NHL game summary from October 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (2-1-1) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-1) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | LA , | Charlie Simmer 6 (Butch Goring), 2:37 - PP |
| 2: | LA , | Butch Goring 1 (Marcel Dionne, Charlie Simmer), 6:59 |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 5 (Butch Goring, Charlie Simmer), 11:52 - PP | |
| PIT, | Pat Hughes 1 (Tom Bladon, Randy Carlyle), 13:27 - PP | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 2 (Charlie Simmer, Dave Taylor), 16:03 | |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 6 (Marcel Dionne), 19:25 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Ross Lonsberry 2 (Orest Kindrachuk, Russ Anderson), 2:27 |
| PIT, | Orest Kindrachuk 2 (Rick Kehoe), 10:06 | |
| PIT, | George Ferguson 4 (Rod Schutt, Ron Stackhouse), 12:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 1:22 |
| Nick Libett, PIT [Hooking] 7:12 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Hi-sticking] 10:42 | |
| Pat Hughes, PIT [Hi-sticking] 10:42 | |
| Randy Holt, LA [Hi-sticking] 11:54 | |
| 2: | Jay Wells, LA [Hooking] 4:16 |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Hooking] 7:57 | |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Hooking] 10:20 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Holding] 13:07 | |
| 3: | George Ferguson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 4:08 |
Penalty time: LA : 10 minutes
PIT: 10 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Mulhern | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Carlson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dean Hopkins | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Howse | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jay Wells | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 1 | 29 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Holland | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Kim Clackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Marshall | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 7-14- 8-29
PIT: 13-13-14-40
Goalies: LA : Ron Grahame (W, 1-0-0)
PIT: Rob Holland (L, 1-1-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 4,815
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