NHL game summary from December 15, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (14-7-7) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 St. Louis Blues (9-17-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 11 (Steve Payne, Craig Hartsburg), 10:03 - PP |
| 2: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 12 (Mike Eaves, Tom McCarthy), 19:12 - PP |
| 3: | MIN, | Tom McCarthy 7 (Fred Barrett), 1:08 |
| STL, | Rick Lapointe 5 (Bernie Federko, Blair Chapman), 16:10 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kris Manery, MIN [Hooking] 2:55 |
| Perry Turnbull, STL [Fighting] 5:31 | |
| Ron Zanussi, MIN [Fighting] 5:31 | |
| Wayne Babych, STL [Tripping] 8:25 | |
| Bryan Maxwell, STL [Hi-sticking] 14:26 | |
| 2: | Wayne Babych, STL [Hooking] 4:20 |
| Tim Young, MIN [Interference] 4:39 | |
| Steve Payne, MIN [Slashing] 9:15 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Fighting] 10:57 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 10:57 | |
| Jack Brownschidle, STL [Tripping] 12:39 | |
| Ed Kea, STL [Holding] 18:11 | |
| 3: | Tom Younghans, MIN [Tripping] 12:02 |
Penalty time: MIN: 18 minutes
STL: 20 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 20 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blair Chapman | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6- 7- 8-21
STL: 4-11-10-25
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 11-3-2)
STL: Mike Liut (L, 7-9-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 10,205
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