The Pittsburgh Penguins squeaked out a win over the Vancouver Canucks, 6 to 5, on December 16, 1978.
Final
1st period
VAN
PIT
Don Lever (EV) assisted by Roland Eriksson
1
0
Russ Anderson (EV) assisted by Dave Schultz and Peter Mahovlich
1
1
Peter Mahovlich (PP) assisted by Dale Tallon and Rod Schutt
1
2
2nd period
VAN
PIT
Pit Martin (EV) assisted by Jere Gillis and Dennis Ververgaert
2
2
Thomas Gradin (EV) assisted by Don Lever and Stan Smyl
3
2
Ron Sedlbauer (EV) assisted by Chris Oddleifson
4
2
Rick Kehoe (EV) assisted by Orest Kindrachuk and Ross Lonsberry
4
3
Blair Chapman (EV) assisted by Peter Mahovlich
4
4
George Ferguson (SH) unassisted
4
5
Ron Sedlbauer (PP) assisted by Roland Eriksson and Don Lever
5
5
3rd period
VAN
PIT
Wayne Bianchin (EV) assisted by George Ferguson and Colin Campbell
5
6
Canucks
Penguins
Goals
5
6
Shots
30
40
Penalty Minutes
16
14
Power-Play Goals
1
1
Power-Play Opportunities
2
3
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hanlon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 34 | .850 | 6 | 6.06 | 0 | 59 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Blight | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Eriksson | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Gillis | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
T. Gradin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||||||||
R. Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Kearns | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Lever | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
L. Lindgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
J. McIlhargey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Oddleifson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
R. Sedlbauer | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | ||||||||
S. Smyl | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
H. Snepsts | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Ververgaert | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Millen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 25 | .833 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||||||||
W. Bianchin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
T. Bladon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Chapman | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||||||||
J. Cossette | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
R. Kehoe | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||||||||
O. Kindrachuk | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Lonsberry | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. Mahovlich | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | ||||||||
G. Malone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Schultz | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
R. Schutt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Stackhouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Tallon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
More Penguins Stats
G/GP
2.72
21st
GA/GP
3.83
31st
PP%
18.4
20th
PK%
82.4
10th
| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Devils | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 20 |
 Hurricanes | 11 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 20 |
 Rangers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 17 |
 Capitals | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 18 |
 Islanders | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -5 |
 Flyers | 7 | 8 | 2 | 16 | -13 |
 Penguins | 6 | 9 | 3 | 15 | -22 |
 Blue Jackets | 5 | 8 | 2 | 12 | -8 |
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Canucks | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 5 |
 Maple Leafs | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 7 |
 Bruins | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | -16 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
| Devils | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 20 |
| Hurricanes | 11 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 20 |
| Rangers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 17 |
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