NHL game summary from October 29, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (1-6-2) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (5-1-3) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 2 (George Ferguson, Ron Stackhouse), 10:52 |
| 2: | NYR, | Ron Greschner 1 (Anders Hedberg, Pat Hickey), 1:08 - PP |
| NYR, | Pat Hickey 2 (Ron Greschner, Anders Hedberg), 5:06 | |
| NYR, | Pierre Plante 1 (Ron Duguay, Carol Vadnais), 13:59 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Orest Kindrachuk 3 (Rod Schutt, Ron Stackhouse), 16:28 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pete Mahovlich, PIT [Hooking] 3:00 |
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Hi-sticking] 12:20 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Hi-sticking] 12:20 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Holding] 12:56 | |
| 2: | Colin Campbell, PIT [Holding] 0:57 |
| Steve Vickers, NYR [Tripping] 5:43 | |
| 3: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Misconduct] 8:24 |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Misconduct] 8:24 | |
| Pierre Plante, NYR [Roughing] 16:09 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PIT [Roughing] 16:09 |
Penalty time: PIT: 18 minutes
NYR: 18 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 28 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Korney | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 10- 8-10-28
NYR: 10-14- 9-33
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (L, 1-6-2)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 4-0-2)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 17,419
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