NHL game summary from December 5, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (5-13-6) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (11-6-7) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | EDM, | Stan Weir 12 (Dave Hunter, Kevin Lowe), 3:00 |
| MIN, | Tim Young 7 (Steve Payne, Fred Barrett), 3:26 | |
| MIN, | Mike Eaves 3 (Gary Sargent, Steve Payne), 14:19 - PP | |
| 2: | MIN, | Steve Payne 18 (Tim Young, Al MacAdam), 7:36 |
| MIN, | Tom Younghans 2 (Paul Shmyr), 11:41 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Tim Young 8 (Brad Maxwell, Craig Hartsburg), 6:56 |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 19 (Per-Olov Brasar), 10:11 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kent-Erik Andersson, MIN [Hooking] 5:20 |
| Mark Messier, EDM [Roughing] 13:35 | |
| Ron Zanussi, MIN [Hooking] 14:50 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Hooking] 18:29 | |
| 2: | Doug Hicks, EDM [Roughing] 15:51 |
| Steve Payne, MIN [Roughing] 15:51 | |
| 3: | Risto Siltanen, EDM [Hooking] 8:50 |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Interference] 10:25 | |
| Pat Price, EDM [Slashing] 12:52 |
Penalty time: EDM: 8 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Chipperfield | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Alec Tidey | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Driscoll | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 8- 9- 7-24
MIN: 12-13- 9-34
Goalies: EDM: Eddie Mio (L, 3-7-3)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 8-3-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Mike Noeth, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 8,752
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