NHL game summary from March 24, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (32-28-12) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (46-13-13) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 24, 1:14 |
| 2: | PIT, | Greg Malone 29 (Peter Lee, Randy Carlyle), 6:13 - PP |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 45 (Denis Potvin, Billy Smith), 7:23 - PP | |
| PIT, | Gary McAdam 10 (Greg Malone), 11:02 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 32 (Mike Bossy, Stefan Persson), 16:54 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Kaszycki 15 (Bob Nystrom, Denis Potvin), 7:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | George Ferguson, PIT [Tripping] 19:47 |
| 2: | Bert Marshall, NYI [Tripping] 3:11 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Cross checking] 4:12 | |
| Lorne Henning, NYI [Slashing] 4:55 | |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Holding] 6:31 | |
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Holding] 15:16 | |
| 3: | Tom Bladon, PIT [Holding] 16:00 |
Penalty time: PIT: 8 minutes
NYI: 6 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 9-13- 5-27
NYI: 6-10- 8-24
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (T, 19-16-11)
NYI: Billy Smith (T, 23-7-4)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 14,995
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