NHL game summary from November 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (4-9-3) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 Vancouver Canucks (6-11-1) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Gregg Sheppard 3 (Orest Kindrachuk, George Ferguson), :25 |
| VAN, | Hilliard Graves 4 (Ron Sedlbauer, Pit Martin), 8:53 | |
| PIT, | Ross Lonsberry 4 (Tom Bladon, George Ferguson), 17:21 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Rod Schutt 5, 2:12 |
| VAN, | Jere Gillis 4 (Randy Holt), 10:10 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 5 (Jere Gillis, Randy Holt), 7:29 |
| PIT, | Peter Lee 11 (Pete Mahovlich, Ron Stackhouse), 8:05 - PP | |
| PIT, | Tom Bladon 2 (Gregg Sheppard, Orest Kindrachuk), 12:40 | |
| PIT, | Randy Carlyle 3 (Gregg Sheppard), 19:22 - SH-EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Denis Herron, PIT [Delay of game] 6:26 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting] 6:26 | ||
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Fighting] 6:26 | ||
| Brad Smith, VAN [Slashing] 12:08 | ||
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Holding] 14:13 | ||
| Ross Lonsberry, PIT [Holding] 14:13 | ||
| 3: | Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Hooking] 3:42 | |
| Dale Tallon, PIT [Hooking] 4:33 | ||
| Hilliard Graves, VAN [Holding] 7:52 | ||
| Randy Holt, VAN [Slashing, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 13:34 | ||
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Hooking] 17:58 | ||
| Pit Martin, VAN [Slashing] 17:58 | ||
| George Ferguson, PIT [Tripping] 18:25 | ||
| Bench penalty, VAN [Too many men on the ice] 19:38 | ||
Penalty time: PIT: 17 minutes
VAN: 29 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 8 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 8 | 30 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Zetterstrom | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Smith | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 14- 8- 8-30
VAN: 7-10-12-29
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (W, 3-8-3)
VAN: Gary Bromley (L, 4-7-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 12,256
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