NHL game summary from January 16, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (16-22-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (19-17-8) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | PIT, | Rod Schutt 15, 11:37 |
| 2: | PIT, | Blair Chapman 6 (Dave Schultz, Ron Stackhouse), 6:18 |
| 3: | PIT, | Orest Kindrachuk 12 (Ron Stackhouse), 9:24 - PP |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 17 (Pete Mahovlich), 15:36 | |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 12 (Colin Campbell), 16:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Colin Campbell, PIT [Holding] 3:01 |
| Jean Potvin, MIN [Holding] 5:36 | |
| 2: | Ron Zanussi, MIN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 8:32 |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 8:32 | |
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 9:21 | |
| 3: | Bobby Smith, MIN [Hooking] 3:45 |
| Rod Schutt, PIT [Tripping] 5:15 | |
| Jean Potvin, MIN [Holding] 9:18 |
Penalty time: MIN: 15 minutes
PIT: 11 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Edwards | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 25 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6-10- 9-25
PIT: 18-12-13-43
Goalies: MIN: Gary Edwards (L, 4-7-3)
PIT: Greg Millen (W, 9-6-0)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 10,407
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