Pittsburgh Penguins
Eastern · Metropolitan
36-3185 pts1978-79
Team Stats
1978-79
- Goals / G
- 3.51
- Goals Against / G
- 3.49
- Power Play %
- 21.5
- Penalty Kill %
- 77.2
- Shots / G
- 32.3
- Shots Against / G
- 30.9
- Faceoff %
- —
Arena
- Arena
- —
- Conference
- Eastern
- Division
- Metropolitan
Leaders
| Stat | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|
| P | Greg Malone | 65 |
| G | Greg Malone | 35 |
| A | Orest Kindrachuk | 42 |
Skaters
by points
| Player | Pos | # | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Malone | C | — | 80 | 35 | 30 | 65 | +6 | 52 | 198 | 17.7 | 8 | — |
| Orest Kindrachuk | C | — | 79 | 18 | 42 | 60 | +3 | 84 | 145 | 12.4 | 4 | — |
| Peter Lee | R | — | 80 | 32 | 26 | 58 | -13 | 24 | 219 | 14.6 | 10 | — |
| Peter Mahovlich | C | — | 60 | 14 | 39 | 53 | -11 | 39 | 153 | 9.1 | 5 | — |
| George Ferguson | C | — | 80 | 21 | 29 | 50 | +10 | 37 | 201 | 10.4 | 0 | — |
| Randy Carlyle | D | — | 70 | 13 | 34 | 47 | +4 | 78 | 208 | 6.2 | 3 | — |
| Ross Lonsberry | L | — | 80 | 24 | 22 | 46 | +7 | 38 | 179 | 13.4 | 4 | — |
| Rick Kehoe | R | — | 57 | 27 | 18 | 45 | +14 | 2 | 165 | 16.4 | 7 | — |
| Rod Schutt | L | — | 74 | 24 | 21 | 45 | -9 | 33 | 181 | 13.3 | 3 | — |
| Ron Stackhouse | D | — | 75 | 10 | 33 | 43 | +21 | 54 | 173 | 5.8 | 3 | — |
| Gregg Sheppard | C | — | 60 | 15 | 22 | 37 | +8 | 9 | 134 | 11.2 | 3 | — |
| Dale Tallon | D | — | 63 | 5 | 24 | 29 | -14 | 35 | 91 | 5.5 | 2 | — |
| Tom Bladon | D | — | 78 | 4 | 23 | 27 | -17 | 64 | 135 | 3.0 | 1 | — |
| Gary McAdam | R | — | 68 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -2 | 15 | 91 | 12.1 | 1 | — |
| Colin Campbell | D | — | 65 | 2 | 18 | 20 | +14 | 137 | 52 | 3.8 | 0 | — |
| Blair Chapman | R | — | 71 | 10 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 18 | 96 | 10.4 | 1 | — |
| Russ Anderson | D | — | 72 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 93 | 48 | 6.2 | 0 | — |
| Jacques Cossette | R | — | 38 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +2 | 16 | 35 | 20.0 | 1 | — |
| Bob Paradise | D | — | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Kim Davis | C | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | — |
| Brian Spencer | L | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Jim Hamilton | R | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Lex Hudson | D | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Michael Meeker | R | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Thomas Price | D | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
Goalies
by wins
| Player | # | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SV% | GAA | SO | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | — | 56 | 54 | 22 | 19 | — | .892 | 3.37 | 0 | 1487 |
| Greg Millen | — | 28 | 25 | 14 | 11 | — | .888 | 3.38 | 2 | 685 |
| Gordon Laxton | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .704 | 8.00 | 0 | 19 |
Team Profile
78-79 · percentile vs league
GF
3.5164
GA
3.4943
PP%
21.543
PK%
77.243
SF
32.3100
SA
30.929
