(25-37-18) Finished 4th in Norris Division
TRANSACTIONS
June 13 - Obtained Randy Carlyle and George Ferguson from Toronto for Dave Burrows.
June 14 - Obtained Tom Bladon, Orest Kindrachuk and Ross Lonsberry from Philadelphia for a first round choice in the 1978 Amateur Draft.
September 6 - Obtained Rod Schutt from Montreal for a first round choice in the 1981 Amateur Draft.
February 6 - Obtained Gary McAdam from Buffalo for Dave Schultz.
• Montreal handed the Penguins a 12-0 loss on February 22 to set the franchise mark for the greatest margin of defeat.
• Penguins reeled off a seven-goal unbeaten streak (5-0-2) from March 13 through March 27.
• Penguins set a season record with 34 road points (13 wins, 8 ties).
• George Ferguson scored in overtime to eliminate Buffalo in the preliminary round of the playoffs, 2-1.
• Boston swept Pittsburgh, 4-0, in the Quarterfinals.
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Front row: Denis Herron, Ross Lonsberry, Orest Kindrachuk, Johnny Wilson (Head Coach), Paul Martha (President), Aldege "Baz” Bastien (General Manager), Pete Mahovlich, Rick Kehoe & Greg Millen
Middle row: Randy Carlyle, Greg Malone, Dave Schultz, Russ Anderson, Ron Stackhouse, Tom Bladon, Dale Tallon, Bob Paradise, George Ferguson & Terry Schiffhauer (PR)
Back row: Steve Thomas (Trainer), Rod Schutt, Jacques Cossette, Wayne Bianchin, Blair Chapman, Peter Lee, Colin Campbell, Gregg Sheppard & John Doolan (Equip. Manager)
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1978-79 Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
| # | Goalie | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | W | L | T | MIN | GA | GAA | SO | SV | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Herron | 56 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 3208 | 180 | 3.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Herron playoffs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | 421 | 24 | 3.42 | ||||
| 29 | Greg Millen | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1532 | 86 | 3.37 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Gord Laxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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LEADERSHIP
Primary Owners:
Edward J. Debartolo
General Manager:
Baz Bastien
Head Coach:
Johnny Wilson
Captain:
Orest Kindrachuk
AWARDS
Rookie of the Year:
Greg Millen & Rod Schutt
Player’s Player:
Greg Malone
Most Valuable Player:
Orest Kindrachuk & Ron Stackhouse
Booster Club:
Randy Carlyle
Leading Scorer:
Greg Malone
Unsung Hero:
George Ferguson
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