All NHL game summaries from December 21, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (11-17-5) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Atlanta Flames (13-14-4) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | STL, | Mike Zuke 7 (Ralph Klassen, Chuck Lefley), 8:49 |
| ATL, | Pekka Rautakallio 3, 15:54 | |
| STL, | Larry Patey 5 (Perry Turnbull, Mike Crombeen), 16:42 | |
| STL, | Bobby Simpson 2 (Blake Dunlop), 18:32 | |
| 2: | STL, | Mike Zuke 8 (Ralph Klassen), 7:07 |
| 3: | STL, | Chuck Lefley 3, 10:02 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Rick Lapointe, STL [Hooking] 10:36 | |
| Paul Reinhart, ATL [Holding] 16:42 | ||
| 3: | Pekka Rautakallio, ATL [Hooking] 7:15 | |
Penalty time: STL: 2 minutes
ATL: 4 minutes
| 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 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 28 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 23 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lemelin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 2 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 9- 6- 8-23
ATL: 13-11- 8-32
Goalies: STL: Mike Liut (W, 9-9-3)
ATL: Reggie Lemelin (L, 0-2-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Mark Pare
Attendance: 8,397
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (7-17-7) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Colorado Rockies (10-19-3) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | COL, | Mike McEwen 7 (Jack Valiquette), 1:23 |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 10 (Doug Berry, Randy Pierce), 5:46 | |
| EDM, | Stan Weir 13 (Dave Lumley, Kevin Lowe), 11:20 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 11 (Rob Ramage, Jack Valiquette), 16:14 | |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 7 (Bobby Schmautz, Dave Semenko), 16:30 | |
| 2: | COL, | Mike Kitchen 1, 12:59 |
| COL, | Mike McEwen 8 (Ron Delorme, Rene Robert), 15:53 - PP | |
| 3: | EDM, | Brett Callighen 10 (Wayne Gretzky, Risto Siltanen), 5:08 - PP |
| EDM, | Mark Messier 4 (Bobby Schmautz, Kevin Lowe), 13:27 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dean Turner, COL [Tripping] 8:12 |
| Pat Price, EDM [Roughing] 13:14 | |
| Mike Kitchen, COL [Roughing] 13:14 | |
| Lee Fogolin, EDM [Holding] 19:20 | |
| 2: | Rene Robert, COL [Hooking] 8:12 |
| Bobby Schmautz, EDM [Tripping] 9:08 | |
| Lee Fogolin, EDM [Cross checking] 14:47 | |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Elbowing] 17:30 | |
| 3: | Pat Hickey, COL [Tripping] 3:19 |
| Randy Pierce, COL [Misconduct] 6:38 | |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Misconduct] 6:38 |
Penalty time: EDM: 20 minutes
COL: 18 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Chipperfield | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Kari Makkonen | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Forbes | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -1 | 3 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Corsi | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dean Turner | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ramage | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill McKenzie | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 11- 8- 8-27
COL: 12-12- 6-30
Goalies: EDM: Jim Corsi (L, 0-1-0),
Eddie Mio COL: Bill McKenzie (W, 6-4-1) Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison Attendance: 7,280
Eddie Mio COL: Bill McKenzie (W, 6-4-1) Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison Attendance: 7,280
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (13-14-7) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Washington Capitals (7-21-5) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Tom Rowe 10 (Peter Scamurra, Leif Svensson), 18:27 - PP |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | WAS, | Ryan Walter 8 (Robert Picard, Mike Kaszycki), 7:57 - PP |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 11 (Don Lever, Per-Olov Brasar), 11:38 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 10:33 |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Roughing] 10:53 | |
| Bench penalty, VAN [Delay of game] 15:18 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Delay of game] 15:18 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Delay of game] 15:18 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Elbowing] 17:16 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Interference] 18:42 | |
| 2: | Paul Mulvey, WAS [Charging] 3:39 |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Holding] 4:11 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Interference] 4:11 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Holding] 7:27 | |
| Robert Picard, WAS [Hooking, Fighting] 11:19 | |
| Brad Smith, VAN [Roughing, Fighting] 11:19 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Delay of game] 19:06 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Delay of game] 19:06 | |
| 3: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 7:18 |
Penalty time: VAN: 25 minutes
WAS: 17 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Smith | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bruce Affleck | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Boutin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 9- 6-14-29
WAS: 11- 8- 7-26
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 12-10-5)
WAS: Rollie Boutin (W, 2-0-0)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Don Koharski
Attendance: 6,742
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (10-12-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Winnipeg Jets (12-18-4) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | CHI, | Alain Daigle 3 (Greg Fox, Ted Bulley), 2:58 |
| WIN, | Willy Lindstrom 15 (Bobby Guindon), 11:42 | |
| WIN, | Bill Riley 1 (Morris Lukowich, Willy Lindstrom), 12:48 - PP | |
| 2: | WIN, | Lorne Stamler 7 (Lyle Moffat, Jude Drouin), 14:33 |
| WIN, | Peter Marsh 10 (Craig Norwich, Ron Wilson), 18:09 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Bulley, CHI [Hooking] 12:30 | |
| 2: | Doug Wilson, CHI [Holding] 16:51 | |
| Tim Higgins, CHI [Fighting] 19:14 | ||
| Morris Lukowich, WIN [Fighting] 19:14 | ||
| Jude Drouin, WIN [Hooking] 19:49 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: CHI: 9 minutes
WIN: 7 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Lecuyer | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Ruskowski | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Preston | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Fox | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Keith Brown | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 30 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Hamel | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Norwich | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Melrose | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Scott Campbell | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Mann | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter Sullivan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Morris Lukowich | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Peter Marsh | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Lesuk | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Guindon | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willy Lindstrom | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lyle Moffat | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Wilson | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Stamler | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 21 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 7- 8-15-30
WIN: 10- 5- 6-21
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 9-9-9)
WIN: Pierre Hamel (W, 7-8-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Bob Luther
Attendance: 13,406
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