Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vancouver Canucks
Regular season · Friday, November 16, 1979 · Pacific Coliseum
Game summary
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 on Friday, November 16, 1979 at Pacific Coliseum. The Canucks outshot the Penguins 39–21.
Rick Vaive scored twice. Stan Smyl, Chris Oddleifson, Gary McAdam, Brent Ashton and Orest Kindrachuk also scored.
Glen Hanlon made 19 saves on 21 shots for the win; Rob Holland stopped 34 of 39.
Scoring
1st period
Stan Smyl (8)Thomas Gradin (9), Kevin McCarthy (8)0–105:15 VAN · 
Rick Vaive (7)Don Lever (6)0–211:52 VAN- Rick Vaive (8)Bob Manno (4)0–315:15 VAN
2nd period
Chris Oddleifson (3)Rick Blight (3), Ron Sedlbauer (2)0–401:48 VAN
Gary McAdam (7)Pat Hughes (5), Greg Malone (7)1–411:09 PIT · 
Brent Ashton (2)Thomas Gradin (10), Bob Manno (5)1–511:45 VAN
3rd period
Orest Kindrachuk (7)Ross Lonsberry (4)2–505:45 PIT ·
Team stats
PITVAN
2139
0%0%
1/31/5
2521
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:42 into the first period
Kim Clackson · cross checking2 min - 11:48 into the first periodKim Clackson · elbowing2 min
- 11:48 into the first periodKim Clackson · fighting5 min
- 11:48 into the first period
Jere Gillis · elbowing2 min - 11:48 into the first periodJere Gillis · fighting5 min
- 16:57 into the first periodGregg Sheppard · hooking2 min
- 4:46 into the second periodHarold Snepsts · broken stick2 min
- 9:21 into the second periodJohn Hughes · cross checking2 min
- 18:37 into the second periodBrent Ashton · tripping2 min
- 18:58 into the second periodGary McAdam · high sticking2 min
- 18:58 into the second periodGary McAdam · roughing2 min
- 18:58 into the second periodKevin McCarthy · high sticking2 min
- 18:58 into the second periodKevin McCarthy · roughing2 min
- 19:59 into the second periodPat Hughes · slashing2 min
- 19:59 into the second periodLars Lindgren · slashing2 min
- 5:09 into the third periodKim Clackson · cross checking2 min
- 11:32 into the third periodRuss Anderson · roughing2 min
- 11:32 into the third periodRuss Anderson · slashing2 min
- 11:32 into the third periodBill Derlago · roughing2 min
- 13:51 into the third periodTom Bladon · cross checking2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 12Greg MaloneC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 16Gary McAdamR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 18Ross LonsberryL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 24Pat HughesR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 26Orest KindrachukC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 10Peter LeeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11George FergusonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Nick LibettL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Rick KehoeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Gregg SheppardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Rod SchuttL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2Tom BladonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 3Ron StackhouseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Kim ClacksonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 7Russ AndersonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 8Bob StewartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 25Randy CarlyleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rob HollandG | L | 39 | 5 | .872 |
| 31Nick RicciG | 0 | 0 | – |
Vancouver Canucks
| 23Thomas GradinC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 28Rick VaiveR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 22Bob MannoD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Rick BlightR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 9Don LeverC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Chris OddleifsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 17Ron SedlbauerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 8 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Bill DerlagoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 21Jere GillisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 3Lars LindgrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 4John HughesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Dennis KearnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | W | 21 | 2 | .905 |
| 35Curt RidleyG | 0 | 0 | – |