NHL game summary from March 4, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (27-26-9) |
0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
 Colorado Rockies (13-44-8) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | COL, | Gary Croteau 21 (Barry Beck), 1:43 |
| 2: | PIT, | Randy Carlyle 10 (Gregg Sheppard), 1:16 |
| PIT, | Orest Kindrachuk 14 (Ron Stackhouse, Ross Lonsberry), 3:08 | |
| PIT, | Gregg Sheppard 10 (George Ferguson, Pete Mahovlich), 3:49 | |
| COL, | Barry Beck 12 (Randy Pierce, John Van Boxmeer), 10:02 | |
| PIT, | Orest Kindrachuk 15 (Rick Kehoe, Gary McAdam), 11:18 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Orest Kindrachuk 16 (Ross Lonsberry, Rick Kehoe), :26 |
| PIT, | Rod Schutt 22 (Greg Malone, Peter Lee), 13:20 | |
| PIT, | Rod Schutt 23 (Tom Bladon, Orest Kindrachuk), 18:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Malone, PIT [Hooking] 8:12 |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Roughing] 12:23 | |
| Blair Chapman, PIT [Roughing] 12:23 | |
| 2: | Barry Beck, COL [Roughing] 7:56 |
| George Ferguson, PIT [Holding] 12:17 | |
| 3: | Dale Tallon, PIT [Hooking] 1:35 |
Penalty time: PIT: 8 minutes
COL: 4 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 41 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Michel Lachance | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gillis | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 10-14-17-41
COL: 9- 8- 6-23
Goalies: PIT: Greg Millen (W, 13-10-1)
COL: Michel Plasse (L, 9-25-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Jim Christison
Attendance: 6,154
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