NHL game summary from December 5, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (8-13-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (15-3-5) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | PIT, | Blair Chapman 3 (Pete Mahovlich, Dave Schultz), 6:54 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 11 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 7:12 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 17 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 7:33 - PP | |
| PIT, | Jacques Cossette 4, 12:28 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 10 (Billy Harris, Mike Kaszycki), 14:29 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Ron Stackhouse 6 (Randy Carlyle, Ross Lonsberry), 3:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Cross checking] 5:00 |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Hooking] 11:00 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, PIT [Elbowing] 19:03 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Hi-sticking] 19:03 | |
| 2: | Jacques Cossette, PIT [Hooking] 7:23 |
| Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 18:03 | |
| 3: | Gerry Hart, NYI [Elbowing] 8:15 |
| Rod Schutt, PIT [Hooking] 13:58 |
Penalty time: PIT: 10 minutes
NYI: 6 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 8-12- 8-28
NYI: 9-28- 8-45
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (T, 6-9-4)
NYI: Glenn Resch (T, 9-1-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 14,527
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