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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Detroit Red Wings Box Score: January 17, 1979

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19-18-8

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January 17, 1979

Arena: Detroit Olympia

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
2nd Period
05:28	DET		Dennis Polonich (6)	Greg Carroll, Perry Miller
3rd Period
03:50	PIT		Greg Malone (18)	Rick Kehoe
13:47	DET		Danny Bolduc (8)	Nick Libett, Paul Woods
17:27	DET		Dan Labraaten (8)	André St. Laurent, Perry Miller
17:49	DET		Dennis Polonich (7)	André St. Laurent

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
02:29	PIT	Colin Campbell	Fighting	5 min
02:29	DET	Dennis Polonich	Fighting	5 min
02:40	PIT	Randy Carlyle	High sticking	2 min
02:40	DET	André St. Laurent	High sticking	2 min
09:37	PIT	Russ Anderson	Elbowing	2 min
09:37	PIT	Russ Anderson	Roughing	2 min
09:37	DET	André St. Laurent	Roughing	2 min
15:19	DET	Willie Huber	Holding	2 min
16:02	PIT	Orest Kindrachuk	Hooking	2 min
2nd Period
06:50	DET	Dale McCourt	Hooking	2 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	4	0	0	0	0	0
2	Tom Bladon	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
3	Colin Campbell	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Randy Carlyle	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
5	Blair Chapman	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	George Ferguson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
7	Rick Kehoe	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
8	Orest Kindrachuk	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	Peter Lee	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
10	Ross Lonsberry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Pete Mahovlich	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
12	Greg Malone	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
13	Dave Schultz	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
14	Rod Schutt	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Ron Stackhouse	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
16	Dale Tallon	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
17	Denis Herron	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	1	1	2		13	1	0	0		30	3.3

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Denis Herron	L	4	33	29	.879	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	2	0.0
2	Danny Bolduc	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	100.0
3	Greg Carroll	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Lorry Gloeckner	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Jean Hamel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	John Hilworth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Willie Huber	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
8	Dan Labraaten	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
9	Reed Larson	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
10	Nick Libett	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Bill Lochead	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
12	Dale McCourt	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
13	Perry Miller	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
14	Václav Nedomanský	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Dennis Polonich	2	0	2	2	5	2	0	0	0	3	66.7
16	André St. Laurent	0	2	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Paul Woods	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
18	Rogie Vachon	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	4	7	11		13	4	0	0		33	12.1

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Rogie Vachon	W	1	30	29	.967	0	0	60:00

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