NHL game summary from April 7, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (22-41-16) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (36-30-13) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | PIT, | George Ferguson 21, 5:22 |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 18 (Perry Miller, Reed Larson), 6:12 | |
| PIT, | Ross Lonsberry 24 (Rick Kehoe, Randy Carlyle), 11:02 - PP | |
| DET, | Reed Larson 18, 11:51 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Greg Malone 34 (George Ferguson), 5:21 |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 27 (Orest Kindrachuk, Randy Carlyle), 13:04 - PP | |
| DET, | Jean Hamel 2 (Paul Woods, Nick Libett), 19:07 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willie Huber, DET [Elbowing] 10:34 |
| 2: | Perry Miller, DET [Game misconduct] 6:08 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 6:08 | |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Roughing, Misconduct] 6:08 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Spearing major] 6:08 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Spearing major] 6:08 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Interference] 12:57 | |
| Rod Schutt, PIT [Hooking] 14:44 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 16:39 | |
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Fighting] 16:39 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 16:39 | |
| 3: | Greg Joly, DET [Holding] 3:50 |
| Willie Huber, DET [Tripping] 13:19 | |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Holding] 16:02 |
Penalty time: DET: 32 minutes
PIT: 26 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 35 | ||||||
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lex Hudson | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 13-10-12-35
PIT: 12- 6- 8-26
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 10-27-11)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 22-18-12)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Don Koharski
Attendance: 13,483
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