25  12.0   -7
D      8  Bob Stewart          6'1   206   29   65    3    7   10   52   0   0   57    3   99   18   53   5.7  -27
C      9  Mark Johnson         5'9   170   22   17    3    5    8    4   1   0   12    6   10    0   32   9.4   -4
D      2  Tom Bladon           6'1   195   27   57    2    6    8   35   1   0   48   11   79   17   69   2.9  -25
G     29  Greg Millen          5'9   175   22   44    0    3    3   14  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      6  Kim Clackson         5'11  195   24   45    0    3    3  166   0   0   13    1   20    0   12   0.0   -8
RW    13  Jim Hamilton         6'0   180   22   10    2    0    2    0   0   0    5    0   11    0   12  16.7   -6
RW     9  Blair Chapman        6'1   190   23    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    1   0.0    0
G     31  Nick Ricci           5'10  160   20    4    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Rob Holland          6'1   180   22   34    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   31  Nick Ricci           20    4   240   14  3.50   2   2   0  137   .898   0   0
G   29  Greg Millen          22   44  2586  157  3.64  18  18   7 1317   .881   2   2
G    1  Rob Holland          22   34  1974  126  3.83  10  17   6  928   .864   4   1

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1979 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   31  LW   Paul Marshall             95          Brantford Alexanders (OHA)         
  3   52  D    Bennett Wolf              30          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  4   73  D    Brian Cross                           Brantford Alexanders (OHA)         
  5   94  G    Nick Ricci                19          Niagara Falls Flyers (OHA)         
  6  115  D    Marc Chorney             210          University of North Dakota (NCAA)  

Traded draft picks:

#1 to MIN via WAS  (Tom McCarthy)

Transactions

06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Morris Lukowich prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Paul Baxter prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Nordiques claimed Paul Baxter as an expansion draft priority selection
06-09-1979	Jets claimed Morris Lukowich as an expansion draft priority selection
06-13-1979	Jets selected Peter Marsh in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Oilers selected Wayne Bianchin in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Oilers selected Tom Edur in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Oilers selected Colin Campbell in expansion draft
08-03-1979	traded Pete Mahovlich to Red Wings for Nick Libett
08-30-1979	traded Denis Herron and Pittsburgh's #2 pick in the 1982 draft to Canadiens for Pat Hughes and Rob Holland
11-13-1979	traded Blair Chapman to Blues for Bob Stewart
08-07-1980	signed Paul Baxter as a free agent
08-07-1980	assigned Kim Clackson to Nordiques as compensation for signing Paul Baxter as a free agent
09-26-1980	traded Pittsburgh's #3 pick in the 1983 draft to Canadiens for Gilles Lupien and Montreal's #3 pick in the 1983 draft

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/08/1980   at Boston Bruins             W   4-2 
04/10/1980   at Boston Bruins             L   1-4 
04/12/1980   vs Boston Bruins             W   4-1 
04/13/1980   vs Boston Bruins             L   3-8 
04/14/1980   at Boston Bruins             L   2-6

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 17 Rick Kehoe 5'11 180 28 5 2 5 7 0 2 0 C 9 Mark Johnson 5'9 170 22 5 2 2 4 0 1 0 C 11 George Ferguson 6'0 195 27 5 0 3 3 4 0 0 LW 18 Ross Lonsberry 5'11 195 32 5 2 1 3 2 0 0 LW 16 Gary McAdam 5'11 175 24 5 1 2 3 9 0 0 LW 23 Rod Schutt 5'10 185 23 5 2 1 3 6 0 0 D 7 Russ Anderson 6'3 210 24 5 0 2 2 14 0 0 LW 14 Nick Libett 6'1 195 34 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 C 19 Gregg Sheppard 5'8 170 30 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 D 8 Bob Stewart 6'1 206 29 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 D 2 Tom Bladon 6'1 195 27 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 5 Mario Faubert 6'1 175 25 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 RW 10 Peter Lee 5'9 180 23 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 25 Randy Carlyle 5'10 200 23 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 D 3 Ron Stackhouse 6'3 210 30 5 1 0 1 18 1 0 LW 20 Paul Marshall 6'2 180 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 6 Kim Clackson 5'11 195 24 3 0 0 0 37 0 0 C 22 Kim Davis 5'11 170 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 4 Dale Tallon 6'1 195 29 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 RW 24 Pat Hughes 6'1 180 24 5 0 0 0 21 0 0 G 29 Greg Millen 5'9 175 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 RW 9 Blair Chapman 6'1 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 13 Jim Hamilton 6'0 180 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Rob Holland 6'1 180 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 26 Orest Kindrachuk 5'10 175 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 12 Greg Malone 6'0 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 31 Nick Ricci 5'10 160 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 29 Greg Millen 22 5 300 21 4.20 2 3 159 .868 0 0

