13 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 14 || Nov 12 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 6–6 || Washington Capitals || Capital Centre || 6–6–2 || 14 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 15 || Nov 13 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 6–7–2 || 14 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 16 || Nov 15 || Buffalo Sabres || 5–2 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 6–8–2 || 14 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 17 || Nov 18 || California Golden Seals || 5–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 6–9–2 || 14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || Nov 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–1 || Atlanta Flames || Omni Coliseum || 7–9–2 || 16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || Nov 22 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 8–9–2 || 18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || Nov 26 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–5 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 9–9–2 || 20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || Nov 29 || New York Rangers || 3–8 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 10–9–2 || 22 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 22 || Nov 30 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–4 || Boston Bruins || Boston Garden || 10–10–2 || 22 |- |- style="background:#ffc;" | 23 || Dec 3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 3–3 || Chicago Black Hawks || Chicago Stadium || 10–10–3 || 23 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 24 || Dec 4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 1–6 || New York Islanders || Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 10–11–3 || 23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || Dec 7 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 3–6 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 11–11–3 || 25 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 26 || Dec 9 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Kansas City Scouts || Kemper Arena || 11–12–3 || 25 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 27 || Dec 10 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 2–3 || Detroit Red Wings || Olympia Stadium || 11–13–3 || 25 |- style="background:#ffc;" | 28 || Dec 13 || Boston Bruins || 4–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || Civic Arena || 11–13–4 || 26 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 29 || Dec 14 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–7 || Montreal Canadiens || Montreal Forum || 11–14–4 || 26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || Dec 17 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 9–2 || California Golden Seals || Oakland Coliseum Arena || 12–14–4 || 28 |- style="background:#fcf;" | 31 || Dec 19 || Pittsburgh Penguins ||