NHL game summary from December 30, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (8-19-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (14-15-7) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 5 (Bill Lochead, Rob Plumb), 6:20 |
| PIT, | Rod Schutt 10 (Randy Carlyle, Ron Stackhouse), 17:17 - PP | |
| 2: | PIT, | Randy Carlyle 5 (Rod Schutt, Peter Lee), 12:45 |
| 3: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 8 (Ross Lonsberry, Orest Kindrachuk), 6:06 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre St. Laurent, DET [Hi-sticking] 2:30 |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hi-sticking] 2:30 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Interference] 10:32 | |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 14:53 | |
| Vaclav Nedomansky, DET [Tripping] 17:04 | |
| 2: | Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 3:33 |
| Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 9:04 | |
| 3: | John Hilworth, DET [Delay of game] 10:18 |
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Slashing] 18:11 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
PIT: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Plumb | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9- 7-12-28
PIT: 9-12-13-34
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 5-14-8)
PIT: Greg Millen (W, 7-4-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Bob Luther
Attendance: 12,910
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