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Advanced
| Power Play % | 21.5 |
| Penalty Kill % | 77.2 |
| Shots For / G | 32.3 |
| Shots Against / G | 30.9 |
| Faceoff % | — |
| Goal Differential | +2 |
Scoring Trend
last 20 · GF / GA
Season History
58 seasons
| Season | Record | PTS | GF/G | GA/G | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-26 | 41-25-16 | 98 | 3.54 | 3.15 | +32 |
| 24-25 | 34-36-12 | 80 | 2.95 | 3.50 | -45 |
| 23-24 | 38-32-12 | 88 | 3.09 | 3.02 | +5 |
| 22-23 | 40-31-11 | 91 | 3.18 | 3.21 | -2 |
| 21-22 | 46-25-11 | 103 | 3.28 | 2.71 | +47 |
| 20-21 | 37-16-3 | 77 | 3.45 | 2.77 | +38 |
| 19-20 | 40-23-6 | 86 | 3.20 | 2.84 | +25 |
| 18-19 | 44-26-12 | 100 | 3.30 | 2.90 | +33 |
| 17-18 | 47-29-6 | 100 | 3.29 | 3.02 | +22 |
| 16-17 | 50-21-11 | 111 | 3.39 | 2.79 | +49 |
| 15-16 | 48-26-8 | 104 | 2.94 | 2.43 | +42 |
| 14-15 | 43-27-12 | 98 | 2.65 | 2.49 | +13 |
| 13-14 | 51-24-7 | 109 | 2.95 | 2.49 | +38 |
| 12-13 | 36-12-0 | 72 | 3.38 | 2.48 | +43 |
| 11-12 | 51-25-6 | 108 | 3.33 | 2.66 | +55 |
| 10-11 | 49-25-8 | 106 | 2.78 | 2.39 | +32 |
| 09-10 | 47-28-7 | 101 | 3.04 | 2.87 | +14 |
| 08-09 | 45-28-9 | 99 | 3.15 | 2.84 | +25 |
| 07-08 | 47-27-8 | 102 | 2.93 | 2.59 | +28 |
| 06-07 | 47-24-11 | 105 | 3.26 | 2.93 | +27 |
| 05-06 | 22-46-14 | 58 | 2.96 | 3.78 | -67 |
| 03-04 | 23-47-4 | 58 | 2.32 | 3.70 | -113 |
| 02-03 | 27-44-5 | 65 | 2.30 | 3.11 | -66 |
| 01-02 | 28-41-5 | 69 | 2.41 | 3.04 | -51 |
| 00-01 | 42-28-3 | 96 | 3.43 | 3.12 | +25 |
| 99-00 | 37-31-6 | 88 | 2.94 | 2.88 | +5 |
| 98-99 | 38-30 | 90 | 2.95 | 2.74 | +17 |
| 97-98 | 40-24 | 98 | 2.78 | 2.29 | +40 |
| 96-97 | 38-36 | 84 | 3.48 | 3.41 | +5 |
| 95-96 | 49-29 | 102 | 4.41 | 3.46 | +78 |
| 94-95 | 29-16 | 61 | 3.77 | 3.29 | +23 |
| 93-94 | 44-27 | 101 | 3.56 | 3.39 | +14 |
| 92-93 | 56-21 | 119 | 4.37 | 3.19 | +99 |
| 91-92 | 39-32 | 87 | 4.29 | 3.85 | +35 |
| 90-91 | 41-33 | 88 | 4.28 | 3.81 | +37 |
| 89-90 | 32-40 | 72 | 3.98 | 4.49 | -41 |
| 88-89 | 40-33 | 87 | 4.34 | 4.36 | -2 |
| 87-88 | 36-35 | 81 | 3.99 | 3.95 | +3 |
| 86-87 | 30-38 | 72 | 3.71 | 3.62 | +7 |
| 85-86 | 34-38 | 76 | 3.91 | 3.81 | +8 |
| 84-85 | 24-51 | 53 | 3.45 | 4.81 | -109 |
| 83-84 | 16-58 | 38 | 3.17 | 4.88 | -136 |
| 82-83 | 18-53 | 45 | 3.21 | 4.92 | -137 |
| 81-82 | 31-36 | 75 | 3.88 | 4.21 | -27 |
| 80-81 | 30-37 | 73 | 3.77 | 4.31 | -43 |
| 79-80 | 30-37 | 73 | 3.14 | 3.79 | -52 |
| 78-79 | 36-31 | 85 | 3.51 | 3.49 | +2 |
| 77-78 | 25-37 | 68 | 3.17 | 4.01 | -67 |
| 76-77 | 34-33 | 81 | 3.00 | 3.15 | -12 |
| 75-76 | 35-33 | 82 | 4.24 | 3.79 | +36 |
| 74-75 | 37-28 | 89 | 4.08 | 3.61 | +37 |
| 73-74 | 28-41 | 65 | 3.10 | 3.50 | -31 |
| 72-73 | 32-37 | 73 | 3.29 | 3.40 | -8 |
| 71-72 | 26-38 | 66 | 2.82 | 3.31 | -38 |
| 70-71 | 21-37 | 62 | 2.83 | 3.08 | -19 |
| 69-70 | 26-38 | 64 | 2.39 | 3.13 | -56 |
| 68-69 | 20-45 | 51 | 2.49 | 3.32 | -63 |
| 67-68 | 27-34 | 67 | 2.64 | 2.92 | -21 |
Recent results
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PIT News
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