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1979 vs Winnipeg Jets W 4-2 1-0-0 10/13/1979 vs Hartford Whalers T 3-3 1-0-1 10/14/1979 at Boston Bruins W 4-1 2-0-1 10/17/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings L 4-5 2-1-1 10/20/1979 vs Washington Capitals W 5-1 3-1-1 10/21/1979 at New York Rangers L 3-6 3-2-1 10/24/1979 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-7 3-3-1 10/25/1979 at Montreal Canadiens L 5-8 3-4-1 10/31/1979 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-2 4-4-1 11/03/1979 vs Atlanta Flames T 3-3 4-4-2 11/07/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens T 3-3 4-4-3 11/10/1979 vs Boston Bruins L 1-6 4-5-3 11/11/1979 at New York Rangers W 4-1 5-5-3 11/15/1979 at Los Angeles Kings T 3-3 5-5-4 11/16/1979 at Vancouver Canucks L 2-5 5-6-4 11/18/1979 at Winnipeg Jets W 3-2 6-6-4 11/21/1979 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-2 7-6-4 11/23/1979 at Atlanta Flames L 1-4 7-7-4 11/24/1979 vs New York Rangers W 5-3 8-7-4 11/28/1979 vs Quebec Nordiques W 7-2 9-7-4 11/30/1979 at Hartford Whalers L 5-7 9-8-4 12/01/1979 vs Colorado Rockies W 5-4 10-8-4 12/05/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 10-8-5 12/07/1979 at Washington Capitals W 5-3 11-8-5 12/08/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 11-8-6 12/11/1979 at St. Louis Blues T 3-3 11-8-7 12/12/1979 vs New York Islanders T 3-3 11-8-8 12/15/1979 at New York Islanders T 3-3 11-8-9 12/16/1979 at Quebec Nordiques L 1-4 11-9-9 12/19/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks T 0-0 11-9-10 12/20/1979 at Philadelphia Flyers T 1-1 11-9-11 12/22/1979 vs New York Rangers L 3-4 11-10-11 12/26/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-4 12-10-11 12/28/1979 at Atlanta Flames W 4-2 13-10-11 12/29/1979 vs Atlanta Flames W 3-2 14-10-11 12/31/1979 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-4 14-11-11 01/02/1980 vs Montreal Canadiens W 5-3 15-11-11 01/03/1980 at New York Islanders W 4-3 16-11-11 01/05/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres L 4-5 16-12-11 01/07/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 5-9 16-13-11

Date Opponent Result Record 01/09/1980 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-2 17-13-11 01/12/1980 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 2-3 17-14-11 01/16/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-4 18-14-11 01/17/1980 at Hartford Whalers L 1-7 18-15-11 01/19/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers L 2-5 18-16-11 01/23/1980 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-4 18-17-11 01/24/1980 at Colorado Rockies L 1-4 18-18-11 01/26/1980 vs Boston Bruins L 4-6 18-19-11 01/27/1980 at Boston Bruins W 5-3 19-19-11 01/30/1980 vs St. Louis Blues L 3-4 19-20-11 01/31/1980 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-4 19-21-11 02/02/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 0-4 19-22-11 02/07/1980 at Buffalo Sabres L 0-9 19-23-11 02/09/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars L 2-5 19-24-11 02/10/1980 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-3 19-25-11 02/13/1980 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 20-25-11 02/16/1980 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-8 20-26-11 02/17/1980 at Philadelphia Flyers L 5-6 20-27-11 02/20/1980 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-5 21-27-11 02/23/1980 vs Quebec Nordiques W 2-1 22-27-11 02/24/1980 at Quebec Nordiques L 0-2 22-28-11 02/27/1980 vs Winnipeg Jets W 3-2 23-28-11 03/02/1980 vs New York Islanders T 0-0 23-28-12 03/03/1980 at St. Louis Blues L 1-5 23-29-12 03/05/1980 vs Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-5 23-30-12 03/08/1980 vs Edmonton Oilers W 5-4 24-30-12 03/09/1980 at Detroit Red Wings L 2-6 24-31-12 03/11/1980 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 3-4 24-32-12 03/12/1980 vs Los Angeles Kings W 4-2 25-32-12 03/15/1980 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-2 26-32-12 03/18/1980 at Minnesota North Stars L 3-4 26-33-12 03/21/1980 at Edmonton Oilers L 2-9 26-34-12 03/23/1980 at Winnipeg Jets W 4-2 27-34-12 03/25/1980 at Vancouver Canucks W 4-2 28-34-12 03/27/1980 at Los Angeles Kings T 2-2 28-34-13 03/28/1980 at Colorado Rockies L 0-5 28-35-13 03/30/1980 vs Washington Capitals W 4-0 29-35-13 04/01/1980 at Washington Capitals L 2-6 29-36-13 04/02/1980 vs Hartford Whalers W 6-4 30-36-13 04/05/1980 vs Buffalo Sabres L 1-9 30-37-13

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