NHL game summary from December 9, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (8-15-3) |
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
 Montreal Canadiens (15-8-6) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 20 (Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt), 3:52 |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 21 (Larry Robinson, Guy Lafleur), 17:24 - PP | |
| COL, | Jack Valiquette 10 (Ron Delorme, Mike McEwen), 19:24 | |
| 2: | COL, | Wilf Paiement 6 (Mike Christie), 3:35 |
| 3: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 13 (Mark Napier, Pierre Mondou), 3:11 |
| COL, | Randy Pierce 7 (Rene Robert, Lucien DeBlois), 5:57 | |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 4 (Mario Tremblay, Rod Langway), 7:01 | |
| COL, | Randy Pierce 8 (Rene Robert, Lucien DeBlois), 8:45 | |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 7 (Nick Beverley), 9:37 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 8 (Jack Valiquette, Don Saleski), 10:30 | |
| COL, | Don Saleski 6 (Mike McEwen), 13:38 | |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 16 (Guy Lafleur), 17:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilles Lupien, MTL [Interference] 12:51 | |
| Dean Turner, COL [Hooking] 16:56 | ||
| 2: | Dean Turner, COL [Hooking] 14:07 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: COL: 4 minutes
MTL: 2 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Astrom | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dean Turner | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Rob Ramage | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Danny Geoffrion | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 10- 3-19-32
MTL: 11-16-14-41
Goalies: COL: Hardy Astrom (W, 3-10-1)
MTL: Michel Larocque (L, 6-7-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Swede Knox
Attendance: 15,789
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