1979-80 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 30-37-13 - 73 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 2-3
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Boston Bruins 3-2
Coach: Johnny Wilson (30-37-13)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1979-80 Pittsburgh Penguins RosterTeam Record: 30-37-13 - 73 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Norris Division
Postseason: 2-3
Lost NHL preliminary round
Preliminary - Lost to Boston Bruins 3-2
Coach: Johnny Wilson (30-37-13)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1979-80 Pittsburgh Penguins Results
The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 30 wins and 37 losses and 13 ties for 73 points, finishing third in the NHL's Norris Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.
The Penguins scored 251 goals and surrendered 303. Rick Kehoe netted 30 goals for Pittsburgh, while Greg Malone contributed 32 assists. Greg Millen topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 3.64 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Johnny Wilson coached the team. The 1979-80 Pittsburgh Penguins lost in the NHL preliminary round.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Kehoe | R | 79 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 4 | -3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 239 | 12.6 |
| Greg Malone | C | 51 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 18.4 |
| George Ferguson | R | 73 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 176 | 11.9 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | C | 52 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 18.1 |
| Peter Lee | R | 74 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 20 | -13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 161 | 9.9 |
| Gary McAdam | L | 78 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 63 | -17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 9.7 |
| Rod Schutt | L | 73 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 43 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 10.6 |
| Gregg Sheppard | C | 76 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 20 | -22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 9.6 |
| Randy Carlyle | D | 67 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 45 | -23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 6.5 |
| Ross Lonsberry | L | 76 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 36 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 11.1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | D | 78 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 3.6 |
| Pat Hughes | R | 76 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 78 | -38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 11.3 |
| Russ Anderson | D | 76 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 150 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6.4 |
| Nick Libett | L | 78 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 14 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 118 | 11.9 |
| Paul Marshall | L | 46 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 9 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 68 | 13.2 |
| Mario Faubert | D | 49 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 31 | -19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 6.0 |
| Dale Tallon | D | 32 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 10.9 |
| Bob Stewart | D | 65 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 52 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5.7 |
| Kim Davis | C | 24 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 43 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 12.0 |
| Mark Johnson | L | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9.4 |
| Tom Bladon | D | 57 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 35 | -25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 2.9 |
| Greg Millen | G | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kim Clackson | D | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 166 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Jim Hamilton | R | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 |
| Rob Holland | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Ricci | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blair Chapman | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1435 | 251 | 401 | 652 | 1028 | -214 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 2454 | 10.2 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Millen | 44 | 2586 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 157 | 3.64 | 0 | ||
| Rob Holland | 34 | 1974 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 126 | 3.83 | 0 | ||
| Nick Ricci | 4 | 240 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 82 | 4800 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 297 | 3.71 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Kehoe | R | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Ferguson | R | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Lee | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary McAdam | L | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Schutt | L | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gregg Sheppard | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Carlyle | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ross Lonsberry | L | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ron Stackhouse | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat Hughes | R | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Anderson | D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Libett | L | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Marshall | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mario Faubert | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Tallon | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Stewart | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Davis | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Johnson | L | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tom Bladon | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Millen | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kim Clackson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 89 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 121 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
