1978-79 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 36-31-13 - 85 points
in the NHL's Norris Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Johnny Wilson (36-31-13)
1978-79 Pittsburgh Penguins RosterTeam Record: 36-31-13 - 85 points
in the NHL's Norris Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Johnny Wilson (36-31-13)
The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 36 wins and 31 losses and 13 ties for 85 points in the NHL's Norris Division.
The team scored 281 goals and gave up 279. Greg Malone netted 35 goals for the team, and Peter Lee tallied 30 or more as well. Orest Kindrachuk accounted for 42 assists. Denis Herron topped the squad with 22 wins, while Denis Herron and Greg Millen earned a 3.37 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Johnny Wilson coached the team. The 1978-79 Pittsburgh Penguins lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Malone | C | 80 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 198 | 17.7 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | C | 79 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 84 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 12.4 |
| Peter Lee | R | 80 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 24 | -13 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 219 | 14.6 |
| Pete Mahovlich | C | 60 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 39 | -11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 9.2 |
| George Ferguson | R | 80 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 201 | 10.4 |
| Randy Carlyle | D | 70 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 78 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 208 | 6.3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | L | 80 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 13.4 |
| Rick Kehoe | R | 57 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 165 | 16.4 |
| Rod Schutt | L | 74 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 33 | -9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 13.3 |
| Ron Stackhouse | D | 75 | 10 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 5.8 |
| Gregg Sheppard | C | 60 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 11.2 |
| Dale Tallon | D | 63 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 35 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 5.5 |
| Tom Bladon | D | 78 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 64 | -17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 3.0 |
| Colin Campbell | D | 65 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 137 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 3.8 |
| Blair Chapman | R | 71 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 18 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 10.4 |
| Russ Anderson | D | 72 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6.3 |
| Gary McAdam | L | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 9.6 |
| Dave Schultz | L | 47 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 157 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 8.0 |
| Wayne Bianchin | L | 40 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 12.3 |
| Jacques Cossette | R | 38 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 20.0 |
| Denis Herron | G | 56 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kim Davis | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Bob Paradise | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Tom Price | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lex Hudson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Greg Millen | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hamilton | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Brian Spencer | L | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Gord Laxton | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Meeker | R | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1414 | 281 | 429 | 710 | 1023 | 3 | 56 | 7 | 36 | 13 | 2585 | 10.9 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 56 | 3208 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 3.37 | |||
| Greg Millen | 28 | 1532 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 3.37 | |||
| Gord Laxton | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8.00 | |||
| Totals | 85 | 4800 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 274 | 3.43 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Malone | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Orest Kindrachuk | C | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Peter Lee | R | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Mahovlich | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Ferguson | R | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Randy Carlyle | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ross Lonsberry | L | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Kehoe | R | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rod Schutt | L | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Stackhouse | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gregg Sheppard | C | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Bladon | D | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Colin Campbell | D | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair Chapman | R | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Anderson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary McAdam | L | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Cossette | R | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denis Herron | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Paradise | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lex Hudson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Hamilton | R | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 121 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 7 | 421 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3.42 | 245 | 221 | .902 |
| Totals | 7 | 421 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3.42 | 245 | 221 | .902 |
