3–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 11-11-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
VAN	0	0	0	3
PIT	0	0	0	3

Canucks at Penguins

Canucks beat Penguins 3–3 at PPG Paints Arena on December 5, 1979.

🗓 Wed, Dec 5, 1979 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Brent Ashton

2 G

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Chris Oddleifson

2 A

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Rick Vaive

1 G

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN PIT🐧

26 Shots on goal 40

16 Penalty minutes 18

VAN shooting 11.5% (3/26) PIT shooting 7.5% (3/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Curt Ridley

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Greg Millen

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 13-13 (50% win rate, 26 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 11-11 (50% win rate, 22 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 13-13 (50% win rate, 26 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 11-11 (50% win rate, 22 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Canucks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Nov 16, 1979

🐧PIT @ 🐋VAN

2–5 · Canucks won

❓ VAN vs PIT, answered

Who won Canucks vs Penguins on December 5, 1979?

Canucks won 3–3.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Penguins?

The final score was Canucks 3, Penguins 3.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Curt Ridley made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Penguins season series?

Canucks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 4

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 1

Also on December 5, 1979

Canucks season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule