1979-80 O-Pee-Chee 9 Greg Malone Hockey Card (Front)
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Greg tied a Penguins’ club record with assists in 9 straight games in 1977-78.
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En contribuant des assistances durant 9 matches consécutifs durant 1977-78, Greg égala un record du club des Penguins.
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Between March 4, 1978, a 6-3 loss to the New York Islanders, and March 19, 1978, a 9-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, Greg Malone had assists in nine straight games. In all but one, he had a single helper, going 0-10-10 over the stretch.
Putting up a career high, at the time, of 43 assists (he would beat that total by one in 1982-83), Malone had three games with three assists in 1977-78. His top game offensively came on November 12, 1977 in a 7-4 home win over the Chicago Blackhawks. In that match, he totaled four points on a goal and three helpers, two on Mike Corrigan goals and one on a Wayne Bianchin marker.
In his injury shortened 1979-80 season, Malone showed his tough side in a 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on January 19, 1980. Greg scored both Pittsburgh goals, his 12th and 13th of the campaign, and got into a third period fight with Colin Campbell. The game was an outright brawl with a total of 267 minutes in penalties, 51 going to Malone’s teammate Russ Anderson.
Between 1976-77 and 1986-87, Greg Malone played 704 regular season and 20 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers and Quebec Nordiques. He was a 20+ goal scorer on three occasions, putting up a career best 35 with the Penguins in 1978-79.
Greg Malone NHL Career Stats
Regular Season
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1976-77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 66 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 43 |
| 1977-78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 80 |
| 1978-79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 52 |
| 1979-80 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 51 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 46 |
| 1980-81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 62 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 68 |
| 1981-82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 125 |
| 1982-83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 82 |
| 1983-84 | Hartford Whalers | 78 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 56 |
| 1984-85 | Hartford Whalers | 76 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 67 |
| 1985-86 | Hartford Whalers | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 |
| 1985-86 | Quebec Nordiques | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 1986-87 | Quebec Nordiques | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 704 | 191 | 310 | 501 | 661 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1976-77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1977-78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978-79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1979-80 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980-81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 1981-82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1982-83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983-84 | Hartford Whalers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984-85 | Hartford Whalers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | Hartford Whalers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | Quebec Nordiques | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | Quebec Nordiques | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 32 |