NHL game summary from December 9, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (8-10-8) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Edmonton Oilers (6-14-6) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | EDM, | Dave Hunter 3 (Stan Weir, Dave Lumley), 8:24 - PP |
| EDM, | Pat Price 5 (Wayne Gretzky, Brett Callighen), 18:23 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 11 (Pat Price), 6:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Alec Tidey, EDM [Hooking] 4:33 |
| 2: | Brett Callighen, EDM [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 0:29 |
| Gordie Roberts, HAR [Hooking] 6:51 | |
| 3: | Alec Tidey, EDM [Tripping] 2:46 |
Penalty time: HAR: 2 minutes
EDM: 6 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre Lacroix | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Plumb | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Antonovich | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Bennett | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Warner | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stuart Smith | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Chipperfield | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kari Makkonen | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Alec Tidey | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 8-13- 9-30
EDM: 7-17-11-35
Goalies: HAR: Al Smith (L, 2-2-1)
EDM: Eddie Mio (W, 4-7-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,423
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