NHL game summary from December 6, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (13-11-4) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (9-13-4) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 4 (Dale Tallon, Ross Lonsberry), 13:43 |
| PIT, | Orest Kindrachuk 6 (Pete Mahovlich), 15:10 - PP | |
| 2: | TOR, | Ron Ellis 4 (Ian Turnbull), 2:25 |
| TOR, | Walt McKechnie 9 (Darryl Sittler, Lanny McDonald), 7:22 - PP | |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 3 (Orest Kindrachuk), 10:25 | |
| PIT, | Orest Kindrachuk 7 (Russ Anderson, Rick Kehoe), 11:18 | |
| TOR, | Dave Burrows 1 (Jimmy Jones, Jerry Butler), 14:43 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Peter Lee 15 (Ross Lonsberry, Orest Kindrachuk), 2:54 |
| TOR, | Pat Boutette 7, 7:36 | |
| PIT, | Rod Schutt 8 (Peter Lee, Greg Malone), 9:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Denis Herron, PIT [Hi-sticking] 6:41 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Interference, Slashing major] 6:41 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Roughing] 8:44 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Slashing] 8:44 | |
| Dave Hutchison, TOR [Holding] 15:06 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Holding] 16:27 | |
| 2: | Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Roughing] 0:10 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing] 0:10 | |
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Slashing] 5:29 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Cross checking] 16:07 | |
| 3: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Hi-sticking] 12:21 |
Penalty time: TOR: 19 minutes
PIT: 8 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Stamler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -4 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 11-12-14-37
PIT: 9- 7- 7-23
Goalies: TOR: Paul Harrison (L, 5-6-1)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 7-9-4)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 7,597
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