NHL game summary from December 19, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (10-13-7) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 Edmonton Oilers (7-16-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 14 (Blair MacDonald, Risto Siltanen), 1:28 |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 21 (Dan Labraaten), 7:25 - PP | |
| EDM, | Doug Hicks 4, 13:41 - PP | |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 16 (Greg Joly, Mike Foligno), 17:16 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 15 (Blair MacDonald, Eddie Mio), :20 |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 22 (Dan Labraaten), 2:25 | |
| 3: | DET, | Mike Foligno 9 (Pete Mahovlich), 2:33 |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 11, 4:01 | |
| EDM, | Blair MacDonald 21 (Wayne Gretzky), 18:24 | |
| DET, | Mike Foligno 10 (Paul Woods), 19:53 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Hunter, EDM [Hi-sticking] 6:15 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 11:57 | ||
| 2: | Stan Weir, EDM [Tripping] 3:13 | |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Interference] 8:29 | ||
| Willie Huber, DET [Tripping] 8:45 | ||
| Reed Larson, DET [Tripping] 19:51 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 6 minutes
EDM: 6 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 38 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Chipperfield | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kari Makkonen | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Peter Driscoll | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 53 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 53 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 15-13-10-38
EDM: 21-13-19-53
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 6-9-4)
EDM: Eddie Mio (L, 5-9-4)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,423
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