|| 0–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 29–26–11 || 69 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 67 || Mar 7 || New York Islanders || 5–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 29–27–11 || 69 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 68 || Mar 10 || Buffalo Sabres || 7–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 29–28–11 || 69 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || Mar 13 || California Golden Seals || 2–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 30–28–11 || 71 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 || Mar 14 || St. Louis Blues || 1–7 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 31–28–11 || 73 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 71 || Mar 16 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–5 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 31–29–11 || 73 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 || Mar 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 7–3 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 32–29–11 || 75 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || Mar 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–2 || New York Rangers || Madison Square Garden (IV) || 33–29–11 || 77 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 74 || Mar 24 || Boston Bruins || 5–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 33–29–12 || 78 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 75 || Mar 25 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–5 || St. Louis Blues || St. Louis Arena || 33–30–12 || 78 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || Mar 28 || Detroit Red Wings || 0–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 34–30–12 || 80 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 77 || Mar 29 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–5 || Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leaf Gardens || 34–31–12 || 80 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 78 || Mar 31 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–7 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 34–32–12 || 80 |- |- style="background:#fcf;" | 79 || Apr 3 || Washington Capitals || 5–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 34–33–12 || 80 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || Apr 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–5 || Detroit Red Wings || Olympia Stadium || 35–33–12 || 82 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Playoffs The Penguins' made the playoffs for the fourth time in their history, losing in the preliminary round to Toronto. Player statistics Skaters Goaltenders †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. Awards and