NHL game summary from December 12, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (8-16-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (13-11-3) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | COL, | Randy Pierce 9 (Rene Robert), :57 |
| TOR, | Walt McKechnie 3 (Dan Maloney, Greg Hotham), 2:13 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Ron Ellis 8 (Dan Maloney, Walt McKechnie), 6:05 |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 12 (Paul Gardner, Lanny McDonald), 7:58 | |
| COL, | Jack Valiquette 11 (Mike McEwen, Mike Kitchen), 9:53 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Jerry Butler 4 (Laurie Boschman, John Anderson), :17 |
| TOR, | Walt McKechnie 4 (Ian Turnbull, Dan Maloney), 5:29 | |
| COL, | Pat Hickey 6 (Jack Valiquette, Ron Delorme), 11:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Delorme, COL [Interference] 2:50 |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Hooking] 9:01 | |
| 2: | Wilf Paiement, COL [Slashing] 13:10 |
| Paul Gardner, TOR [Slashing] 13:10 | |
| Lucien DeBlois, COL [Hooking] 17:37 | |
| 3: | Rene Robert, COL [Misconduct] 15:09 |
| Paul Gardner, TOR [Elbowing] 15:57 | |
| Rob Ramage, COL [Roughing] 18:11 | |
| Paul Gardner, TOR [Roughing] 18:11 |
Penalty time: COL: 18 minutes
TOR: 8 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Turner | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rob Ramage | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 35 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Hotham | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 17- 7-11-35
TOR: 10-12-11-33
Goalies: COL: Hardy Astrom (L, 3-11-1)
TOR: Paul Harrison (W, 3-2-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Don Koharski
Attendance: 16,401
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