NHL game summary from December 1, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (8-8-7) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Montreal Canadiens (14-6-5) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | HAR, | Ray Allison 6 (Andre Lacroix, Rick Ley), 6:16 |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 17 (Steve Shutt), 8:14 | |
| HAR, | Mike Rogers 10 (Mark Howe, Ron Plumb), 17:49 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 14 (Guy Lafleur, Pierre Larouche), 3:59 - PP |
| 3: | MTL, | Norm Dupont 1 (Mario Tremblay, Guy Lafleur), 3:38 |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 15 (Guy Lapointe, Pierre Larouche), 4:34 - PP | |
| HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 15 (Dave Keon, Mark Howe), 6:01 - PP | |
| HAR, | Mark Howe 8 (Ray Allison, Mike Rogers), 17:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mark Howe, HAR [Hooking] 12:43 |
| 2: | Jordy Douglas, HAR [Interference] 3:29 |
| Danny Geoffrion, MTL [Interference] 6:41 | |
| 3: | Gordie Howe, HAR [Holding] 4:11 |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 5:07 | |
| Rick Ley, HAR [Tripping] 17:54 |
Penalty time: HAR: 8 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Lacroix | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Plumb | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bill Bennett | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Warner | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Geoffrion | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Norm Dupont | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Richard Sevigny | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 10- 7-10-27
MTL: 7-10-12-29
Goalies: HAR: John Garrett (T, 6-7-6)
MTL: Richard Sevigny (T, 4-1-2)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 16,879
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