🪶 Away Blackhawks 12-13-0 before this game

3–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 12-12-0 before this game

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

Blackhawks at Penguins

Blackhawks beat Penguins 3–3 at PPG Paints Arena on December 8, 1979.

🗓 Sat, Dec 8, 1979 · 19:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Rick Kehoe

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🪶 CHI

J.P. Bordeleau

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Doug Wilson

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI PIT🐧

30 Shots on goal 27

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

8 Penalty minutes 4

CHI shooting 10.0% (3/30) PIT shooting 11.1% (3/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Tony Esposito

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Rob Holland

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 12-13 (48% win rate, 25 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 12-12 (50% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 12-13 (48% win rate, 25 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 12-12 (50% win rate, 24 games)

❓ CHI vs PIT, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Penguins on December 8, 1979?

Blackhawks won 3–3.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Penguins?

The final score was Blackhawks 3, Penguins 3.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Tony Esposito made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Rob Holland made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Blackhawks vs Penguins season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 5

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 7

Also on December 8, 1979

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