1977-78 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 25-37-18 - 68 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Norris Division
Coach: Johnny Wilson (25-37-18)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1977-78 Pittsburgh Penguins RosterTeam Record: 25-37-18 - 68 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Norris Division
Coach: Johnny Wilson (25-37-18)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1977-78 Pittsburgh Penguins Results
The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 25 wins and 37 losses and 18 ties for 68 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Norris Division.
The Penguins scored 254 goals and allowed 321. Jean Pronovost netted 40 goals for Pittsburgh, while Greg Malone contributed 43 assists. Denis Herron topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.57 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Johnny Wilson coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Pronovost | R | 79 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 50 | -16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 219 | 18.3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | C | 57 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 37 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 201 | 12.4 |
| Greg Malone | C | 78 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 80 | -16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 10.1 |
| Gene Carr | C | 70 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 76 | -15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 145 | 11.7 |
| Rick Kehoe | R | 70 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 10 | -18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 177 | 16.4 |
| Blair Chapman | R | 75 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 37 | -11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 13.3 |
| Tom Edur | D | 58 | 5 | 38 | 43 | 18 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 3.7 |
| Dave Schultz | L | 66 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 378 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 8.8 |
| Wayne Bianchin | L | 61 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 40 | -14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 21.1 |
| Brian Spencer | L | 79 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 81 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 8.9 |
| Mike Corrigan | R | 25 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 22.2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | D | 50 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 4.3 |
| Dave Burrows | D | 67 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 24 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 4.3 |
| Peter Lee | R | 60 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 19 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 5.6 |
| Russ Anderson | D | 74 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 150 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 3.9 |
| Lowell MacDonald | L | 19 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 16.1 |
| John Flesch | L | 29 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 20.6 |
| Bob Paradise | D | 64 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 53 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5.9 |
| Pierre Larouche | C | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 12.0 |
| Dennis Owchar | D | 22 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3.9 |
| Colin Campbell | D | 55 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 103 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 1.9 |
| Tom Cassidy | C | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.8 |
| Syl Apps | C | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Jim Hamilton | R | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5.7 |
| Mario Faubert | D | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.0 |
| Derek Sanderson | C | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27.3 |
| Jacques Cossette | R | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Hartland Monahan | R | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Lew Morrison | R | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Dunc Wilson | G | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denis Herron | G | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Price | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Gord Laxton | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Redquest | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kim Davis | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1398 | 254 | 413 | 667 | 1286 | -296 | 53 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 2306 | 11.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 60 | 3534 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 3.57 | 0 | ||
| Dunc Wilson | 21 | 1180 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 4.83 | 0 | ||
| Greg Redquest | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13.85 | 0 | ||
| Gord Laxton | 2 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7.40 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 84 | 4800 | 25 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 317 | 3.96 | 0 |
