NHL game summary from December 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (12-17-2) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-14-6) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | VAN, | Don Lever 9 (Roland Eriksson), :36 |
| PIT, | Russ Anderson 1 (Dave Schultz, Pete Mahovlich), 10:09 | |
| PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 6 (Dale Tallon, Rod Schutt), 13:21 - PP | |
| 2: | VAN, | Pit Martin 8 (Jere Gillis, Dennis Ververgaert), 1:52 |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 11 (Don Lever), 3:54 | |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 20 (Chris Oddleifson), 5:27 | |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 6 (Orest Kindrachuk, Ross Lonsberry), 7:52 | |
| PIT, | Blair Chapman 4 (Pete Mahovlich), 9:08 | |
| PIT, | George Ferguson 8, 10:46 - SH | |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 21 (John Grisdale, Stan Smyl), 11:57 - PP | |
| 3: | PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 5 (George Ferguson), 3:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Tripping] 7:31 |
| Randy Holt, VAN [Roughing] 11:46 | |
| 2: | Russ Anderson, PIT [Charging, Fighting] 10:23 |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Fighting] 10:23 | |
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Fighting] 10:23 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 10:23 | |
| Randy Holt, VAN [Holding] 12:33 | |
| 3: | Randy Holt, VAN [Hooking] 0:44 |
Penalty time: VAN: 16 minutes
PIT: 14 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 9-11-10-30
PIT: 12-16-12-40
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 8-9-1)
PIT: Greg Millen (W, 4-4-0)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 10,054
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