1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 36-31-0, 85 pts · Playoffs 2-5
The 1978–79 Pittsburgh Penguins went 36-31-0 (85 points) in the Norris Division and played 7 playoff games (2-5). Greg Malone led the team with 65 points (35 G, 30 A). Denis Herron had 22 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Malone | C | 79 | 35 | 30 | 65 | +8 | 52 | 8 | 195 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | C | 78 | 18 | 41 | 59 | +2 | 84 | 4 | 141 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | R | 79 | 32 | 26 | 58 | -12 | 24 | 10 | 216 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Mahovlich | C | 59 | 14 | 39 | 53 | -11 | 39 | 5 | 151 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | C | 79 | 21 | 28 | 49 | +12 | 37 | 0 | 199 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | D | 69 | 13 | 34 | 47 | +4 | 78 | 3 | 207 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | L | 79 | 24 | 22 | 46 | +6 | 31 | 4 | 176 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Schutt | L | 74 | 24 | 21 | 45 | -9 | 33 | 3 | 181 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | R | 59 | 27 | 18 | 45 | +14 | 2 | 7 | 165 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | D | 74 | 9 | 32 | 41 | +22 | 54 | 3 | 163 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | C | 60 | 15 | 22 | 37 | +8 | 9 | 3 | 134 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Tallon | D | 62 | 5 | 24 | 29 | -14 | 35 | 2 | 89 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | D | 77 | 4 | 23 | 27 | -16 | 52 | 1 | 134 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | D | 64 | 2 | 18 | 20 | +14 | 137 | 0 | 52 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | R | 75 | 10 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 18 | 1 | 94 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | D | 71 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 93 | 0 | 48 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary McAdam | R | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | R | 48 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 155 | 0 | 47 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Bianchin | R | 40 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 20 | 1 | 55 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Cossette | R | 43 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +1 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Paradise | D | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Davis | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Meeker | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Price | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hamilton | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lex Hudson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 55 | 53 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 1640 | .892 | 3.38 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | 28 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 771 | .888 | 3.38 | 2 |
| Gordon Laxton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .704 | 8.00 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | @ BOS | L 2–8 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs BOS | T 4–4 | Final |
| Oct 18 | vs NYI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 19 | @ PHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs WSH | W 5–1 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs STL | T 6–6 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs AFM | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 29 | @ NYR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 1 | @ WSH | L 4–6 | Final |
| Nov 3 | @ AFM | L 0–2 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs DET | W 7–3 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs CLR | W 6–3 | Final |
| Nov 9 | @ BUF | T 4–4 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs NYR | L 1–2 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ VAN | W 6–3 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ LAK | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 23 | @ MTL | L 4–8 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs PHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 26 | @ TOR | L 2–8 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs WSH | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 1 | @ WSH | W 7–4 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs CHI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 5 | @ NYI | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs TOR | W 6–4 | Final |
| Dec 8 | @ MTL | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 9 | vs BUF | T 4–4 | Final |
| Dec 13 | vs STL | W 3–0 | Final |
| Dec 14 | @ PHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 16 | vs VAN | W 6–5 | Final |
| Dec 17 | @ CHI | T 3–3 | Final |
| Dec 21 | @ LAK | W 4–1 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ MNS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs LAK | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs DET | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 31 | @ DET | W 5–4 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs VAN | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 5 | @ AFM | T 3–3 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs LAK | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 10 | vs MTL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 13 | vs BOS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 14 | @ BUF | W 5–4 | Final |
| Jan 16 | vs MNS | W 5–0 | Final |
| Jan 17 | @ DET | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs WSH | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 24 | @ LAK | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 25 | @ CLR | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs LAK | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 31 | vs MTL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs DET | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 4 | @ DET | L 3–8 | Final |
| Feb 15 | vs MNS | W 6–5 | Final |
| Feb 17 | vs BUF | W 6–3 | Final |
| Feb 18 | @ DET | L 2–6 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs MTL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Feb 22 | @ MTL | L 0–12 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs CHI | W 5–1 | Final |
| Feb 25 | @ CHI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs CLR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 3 | @ STL | L 4–8 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ CLR | W 7–2 | Final |
| Mar 7 | vs LAK | L 0–4 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs PHI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ TOR | L 0–4 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ VAN | W 9–3 | Final |
| Mar 14 | @ LAK | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 17 | @ WSH | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 18 | @ NYR | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs WSH | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 22 | @ BOS | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ NYI | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs NYI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Mar 27 | @ MNS | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 28 | vs NYR | W 7–1 | Final |
| Mar 31 | @ MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Apr 1 | vs AFM | L 2–7 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ STL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Apr 7 | vs DET | W 4–3 | Final |
| Apr 8 | @ WSH | L 2–5 | Final |
| Apr 10 | @ BUF | W 4–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 12 | vs BUF | L 1–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 14 | @ BUF | W 4–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 16 | @ BOS | L 2–6 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 18 | @ BOS | L 3–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 21 | vs BOS | L 1–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 22 | vs BOS | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |