NHL game summary from January 6, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (17-16-6) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (15-17-8) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Rod Schutt 13 (Peter Lee, Greg Malone), 7:24 |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 30 (Rob Palmer), 9:25 | |
| 2: | LA , | Dave Taylor 20 (Rob Palmer), 7:28 |
| 3: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 9 (Ross Lonsberry), :34 |
| LA , | Tom Williams 5 (Dave Taylor, Marcel Dionne), 2:20 - PP | |
| LA , | Murray Wilson 7 (Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor), 9:55 | |
| PIT, | Gregg Sheppard 6 (Randy Carlyle, Peter Lee), 16:15 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ross Lonsberry, PIT [Slashing] 9:50 |
| Dave Taylor, LA [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 14:19 | |
| Peter Lee, PIT [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 14:19 | |
| Syl Apps, LA [Tripping] 16:30 | |
| 2: | Danny Grant, LA [Interference] 7:58 |
| 3: | Greg Malone, PIT [Holding] 0:49 |
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Holding] 2:47 | |
| Butch Goring, LA [Tripping] 3:50 | |
| Randy Manery, LA [Hooking] 14:57 | |
| Darryl Edestrand, LA [Slashing] 15:15 | |
| Ross Lonsberry, PIT [Slashing] 15:15 |
Penalty time: LA : 14 minutes
PIT: 12 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 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 46 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 46 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 9-10- 5-24
PIT: 17-15-14-46
Goalies: LA : Mario Lessard (W, 8-5-5)
PIT: Greg Millen (L, 8-6-0)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Don Koharski
Attendance: 11,760
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