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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Detroit Red Wings Box Score: December 31, 1978

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5

15-15-7

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December 31, 1978

Arena: Detroit Olympia

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
05:25	DET		Bill Lochead (4)	Dennis Polonich, Willie Huber
14:14	DET	PP	Dale McCourt (15)	Václav Nedomanský, Errol Thompson
2nd Period
12:44	DET		Rob Plumb (1)	Bill Lochead, Dennis Polonich
15:11	DET		Errol Thompson (13)	Dale McCourt, Reed Larson
17:48	PIT		Pete Mahovlich (9)	Dale Tallon
3rd Period
11:35	PIT		Peter Lee (19)	Greg Malone
17:06	PIT		Greg Malone (13)	Peter Lee, Rod Schutt
18:17	PIT		Gregg Sheppard (5)	Pete Mahovlich, Tom Bladon
19:53	PIT		Randy Carlyle (6)	Peter Lee

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
00:15	PIT	Orest Kindrachuk	Hooking	2 min
06:25	DET	Dan Labraaten	Tripping	2 min
13:53	PIT	Tom Bladon	Elbowing	2 min
2nd Period
03:43	DET	Bill Lochead	Hooking	2 min
3rd Period
09:22	PIT	Pete Mahovlich	Hooking	2 min
17:24	PIT	George Ferguson	Fighting	5 min
17:24	DET	Perry Miller	Fighting	5 min

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Russ Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Tom Bladon	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
3	Randy Carlyle	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	4	25.0
4	Blair Chapman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Jacques Cossette	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	George Ferguson	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
7	Rick Kehoe	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
8	Orest Kindrachuk	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Peter Lee	1	2	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	6	16.7
10	Ross Lonsberry	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Pete Mahovlich	1	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
12	Greg Malone	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
13	Dave Schultz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
14	Rod Schutt	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
15	Gregg Sheppard	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
16	Ron Stackhouse	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Dale Tallon	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	Greg Millen	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	5	7	12		11	5	0	0		32	15.6

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Greg Millen	W	4	23	19	.826	0	0	60:00

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Thommie Bergman	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
2	Danny Bolduc	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Jean Hamel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	John Hilworth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Willie Huber	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
6	Dan Labraaten	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	Reed Larson	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
8	Nick Libett	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Bill Lochead	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
10	Dale McCourt	1	1	2	-1	0	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
11	Perry Miller	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
12	Václav Nedomanský	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Rob Plumb	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
14	Dennis Polonich	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
15	André St. Laurent	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Errol Thompson	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
17	Paul Woods	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
18	Jim Rutherford	0	0	0		0				0	0			52:21
19	Rogie Vachon	0	0	0		0				0	0			7:39
	TOTAL	4	8	12		9	3	1	0		23	17.4

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Rogie Vachon		0	2	2	1.000	0	0	7:39
2	Jim Rutherford	L	5	30	25	.833	0	0	52:21

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