NHL game summary from March 27, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (33-28-13) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Minnesota North Stars (27-35-11) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | PIT, | Tom Bladon 4 (Greg Malone, George Ferguson), 5:30 |
| 2: | PIT, | Jacques Cossette 6 (Gary McAdam, Greg Malone), 9:45 |
| PIT, | Ron Stackhouse 10, 13:02 - SH | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 24 (Al MacAdam, Mike Fidler), 14:17 - PP | |
| PIT, | Orest Kindrachuk 18 (Ron Stackhouse), 16:38 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Randy Carlyle 12 (Ron Stackhouse, Peter Lee), 17:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Smith, MIN [Hi-sticking] 4:58 |
| Rod Schutt, PIT [Hi-sticking] 4:58 | |
| Bob Paradise, PIT [Slashing] 11:17 | |
| Blair Chapman, PIT [Fighting] 14:07 | |
| Jack Carlson, MIN [Roughing, Fighting] 14:07 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Tripping] 16:48 | |
| 2: | Greg Smith, MIN [Hooking] 0:39 |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 4:45 | |
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Hooking] 12:53 | |
| 3: | Tom Bladon, PIT [Tripping] 13:17 |
| Kris Manery, MIN [Holding] 15:55 |
Penalty time: PIT: 17 minutes
MIN: 13 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -24 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -24 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 7-11- 5-23
MIN: 12-11-15-38
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (W, 20-16-12)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 20-22-6)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Luther
Attendance: 8,250
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