NHL game summary from February 18, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (23-24-8) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (12-30-14) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 10 (Greg Carroll, Jim Rutherford), 2:56 |
| DET, | Nick Libett 13 (Perry Miller), 8:57 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 19 (Vaclav Nedomansky), 13:04 | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 26 (Dale McCourt, Jim Rutherford), 13:27 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 20 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Willie Huber), 16:05 - PP | |
| 2: | PIT, | Gregg Sheppard 7, 8:13 - SH |
| PIT, | Gary McAdam 7 (Pete Mahovlich, Dale Tallon), 9:56 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 21 (Willie Huber), 14:16 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Woods, DET [Tripping] 4:14 |
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Interference] 15:42 | |
| 2: | Dale Tallon, PIT [Holding] 7:30 |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Holding] 10:32 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Roughing] 11:20 | |
| Gary Mcadam, PIT [Roughing] 11:20 | |
| 3: | George Ferguson, PIT [Hooking] 2:15 |
| Greg Carroll, DET [Holding] 7:57 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Charging] 10:32 | |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 11:30 |
Penalty time: PIT: 12 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 28 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 6-14- 8-28
DET: 14- 6- 8-28
Goalies: PIT: Greg Millen (L, 11-10-0),
Denis Herron DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 4-8-3) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Ron Finn, Swede Knox Attendance: 14,587
Denis Herron DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 4-8-3) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Ron Finn, Swede Knox Attendance: 14,587
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