NHL game summary from December 31, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (15-15-7) |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (8-20-11) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Bill Lochead 4 (Dennis Polonich, Willie Huber), 5:25 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 15 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Errol Thompson), 14:14 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Rob Plumb 1 (Bill Lochead, Dennis Polonich), 12:44 |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 13 (Dale McCourt, Reed Larson), 15:11 | |
| PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 9 (Dale Tallon), 17:48 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Peter Lee 19 (Greg Malone), 11:35 |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 13 (Peter Lee, Rod Schutt), 17:06 | |
| PIT, | Gregg Sheppard 5 (Pete Mahovlich, Tom Bladon), 18:17 | |
| PIT, | Randy Carlyle 6 (Peter Lee), 19:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Hooking] 0:15 |
| Dan Labraaten, DET [Tripping] 6:25 | |
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Elbowing] 13:53 | |
| 2: | Bill Lochead, DET [Hooking] 3:43 |
| 3: | Pete Mahovlich, PIT [Hooking] 9:22 |
| Perry Miller, DET [Fighting] 17:24 | |
| George Ferguson, PIT [Fighting] 17:24 |
Penalty time: PIT: 11 minutes
DET: 9 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rob Plumb | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 7-12-13-32
DET: 11- 7- 5-23
Goalies: PIT: Greg Millen (W, 8-4-0)
DET: Rogie Vachon,
Jim Rutherford (L, 3-6-3) Referee: Bob Kilger Linesmen: Swede Knox, Don Koharski Attendance: 14,714
Jim Rutherford (L, 3-6-3) Referee: Bob Kilger Linesmen: Swede Knox, Don Koharski Attendance: 14,714
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