NHL game summary from December 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-14-7) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (10-13-7) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Greg Malone 11 (Ron Stackhouse, Peter Lee), 2:16 - PP |
| CHI, | Ivan Boldirev 13 (Phil Russell, Stan Mikita), 3:21 - PP | |
| PIT, | Rod Schutt 9 (Pete Mahovlich, Tom Bladon), 13:15 - PP | |
| PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 7 (Blair Chapman, Dave Schultz), 17:00 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | CHI, | Doug Wilson 1 (Phil Russell, Reg Kerr), 7:05 |
| CHI, | Doug Lecuyer 1 (Ivan Boldirev, Bob Murray), 13:21 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Russell, CHI [Hooking] 0:24 | |
| Rod Schutt, PIT [Interference] 2:45 | ||
| Bench penalty, CHI [Too many men on the ice] 6:23 | ||
| Dale Tallon, PIT [Tripping] 6:23 | ||
| Greg Malone, PIT [Hooking] 8:23 | ||
| [served by Ivan Boldirev], CHI [Not proceeding directly to penalty box] 11:25 | ||
| Dave Logan, CHI [Roughing] 11:25 | ||
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Slashing] 14:35 | ||
| 2: | Jacques Cossette, PIT [Tripping] 2:54 | |
| Bob Kelly, CHI [Fighting] 11:14 | ||
| Pete Mahovlich, PIT [Fighting] 11:14 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PIT: 15 minutes
CHI: 13 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Veisor | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Doug Lecuyer | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 13- 7-11-31
CHI: 11-13-11-35
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (T, 7-10-7)
CHI: Mike Veisor (T, 1-3-2)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Don Koharski
Attendance: 9,362
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