The Pittsburgh Penguins managed to stay ahead of the Vancouver Canucks, 6 to 5, on December 16, 1978.
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
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon (L) | 40 | 6 | 34 | .850 | 59:25 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Blight | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Roland Eriksson | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Curt Fraser | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Jere Gillis | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Thomas Gradin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Randy Holt | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Dennis Kearns | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Don Lever | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Lars Lindgren | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Pit Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Jack McIlhargey | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Chris Oddleifson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ron Sedlbauer | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Stan Smyl | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Harold Snepsts | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Dennis Ververgaert | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0 |
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Millen (W) | 30 | 5 | 25 | .833 | 60:00 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russ Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Wayne Bianchin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Tom Bladon | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Colin Campbell | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| Blair Chapman | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Jacques Cossette | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| George Ferguson | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Rick Kehoe | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Orest Kindrachuk | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Peter Lee | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Ross Lonsberry | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Peter Mahovlich | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| Greg Malone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Dave Schultz | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rod Schutt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Dale Tallon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Team Leaders
See moreG
Crosby
A
Crosby
+/-
Pettersson
Team Rankings
See moreG/GP
3.09
18th
GA/GP
3.02
13th
PP%
15.3
30th
PK%
80.7
10th
2023-24 Division Standings
See more| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rangers | 55 | 23 | 4 | 114 | 53 |
 Hurricanes | 52 | 23 | 7 | 111 | 63 |
 Islanders | 39 | 27 | 16 | 94 | -17 |
 Capitals | 40 | 31 | 11 | 91 | -37 |
 Penguins | 38 | 32 | 12 | 88 | 4 |
 Flyers | 38 | 33 | 11 | 87 | -26 |
 Devils | 38 | 39 | 5 | 81 | -19 |
 Blue Jackets | 27 | 43 | 12 | 66 | -63 |
Goals Leaders
See moreMatthews
Reinhart
Hyman
Assists Leaders
See moreKucherov
McDavid
MacKinnon
Points Leaders
See moreKucherov
MacKinnon
McDavid
+/- Leaders
See moreForsling
DeMelo
Ekholm
Goals Against Leaders
See moreStolarz
Kochetkov
Bobrovsky
Goals Rankings
See more
3.68
3.63
3.59
Goals Against Rankings
See more
2.41
2.41
2.56
Power Play Rankings
See more
28.6
26.9
26.4
Penalty Kill Rankings
See more 86.4
84.6
84.5
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers | 55 | 23 | 4 | 114 | 53 |
| 2 | Hurricanes | 52 | 23 | 7 | 111 | 63 |
| 3 | Islanders | 39 | 27 | 16 | 94 | -17 |
| Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | |
| 1 |  Panthers | 52 | 24 | 6 | 110 | 68 |
| 2 |  Bruins | 47 | 20 | 15 | 109 | 43 |
| 3 |  Maple Leafs | 46 | 26 | 10 | 102 | 40 |
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