NHL game summary from March 18, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (31-28-10) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (38-24-8) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | PIT, | Ross Lonsberry 23 (Rick Kehoe, Orest Kindrachuk), 1:22 |
| NYR, | Don Maloney 6 (Anders Hedberg, Don Murdoch), 17:44 - PP | |
| 2: | PIT, | Ron Stackhouse 7 (Rick Kehoe), :31 - PP |
| PIT, | Ron Stackhouse 8 (Randy Carlyle), 9:53 - PP | |
| 3: | PIT, | Orest Kindrachuk 17 (George Ferguson, Gregg Sheppard), 3:19 |
| PIT, | Ron Stackhouse 9 (Rod Schutt, Gregg Sheppard), 8:25 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing] 4:48 |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 9:48 | |
| Peter Lee, PIT [Hooking] 17:01 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 19:17 | |
| 2: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Elbowing] 2:46 |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 5:14 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 7:40 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Cross checking] 9:23 | |
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Holding] 19:20 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Roughing] 19:20 | |
| 3: | Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Tripping] 1:13 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 5:41 | |
| Pierre Plante, NYR [Hooking] 7:29 | |
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Holding] 10:35 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Hi-sticking] 18:33 | |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Holding] 18:59 |
Penalty time: PIT: 14 minutes
NYR: 18 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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 6-12-11-29
NYR: 8- 5-16-29
Goalies: PIT: Denis Herron (W, 18-16-9)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 14-10-2)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,423
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