NHL game summary from January 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (19-18-8) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (9-23-13) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 6 (Greg Carroll, Perry Miller), 5:28 |
| 3: | PIT, | Greg Malone 18 (Rick Kehoe), 3:50 |
| DET, | Dan Bolduc 8 (Nick Libett, Paul Woods), 13:47 | |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 8 (Andre St. Laurent, Perry Miller), 17:27 | |
| DET, | Dennis Polonich 7 (Andre St. Laurent), 17:49 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 2:29 | |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Fighting] 2:29 | ||
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Hi-sticking] 2:40 | ||
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hi-sticking] 2:40 | ||
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Elbowing, Roughing] 9:37 | ||
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Roughing] 9:37 | ||
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 15:19 | ||
| Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Hooking] 16:02 | ||
| 2: | Dale McCourt, DET [Hooking] 6:50 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PIT: 13 minutes
DET: 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 30 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorry Gloeckner | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 10- 8-12-30
DET: 5-10-18-33
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (L, 10-12-8)
DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 6-16-10)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 14,101
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