Pittsburgh Penguins
at
Minnesota North Stars
Dec 23, 1978 · Metropolitan Sports Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
3 | 29 |
| Minnesota North Stars |
5 | 27 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:12 | MNS | Al MacAdam (8) | Tim Young (17), Ron Zanussi (6) | 0 - 1 |
| 05:31 | PIT | Orest Kindrachuk (10) | Ron Stackhouse (16), Rick Kehoe (4) | 1 - 1 |
| 10:04 | MNS | Greg Smith (5) | Bill Butters (2), Bobby Smith (13) | 1 - 2 |
| 13:26 | MNS | Steve Payne (3) | Al MacAdam (9), Brad Maxwell (13) | 1 - 3 |
| 17:34 | MNS | Kent-Erik Andersson (8) | Tom Younghans (5), Jean Potvin (5) | 1 - 4 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:48 | PIT | Greg Malone (12) | Peter Lee (8), Rod Schutt (11) | 2 - 4 |
| 12:57 | MNS | Brad Maxwell (3) | Unassisted | 2 - 5 |
| 15:06 | PIT | Rick Kehoe (7) | Orest Kindrachuk (19) | 3 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 05:53 | PIT | Dave Schultz | Hooking | 2 |
| 14:04 | PIT | Russ Anderson | Hooking | 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Rick Kehoe |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Orest Kindrachuk |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 31 |  Greg Malone |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Ron Stackhouse |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Peter Lee |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Rod Schutt |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Russ Anderson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Tom Bladon |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Colin Campbell |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Dale Tallon |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Peter Mahovlich |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Blair Chapman |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Ross Lonsberry |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Gregg Sheppard |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  George Ferguson |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Dave Schultz |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Jacques Cossette |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denis Herron |
L | 27 | 22 | 5 | 59:24 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |  Al MacAdam |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Brad Maxwell |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Greg Smith |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Kent-Erik Andersson |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Steve Payne |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Bill Butters |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Jean Potvin |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Tim Young |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Bobby Smith |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Tom Younghans |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 39 |  Ron Zanussi |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Glen Sharpley |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  J.P. Parise |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Dan Chicoine |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Per-Olov Brasar |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mike Polich |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Gary Sargent |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 |  Gilles Meloche |
W | 29 | 26 | 3 | 60:00 |