NHL game summary from February 3, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (10-29-14) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (21-22-8) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | PIT, | Ross Lonsberry 18 (Rick Kehoe, Orest Kindrachuk), 1:24 |
| PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 10 (Peter Lee, Randy Carlyle), 10:55 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 21 (Thommie Bergman, Errol Thompson), 4:32 - PP |
| PIT, | Peter Lee 27, 11:56 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Blair Chapman 7 (Pete Mahovlich, Colin Campbell), 4:54 |
| DET, | Greg Carroll 7 (Andre St. Laurent, Dennis Polonich), 16:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre St. Laurent, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 1:36 |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 1:36 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Slashing, Fighting] 7:01 | |
| Gregg Sheppard, PIT [Slashing, Fighting] 7:01 | |
| Lorry Gloeckner, DET [Hooking] 9:28 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Boarding] 15:45 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Interference] 19:36 | |
| 2: | Pete Mahovlich, PIT [Hooking] 3:56 |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Charging] 8:31 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Roughing] 10:35 | |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Roughing] 10:35 | |
| 3: | Dale McCourt, DET [Hooking] 10:13 |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Hooking] 18:23 |
Penalty time: DET: 24 minutes
PIT: 22 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorry Gloeckner | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -9 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -9 | 30 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12- 6-12-30
PIT: 14- 7- 7-28
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 7-21-11)
PIT: Greg Millen (W, 10-9-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 14,682
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