Pittsburgh Penguins trades
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Canadiens option to swap 1983 3rd round picks (#43-Peter Taglianetti) | September 26, 1980 | Gilles Lupien |  |
| Canadiens option to swap 1983 3rd round picks (#58-Mike Rowe) | ||||
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Blair Chapman | November 13, 1979 | Bob Stewart | |
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | August 30, 1979 | Rob Holland | |
| 1982 2nd round pick (#31-Jocelyn Gauvreau) | Pat Hughes | |||
| Detroit Red Wings acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pete Mahovlich | August 3, 1979 | Nick Libett | |
| Winnipeg Jets acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1980 7th round pick (#135-Mike Lauen) | June 9, 1979 | Jets promise not to claim Kim Clackson as a priority selection from its WHA franchise | |
| Buffalo Sabres acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dave Schultz | February 6, 1979 | Gary McAdam | |
| Vancouver Canucks acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dunc Wilson | November 17, 1978 | cash | |
| Montreal Canadiens acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 1st round pick (#7-Mark Hunter) | October 18, 1978 | Rod Schutt | |
| Chicago Blackhawks acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1980 2nd round pick (#30-Ken Solheim) | October 9, 1978 | Dale Tallon | |
| Boston Bruins acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jean Pronovost | September 6, 1978 | Gregg Sheppard | |
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 9th round pick (#143-Rick Simpson) | June 15, 1978 | cash | |
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 7th round pick (#109-Paul MacLean) | June 15, 1978 | cash | |
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 tenth round pick (#160-Bob Froese) | June 15, 1978 | cash | |
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 thirteenth round pick (#205-Carl Bloomberg) | June 15, 1978 | cash | |
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 twelfth round pick (#191-Don Boyd) | June 15, 1978 | cash | |
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 eleventh round pick (#175-Dan Hermansson) | June 15, 1978 | cash | |
| St. Louis Blues acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 fourteenth round pick (#216-Joe Casey) | June 15, 1978 | cash | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | Date | Philadelphia Flyers acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | June 14, 1978 | 1978 1st round pick (#6-Behn Wilson) |  |
| Orest Kindrachuk | future considerations (1978 8th round pick (#126-Jerry Price)) | |||
| Ross Lonsberry | ||||
| Toronto Maple Leafs acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dave Burrows | June 13, 1978 | Randy Carlyle | |
| 1978 6th round pick (#92-Mel Hewitt) | George Ferguson | |||
| Colorado Rockies acquire | Date | Pittsburgh Penguins acquire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dennis Owchar | December 2, 1977 | Tom Edur | |