All NHL game summaries from December 5, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (11-11-3) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buffalo Sabres (17-6-3) |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | ATL, | Bob MacMillan 5 (Guy Chouinard, Eric Vail), 7:37 |
| 2: | BUF, | Rick Martin 14 (Jim Schoenfeld, Gilbert Perreault), 2:11 |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 8 (John Gould, Don Luce), 3:08 | |
| BUF, | Richie Dunn 1 (John Gould, Don Luce), 4:56 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 16 (Ric Seiling, Richie Dunn), 14:07 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rick Martin 15 (Ric Seiling), 7:54 |
| BUF, | Ric Seiling 6 (Rick Martin), 12:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Shand, ATL [Holding] 9:45 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Tripping] 13:42 | ||
| 2: | Darcy Rota, ATL [Holding] 15:37 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: ATL: 4 minutes
BUF: 2 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Henderson | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Pat Riggin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 17 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 9- 2- 6-17
BUF: 3-16- 9-28
Goalies: ATL: Pat Riggin (L, 0-4-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 10-3-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (8-15-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (8-10-5) |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | WIN, | Morris Lukowich 8, :55 |
| DET, | Reed Larson 6 (Pete Mahovlich, Vaclav Nedomansky), 8:55 - PP | |
| WIN, | Willy Lindstrom 7 (Bobby Hull, Peter Sullivan), 15:36 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Paul Woods 3 (Jim Korn, Barry Long), 2:05 |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 15 (Reed Larson, Barry Long), 10:00 | |
| DET, | Dan Bolduc 2 (Bill Hogaboam, Dennis Sobchuk), 15:31 | |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 9 (Dale McCourt, Vaclav Nedomansky), 18:21 | |
| WIN, | Peter Marsh 6 (Bobby Hull, Peter Sullivan), 19:41 - PP | |
| 3: | WIN, | Willy Lindstrom 8, 8:15 |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 16 (Dale McCourt, Greg Joly), 16:13 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jude Drouin, WIN [Hooking] 8:33 |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Interference] 15:32 | |
| Paul Woods, DET [Tripping] 16:17 | |
| Scott Campbell, WIN [Hi-sticking] 19:02 | |
| 2: | Willie Huber, DET [Charging] 7:55 |
| Barry Melrose, WIN [Tripping] 11:59 | |
| Dan Bolduc, DET [Interference] 18:41 | |
| 3: | Ron Wilson, WIN [Holding] 10:12 |
| Scott Campbell, WIN [Fighting] 17:58 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Fighting] 17:58 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 17:58 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, DET [Tripping] 19:40 |
Penalty time: WIN: 13 minutes
DET: 17 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Amodeo | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Norwich | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Barry Melrose | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Scott Campbell | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Mann | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Hull | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Peter Sullivan | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Morris Lukowich | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Peter Marsh | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Lesuk | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willy Lindstrom | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Lyle Moffat | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Wilson | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jude Drouin | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Lorne Stamler | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Smith | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 20 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 13- 4- 3-20
DET: 8-14-13-35
Goalies: WIN: Gary Smith (L, 4-9-4)
DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 4-4-2)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 12,278
| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (8-9-8) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (10-13-4) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 11 (Ulf Nilsson, Anders Hedberg), 2:29 |
| NYR, | Claude Larose 1 (Dean Talafous), 7:55 | |
| NYR, | Barry Beck 3 (Don Maloney, Don Murdoch), 16:06 - PP | |
| 3: | CHI, | Grant Mulvey 10 (Mike O'Connell), 9:37 - PP |
| CHI, | Reg Kerr 5 (Doug Lecuyer), 11:36 | |
| CHI, | Grant Mulvey 11 (Terry Ruskowski, Mike O'Connell), 11:45 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Barry Beck, NYR [Slashing] 6:09 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Roughing] 6:39 | |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Roughing] 6:39 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 8:50 | |
| Terry Ruskowski, CHI [Roughing] 8:50 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Fighting, Misconduct] 12:31 | |
| Ted Bulley, CHI [Interference, Fighting] 12:31 | |
| Don Murdoch, NYR [Roughing] 14:21 | |
| Greg Fox, CHI [Slashing double minor] 14:21 | |
| Rich Preston, CHI [Holding] 18:13 | |
| 2: | Grant Mulvey, CHI [Fighting] 4:14 |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Fighting] 4:14 | |
| Rich Preston, CHI [Holding] 4:14 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 9:59 | |
| Rich Preston, CHI [Interference] 15:22 | |
| 3: | Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Tripping] 0:43 |
| Barry Beck, NYR [Boarding] 8:46 |
Penalty time: CHI: 26 minutes
NYR: 34 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Lecuyer | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Terry Ruskowski | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rich Preston | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Fox | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Keith Brown | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Bothwell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 10-11-12-33
NYR: 12-12- 9-33
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (T, 7-7-7)
NYR: Steve Baker (T, 1-1-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Willard Norris
Attendance: 17,412
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-9-7) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (10-8-5) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Rick Vaive 10 (Don Lever), 6:49 |
| 2: | PIT, | Pat Hughes 4 (Paul Marshall), :57 |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 7 (Mario Faubert, Rod Schutt), 10:19 | |
| VAN, | Brent Ashton 3 (Harold Snepsts, Chris Oddleifson), 15:25 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Ross Lonsberry 4 (Rick Kehoe, Orest Kindrachuk), 6:26 |
| VAN, | Brent Ashton 4 (Rick Blight, Chris Oddleifson), 6:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Marshall, PIT [Fighting] 9:12 |
| Brad Smith, VAN [Fighting] 9:12 | |
| Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 9:46 | |
| Mario Faubert, PIT [Hooking] 12:20 | |
| 2: | Brent Ashton, VAN [Tripping] 7:18 |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Hooking] 11:21 | |
| Mario Faubert, PIT [Fighting] 14:17 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Fighting] 14:17 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Elbowing] 16:28 | |
| 3: | Mario Faubert, PIT [Tripping] 4:05 |
| Randy Carlyle, PIT [Tripping] 14:49 |
Penalty time: VAN: 16 minutes
PIT: 18 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Smith | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Vaive | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Marshall | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 5- 7-14-26
PIT: 15-17- 8-40
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (T, 0-3-2)
PIT: Greg Millen (T, 2-0-2)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 7,511
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (14-7-6) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (12-10-3) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 13 (Paul Gardner, Borje Salming), 7:16 - PP |
| TOR, | Rocky Saganiuk 5 (Dave "Tiger" Williams, Walt McKechnie), 16:25 - PP | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 8 (Mark Napier), 17:02 | |
| 2: | TOR, | John Anderson 7 (Laurie Boschman, Rocky Saganiuk), 9:41 |
| 3: | MTL, | Serge Savard 3 (Larry Robinson, Guy Lafleur), 19:39 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Hutchison, TOR [Hi-sticking] 4:14 | |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Holding] 6:18 | ||
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Hooking] 14:25 | ||
| 2: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Hi-sticking] 12:33 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Hi-sticking] 12:33 | ||
| Jerry Butler, TOR [Hi-sticking] 14:01 | ||
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Hooking] 16:03 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
TOR: 8 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Danny Geoffrion | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Hotham | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12-10- 9-31
TOR: 11-10- 8-29
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (L, 5-6-3)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 10-8-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 16,485
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