All NHL game summaries from December 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (14-12-3) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (15-7-7) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 13 (Tim Young), 5:45 |
| MIN, | Mike Eaves 4 (Ron Zanussi, Tom McCarthy), 6:34 | |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 15 (Borje Salming, Ian Turnbull), 13:58 | |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 14 (Steve Payne, Gary Sargent), 14:37 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 15 (Tim Young, Greg Smith), 10:52 |
| 3: | MIN, | Mike Fidler 3 (Paul Shmyr), 10:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Eaves, MIN [Fighting] 10:05 |
| Laurie Boschman, TOR [Fighting] 10:05 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Cross checking] 10:20 | |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hi-sticking] 10:20 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Hooking] 11:21 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Charging] 15:09 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Elbowing] 15:09 | |
| Lanny McDonald, TOR [Roughing] 15:09 | |
| Mike Polich, MIN [Roughing] 15:09 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Roughing] 15:09 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing] 15:09 | |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Slashing] 18:49 | |
| Laurie Boschman, TOR [Fighting] 19:55 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Fighting] 19:55 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 19:55 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 19:55 | |
| Paul Shmyr, MIN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 19:55 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Leaving penalty box double minor, Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 19:55 | |
| 2: | Dan Maloney, TOR [Fighting] 2:19 |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Fighting] 2:19 | |
| Jerry Butler, TOR [Interference] 4:23 | |
| Tom McCarthy, MIN [Hooking] 6:56 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Roughing] 11:37 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Interference] 14:40 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Hi-sticking] 18:21 | |
| 3: | Dan Maloney, TOR [Roughing] 3:59 |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Holding] 17:17 |
Penalty time: TOR: 67 minutes
MIN: 65 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darryl Maggs | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 8-11- 9-28
MIN: 18-13- 7-38
Goalies: TOR: Paul Harrison (L, 4-3-2)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 12-3-2)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Bob Luther
Attendance: 9,675
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