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PIT · Metropolitan division · 1978–79 season

Pittsburgh Penguins

Finished fourth in the Metropolitan with 85 points.

Updated 9:48 PM

Record
36–31–13
80 games
Points
85
4th Metropolitan · 7th East
Goals
281–279
+2 · 3.51 for a game
Power play
21.5%
12th in the league
Penalty kill
77.2%
11th in the league
Shots
32.3–30.9
for and against a game

The season

points after every game, against the pace of the East's last playoff spot
85 points after 80 games, on pace for 85; the playoff line is on pace for 81. Record 36–31–13.04080120Playoff line ≈ 8185 after 80Wed Oct 11 vs TOR · lossThu Oct 12 at BOS · lossSat Oct 14 vs BOS · overtime lossWed Oct 18 vs NYI · lossThu Oct 19 at PHI · lossSat Oct 21 vs WSH · winWed Oct 25 vs STL · overtime lossSat Oct 28 vs AFM · lossSun Oct 29 at NYR · lossWed Nov 1 at WSH · lossFri Nov 3 at AFM · lossSat Nov 4 vs DET · winWed Nov 8 vs CLR · winThu Nov 9 at BUF · overtime lossSat Nov 11 vs NYR · lossThu Nov 16 at VAN · winSat Nov 18 at LAK · winWed Nov 22 vs MTL · lossThu Nov 23 at MTL · lossSat Nov 25 vs PHI · lossSun Nov 26 at TOR · lossWed Nov 29 vs WSH · winFri Dec 1 at WSH · winSat Dec 2 vs CHI · winTue Dec 5 at NYI · overtime lossWed Dec 6 vs TOR · winFri Dec 8 at MTL · overtime lossSat Dec 9 vs BUF · overtime lossWed Dec 13 vs STL · winThu Dec 14 at PHI · lossSat Dec 16 vs VAN · winSun Dec 17 at CHI · overtime lossThu Dec 21 at LAK · winSat Dec 23 at MNS · lossWed Dec 27 vs LAK · winSat Dec 30 vs DET · winSun Dec 31 at DET · winWed Jan 3 vs VAN · lossFri Jan 5 at AFM · overtime lossSat Jan 6 vs LAK · lossWed Jan 10 vs MTL · winSat Jan 13 vs BOS · winSun Jan 14 at BUF · winTue Jan 16 vs MNS · winWed Jan 17 at DET · lossSat Jan 20 vs WSH · lossWed Jan 24 at LAK · lossThu Jan 25 at CLR · lossSat Jan 27 vs LAK · winWed Jan 31 vs MTL · lossSat Feb 3 vs DET · winSun Feb 4 at DET · lossThu Feb 15 vs MNS · winSat Feb 17 vs BUF · winSun Feb 18 at DET · lossWed Feb 21 vs MTL · winThu Feb 22 at MTL · lossSat Feb 24 vs CHI · winSun Feb 25 at CHI · overtime lossWed Feb 28 vs CLR · winSat Mar 3 at STL · lossSun Mar 4 at CLR · winWed Mar 7 vs LAK · lossSat Mar 10 vs PHI · winSun Mar 11 at TOR · lossTue Mar 13 at VAN · winWed Mar 14 at LAK · overtime lossSat Mar 17 at WSH · winSun Mar 18 at NYR · winWed Mar 21 vs WSH · overtime lossThu Mar 22 at BOS · winSat Mar 24 at NYI · overtime lossSun Mar 25 vs NYI · overtime lossTue Mar 27 at MNS · winWed Mar 28 vs NYR · winSat Mar 31 at MTL · lossSun Apr 1 vs AFM · lossTue Apr 3 at STL · winSat Apr 7 vs DET · winSun Apr 8 at WSH · lossOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPR

Team leaders

1978–79 · Roster and stats →

Points

  1. Malone 65
  2. Kindrachuk 60
  3. Lee 58

Goals

  1. Malone 35
  2. Lee 32
  3. Kehoe 27

Assists

  1. Kindrachuk 42
  2. Mahovlich 39
  3. Carlyle 34

+/−

  1. Stackhouse +21
  2. Kehoe +14
  3. Campbell +14

Ice time

  1. None yet

Save %

  1. Herron .892
  2. Millen .888