NHL game summary from November 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (6-10-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Colorado Rockies (4-12-3) |
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 1 (Bill Hogaboam, Willie Huber), 11:34 |
| COL, | Jack Valiquette 5 (Wilf Paiement, Randy Pierce), 14:38 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 4 (Doug Berry, Don Saleski), 14:56 | |
| COL, | Randy Pierce 4 (Wilf Paiement, Nick Beverley), 16:52 | |
| COL, | Lucien DeBlois 9 (Rene Robert), 18:15 | |
| 2: | DET, | Errol Thompson 9 (Reed Larson, Vaclav Nedomansky), 13:35 - PP |
| 3: | COL, | Rene Robert 7 (Lucien DeBlois, Rob Ramage), 19:43 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 3:29 |
| Pat Hickey, COL [Tripping] 5:18 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Slashing] 19:20 | |
| 2: | Bill Hogaboam, DET [Holding] 3:08 |
| Trevor Johansen, COL [Holding] 12:30 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Tripping] 13:24 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Slashing] 19:09 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, DET [Slashing] 19:09 | |
| 3: | Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 4:31 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
COL: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Turner | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rob Ramage | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill McKenzie | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10-10- 8-28
COL: 13-13-10-36
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 3-4-1)
COL: Bill McKenzie (W, 1-0-1)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Mark Pare
Attendance: 8,450
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