NHL game summary from December 27, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (13-15-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (13-15-7) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | PIT, | Ross Lonsberry 12 (Orest Kindrachuk), 5:17 |
| PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 8 (Wayne Bianchin), 10:46 | |
| LA , | Butch Goring 22 (Mike Murphy, Murray Wilson), 16:20 - PP | |
| PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 6 (George Ferguson, Gregg Sheppard), 19:50 | |
| 2: | LA , | Tom Williams 3 (Bert Wilson), 3:31 |
| PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 7 (George Ferguson), 7:48 | |
| PIT, | Peter Lee 18 (Greg Malone, Rod Schutt), 10:54 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Hampton, LA [Holding] 11:57 | |
| Darryl Edestrand, LA [Hi-sticking] 12:24 | ||
| Rod Schutt, PIT [Hi-sticking] 12:24 | ||
| Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Roughing] 14:46 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Rick Hampton, LA [Holding] 5:02 | |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Roughing, Slashing, Fighting] 11:21 | ||
| Dave Taylor, LA [Slashing, Fighting] 11:21 | ||
| Butch Goring, LA [Hooking] 11:54 | ||
| Greg Malone, PIT [Interference] 15:20 | ||
Penalty time: LA : 15 minutes
PIT: 15 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 7-14-12-33
PIT: 14-12- 8-34
Goalies: LA : Ron Grahame (L, 9-11-1),
Mario Lessard PIT: Greg Millen (W, 6-4-0) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 14,634
Mario Lessard PIT: Greg Millen (W, 6-4-0) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 14,634
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