The Detroit Red Wings came up just a bit short against the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5 to 4, on December 31, 1978.
1st period
PIT
DET
Bill Lochead (EV) assisted by Dennis Polonich and Willie Huber
0
1
Dale McCourt (PP) assisted by Vaclav Nedomansky and Errol Thompson
0
2
2nd period
PIT
DET
Robert Plumb (EV) assisted by Bill Lochead and Dennis Polonich
0
3
Errol Thompson (EV) assisted by Dale McCourt and Reed Larson
0
4
Peter Mahovlich (EV) assisted by Dale Tallon
1
4
3rd period
PIT
DET
Peter Lee (EV) assisted by Greg Malone
2
4
Greg Malone (EV) assisted by Peter Lee and Rod Schutt
3
4
Gregg Sheppard (EV) assisted by Peter Mahovlich and Tom Bladon
4
4
Randy Carlyle (EV) assisted by Peter Lee
5
4
Penguins
Red Wings
Goals
5
4
Shots
32
23
Penalty Minutes
11
9
Power-Play Goals
0
1
Power-Play Opportunities
2
3
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Millen (W) | 23 | 4 | 19 | .826 | 60:00 |
NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Bladon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||||
Randy Carlyle | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
Blair Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Jacques Cossette | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
George Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||||
Rick Kehoe | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
Orest Kindrachuk | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Peter Lee | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 6 | |||||
Ross Lonsberry | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
Peter Mahovlich | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Greg Malone | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Dave Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
Rod Schutt | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
Gregg Sheppard | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
Ron Stackhouse | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Dale Tallon | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 |
NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Rutherford (L) | 30 | 5 | 25 | .833 | 52:21 | |
Rogie Vachon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7:39 |
NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thommie Bergman | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
Dan Bolduc | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
John Hilworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Willie Huber | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
Dan Labraaten | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Reed Larson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
Nick Libett | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Bill Lochead | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Dale McCourt | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
Perry Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
Vaclav Nedomansky | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Robert Plumb | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Dennis Polonich | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Andre St. Laurent | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Errol Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
Paul Woods | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 |
Playoff Goals Leaders
See moreHyman
DeBrusk
Kempe
Playoff Assists Leaders
See moreMcDavid
Marchand
Makar
Playoff Points Leaders
See moreMarchand
McDavid
DeBrusk
Playoff +/- Leaders
See moreByfield
Skjei
Marchessault
Playoff Goals Against Leaders
See moreSwayman
Bobrovsky
Thompson
Playoff Goals Rankings
See more5.50
5.50
4.50
Playoff Goals Against Rankings
See more2.00
2.00
2.00
Playoff Power Play Rankings
See more66.7
57.1
50.0
Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings
See more100.0
100.0
90.9
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 |
Scores