NHL game summary from December 22, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (10-14-7) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (15-13-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | TOR, | Laurie Boschman 7 (Dave Burrows, Rocky Saganiuk), 15:54 |
| 2: | DET, | Dennis Sobchuk 3 (Dan Bolduc), 5:07 |
| TOR, | John Anderson 8 (Lanny McDonald, Darryl Sittler), 10:49 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 11:28 |
| Lanny McDonald, TOR [Tripping] 12:58 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Interference] 18:29 | |
| 2: | Borje Salming, TOR [Tripping] 5:14 |
| 3: | Borje Salming, TOR [Hooking] 9:50 |
| Greg Joly, DET [Hooking] 14:35 |
Penalty time: DET: 4 minutes
TOR: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Hotham | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 8- 8-13-29
TOR: 8-14-11-33
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 6-10-4)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 11-10-2)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Willard Norris
Attendance: 16,485
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