All NHL game summaries from January 5, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (15-16-8) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Atlanta Flames (21-16-4) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Peter Lee 21, 14:06 |
| PIT, | Rod Schutt 11 (Pete Mahovlich, Ron Stackhouse), 19:44 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Rod Schutt 12, 6:32 |
| ATL, | Don Laurence 4 (Bobby Lalonde, Ed Kea), 11:15 | |
| 3: | ATL, | Dave Shand 2 (Bill Clement, Willi Plett), 1:25 |
| ATL, | Eric Vail 18 (Bob MacMillan, Guy Chouinard), 7:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pete Mahovlich, PIT [Interference] 7:14 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Charging] 17:29 | ||
| 2: | Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 0:46 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Hi-sticking] 8:01 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PIT: 4 minutes
ATL: 4 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 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Cossette | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Carr | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Laurence | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 9- 9- 8-26
ATL: 8- 6- 6-20
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (T, 7-11-8)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 20-13-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Don Koharski, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 11,463
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (26-6-7) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Colorado Rockies (8-26-6) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | COL, | Ron Delorme 9 (Ralph Klassen, Mike Christie), 2:02 |
| COL, | Randy Pierce 8 (Wilf Paiement, John Van Boxmeer), 3:42 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 23, 12:52 | |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 12 (Rick Middleton), 16:43 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 17 (Don Marcotte), 9:08 |
| COL, | Paul Gardner 17 (Wilf Paiement, John Van Boxmeer), 14:31 - PP | |
| BOS, | Wayne Cashman 13 (Mike Milbury, Dennis O'Brien), 16:25 | |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 24 (Bobby Schmautz, Don Marcotte), 19:41 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Wensink, BOS [Elbowing] 14:07 |
| 2: | Barry Beck, COL [Elbowing] 10:40 |
| Merlin Malinowski, COL [Tripping] 13:20 | |
| 3: | Dennis O'Brien, BOS [Holding] 13:39 |
| Paul Gardner, COL [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 19:41 |
Penalty time: BOS: 4 minutes
COL: 6 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Pettie | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8- 4-12-24
COL: 7- 9- 6-22
Goalies: BOS: Jim Pettie (W, 4-0-1)
COL: Michel Plasse (L, 4-14-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 9,103
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (14-23-3) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (22-13-4) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 15 (Ron Greschner), 11:12 |
| 2: | VAN, | Harold Snepsts 3 (Rick Blight, Ron Sedlbauer), 1:12 - PP |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 16 (Carol Vadnais, Anders Hedberg), 5:57 - SH | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 6, 8:56 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 21 (Pierre Plante, Dean Talafous), 9:26 |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 17 (Mike McEwen, Anders Hedberg), 9:49 | |
| VAN, | Don Lever 13 (Stan Smyl, Lars Lindgren), 14:09 - PP | |
| NYR, | Dave Maloney 4 (Pierre Plante), 18:08 | |
| VAN, | Pit Martin 10 (Rick Blight), 18:59 | |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 26 (Dennis Kearns), 19:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Hooking] 1:37 |
| Bob Manno, VAN [Tripping] 4:13 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Ron Duguay, NYR [Tripping] 1:31 |
| Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 5:44 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Cross checking] 12:16 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Holding] 12:16 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Fighting] 16:47 | |
| Anders Hedberg, NYR [Fighting] 16:47 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Player leaving bench, Game misconduct] 16:47 | |
| Dave Farrish, NYR [Fighting] 19:15 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Fighting] 19:15 | |
| 3: | Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Fighting] 10:55 |
| Hilliard Graves, VAN [Roughing] 10:55 | |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Slashing] 16:09 |
Penalty time: VAN: 18 minutes
NYR: 37 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Drew Callander | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Kozak | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dunc Wilson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6-10-10-26
NYR: 6-10-12-28
Goalies: VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 1-3-0)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (W, 3-1-1)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Willard Norris
Attendance: 17,414
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