NHL game summary from December 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (12-15-7) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (12-17-3) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
1: MIN, Al MacAdam 8 (Tim Young, Ron Zanussi), 3:12
PIT, Orest Kindrachuk 10 (Ron Stackhouse, Rick Kehoe), 5:31
MIN, Greg Smith 5 (Bill Butters, Bobby Smith), 10:04
MIN, Steve Payne 3 (Al MacAdam, Brad Maxwell), 13:26
MIN, Kent-Erik Andersson 8 (Tom Younghans, Jean Potvin), 17:34
2: PIT, Greg Malone 12 (Peter Lee, Rod Schutt), 7:48
MIN, Brad Maxwell 3, 12:57
PIT, Rick Kehoe 7 (Orest Kindrachuk), 15:06
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: none
2: none
3: Dave Schultz, PIT [Hooking] 5:53
Russ Anderson, PIT [Hooking] 14:04
Penalty time: PIT: 4 minutes
MIN: 0 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 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Chicoine | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 10- 8-11-29
MIN: 11- 7-10-28
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (L, 7-11-7)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 9-10-1)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 8,151
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