1977-78 Pittsburgh Penguins Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 25-37-18 - 68 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL's Norris Division
Coach: Johnny Wilson (25-37-18)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1977-78 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics
1977-78 Pittsburgh Penguins Roster

The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 25 wins and 37 losses and 18 ties for 68 points, finishing fourth in the NHL's Norris Division.

The Penguins scored 254 goals and allowed 321. Jean Pronovost netted 40 goals for Pittsburgh, while Greg Malone contributed 43 assists. Denis Herron topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 3.57 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Johnny Wilson coached the team.

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Regular Season Goals For: 254
Regular Season Goals Against: 321

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 12, 1977 St. Louis Blues 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 14, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Washington Capitals 2 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
October 15, 1977 Philadelphia Flyers 8 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 L 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
October 19, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Rangers 3 T 1-1-0 0-1-1 1-2-1 OT
October 20, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 11 L 1-1-0 0-2-1 1-3-1
October 22, 1977 Atlanta Flames 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 W 2-1-0 0-2-1 2-3-1
October 23, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Cleveland Barons 2 W 2-1-0 1-2-1 3-3-1
October 26, 1977 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 L 2-2-0 1-2-1 3-4-1
October 29, 1977 Boston Bruins 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 L 2-3-0 1-2-1 3-5-1
November 2, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 2-3-0 1-3-1 3-6-1
November 4, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Atlanta Flames 5 L 2-3-0 1-4-1 3-7-1
November 5, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Islanders 4 L 2-3-0 1-5-1 3-8-1
November 9, 1977 Cleveland Barons 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 W 3-3-0 1-5-1 4-8-1
November 12, 1977 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 W 4-3-0 1-5-1 5-8-1
November 13, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 3 T 4-3-0 1-5-2 5-8-2 OT
November 16, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Minnesota North Stars 7 L 4-3-0 1-6-2 5-9-2
November 19, 1977 New York Rangers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 T 4-3-1 1-6-2 5-9-3 OT
November 22, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3 T 4-3-1 1-6-3 5-9-4 OT
November 24, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Los Angeles Kings 5 L 4-3-1 1-7-3 5-10-4
November 26, 1977 New York Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 W 5-3-1 1-7-3 6-10-4
November 29, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 9 L 5-3-1 1-8-3 6-11-4
November 30, 1977 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 W 6-3-1 1-8-3 7-11-4
December 3, 1977 Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 T 6-3-2 1-8-3 7-11-5 OT
December 4, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Washington Capitals 2 W 6-3-2 2-8-3 8-11-5
December 6, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Colorado Rockies 3 T 6-3-2 2-8-4 8-11-6 OT
December 8, 1977 Los Angeles Kings 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 L 6-4-2 2-8-4 8-12-6
December 10, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Boston Bruins 6 L 6-4-2 2-9-4 8-13-6
December 11, 1977 Atlanta Flames 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 L 6-5-2 2-9-4 8-14-6
December 14, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 L 6-5-2 2-10-4 8-15-6
December 17, 1977 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 W 7-5-2 2-10-4 9-15-6
December 22, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 3 T 7-5-2 2-10-5 9-15-7 OT
December 23, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 L 7-6-2 2-10-5 9-16-7
December 26, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 W 7-6-2 3-10-5 10-16-7
December 28, 1977 Washington Capitals 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 T 7-6-3 3-10-5 10-16-8 OT
December 29, 1977 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 7-6-3 3-11-5 10-17-8
December 31, 1977 Cleveland Barons 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 W 8-6-3 3-11-5 11-17-8
January 2, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Washington Capitals 3 L 8-6-3 3-12-5 11-18-8
January 4, 1978 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8 W 9-6-3 3-12-5 12-18-8
January 7, 1978 Los Angeles Kings 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 T 9-6-4 3-12-5 12-18-9 OT
January 9, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New York Rangers 3 W 9-6-4 4-12-5 13-18-9
January 11, 1978 Montreal Canadiens 8 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 L 9-7-4 4-12-5 13-19-9
January 12, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 T 9-7-4 4-12-6 13-19-10 OT
January 14, 1978 Cleveland Barons 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 W 10-7-4 4-12-6 14-19-10
January 18, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Atlanta Flames 1 L 10-7-4 4-13-6 14-20-10
January 21, 1978 Washington Capitals 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 L 10-8-4 4-13-6 14-21-10
January 22, 1978 New York Rangers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 W 11-8-4 4-13-6 15-21-10
January 28, 1978 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 T 11-8-5 4-13-6 15-21-11 OT
January 29, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Boston Bruins 8 L 11-8-5 4-14-6 15-22-11
January 31, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 11-8-5 5-14-6 16-22-11
February 1, 1978 Minnesota North Stars 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 W 12-8-5 5-14-6 17-22-11
February 4, 1978 Boston Bruins 8 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 L 12-9-5 5-14-6 17-23-11
February 7, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Colorado Rockies 2 W 12-9-5 6-14-6 18-23-11
February 11, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Los Angeles Kings 3 T 12-9-5 6-14-7 18-23-12 OT
February 14, 1978 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 W 13-9-5 6-14-7 19-23-12
February 18, 1978 Los Angeles Kings 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 T 13-9-6 6-14-7 19-23-13 OT
February 19, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 T 13-9-6 6-14-8 19-23-14 OT
February 21, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at St. Louis Blues 4 W 13-9-6 7-14-8 20-23-14
February 22, 1978 St. Louis Blues 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 T 13-9-7 7-14-8 20-23-15 OT
February 25, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 L 13-10-7 7-14-8 20-24-15
February 26, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 4 T 13-10-7 7-14-9 20-24-16 OT
March 1, 1978 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 L 13-11-7 7-14-9 20-25-16
March 4, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Islanders 6 L 13-11-7 7-15-9 20-26-16
March 5, 1978 New York Islanders 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 T 13-11-8 7-15-9 20-26-17 OT
March 8, 1978 Colorado Rockies 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 W 14-11-8 7-15-9 21-26-17
March 11, 1978 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 L 14-12-8 7-15-9 21-27-17
March 12, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 L 14-13-8 7-15-9 21-28-17
March 14, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4 L 14-13-8 7-16-9 21-29-17
March 15, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Vancouver Canucks 7 L 14-13-8 7-17-9 21-30-17
March 18, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 14-13-8 8-17-9 22-30-17
March 19, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 9 L 14-13-8 8-18-9 22-31-17
March 21, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Minnesota North Stars 7 L 14-13-8 8-19-9 22-32-17
March 22, 1978 Colorado Rockies 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 L 14-14-8 8-19-9 22-33-17
March 25, 1978 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 T 14-14-9 8-19-9 22-33-18 OT
March 29, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 L 14-14-9 8-20-9 22-34-18
March 30, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 6 L 14-14-9 8-21-9 22-35-18
April 2, 1978 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 W 15-14-9 8-21-9 23-35-18
April 5, 1978 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 W 16-14-9 8-21-9 24-35-18
April 6, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6 L 16-14-9 8-22-9 24-36-18
April 8, 1978 Washington Capitals 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 L 16-15-9 8-22-9 24-37-18
April 9, 1978 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Cleveland Barons 2 W 16-15-9 9-22-9 25-37-18