NHL game summary from December 12, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (8-12-8) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Los Angeles Kings (13-11-5) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | HAR, | Jordy Douglas 9 (Dave Keon, Blaine Stoughton), 1:45 |
| HAR, | Dave Keon 5 (Jordy Douglas), 7:37 | |
| LA , | Steve Carlson 2 (Syl Apps), 8:45 | |
| LA , | Steve Carlson 3 (Bert Wilson, Syl Apps), 12:26 | |
| LA , | Rob Palmer 2 (Steve Carlson, Syl Apps), 17:21 | |
| 2: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 23 (Charlie Simmer, Glenn Goldup), 1:11 |
| LA , | Charlie Simmer 26 (Glenn Goldup, Doug Halward), 8:22 | |
| LA , | Mike Murphy 11 (Charlie Simmer, Doug Halward), 15:44 - PP | |
| 3: | HAR, | Mike Rogers 13 (Ron Plumb, Gordie Roberts), 3:24 |
| HAR, | Ray Allison 8 (Mark Howe), 12:18 | |
| LA , | Glenn Goldup 3 (Charlie Simmer, Marcel Dionne), 19:57 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Plumb, HAR [Holding] 17:58 | |
| 2: | Syl Apps, LA [Holding] 3:45 | |
| Brad Selwood, LA [Elbowing] 11:16 | ||
| Bill Bennett, HAR [Hooking] 15:08 | ||
| Gordie Roberts, HAR [Holding] 18:30 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: HAR: 6 minutes
LA : 4 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 | 2 |
| Andre Lacroix | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Plumb | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Bennett | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Warner | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Hodgson | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Stuart Smith | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 16 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Carlson | 10 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dean Hopkins | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| John Paul Kelly | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Selwood | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 3- 5- 8-16
LA : 12- 9- 6-27
Goalies: HAR: Al Smith (L, 2-3-1)
LA : Mario Lessard (W, 8-7-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 8,732
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