NHL game summary from December 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (15-14-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Montreal Canadiens (17-13-6) |
5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 1: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 26 (Guy Lapointe), 1:06 - PP |
| TOR, | Greg Hotham 3, 9:02 | |
| TOR, | Ian Turnbull 2 (Lanny McDonald, Dave Hutchison), 10:21 | |
| MTL, | Mark Napier 6 (Guy Lafleur, Pierre Mondou), 11:13 | |
| MTL, | Serge Savard 5 (Bob Gainey), 11:28 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 27 (Mark Napier, Pierre Mondou), 13:49 - PP | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 5 (Mario Tremblay, Serge Savard), 14:57 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Ian Turnbull 3 (Laurie Boschman), 4:32 |
| MTL, | Doug Risebrough 3 (Larry Robinson, Serge Savard), 7:12 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pierre Mondou 11 (Steve Shutt, Larry Robinson), 4:13 |
| TOR, | Terry Martin 1 (Walt McKechnie, Ron Ellis), 15:04 | |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 6 (Mario Tremblay), 18:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Borje Salming, TOR [Holding] 0:34 |
| Doug Jarvis, MTL [Hooking] 3:15 | |
| Dave Hutchison, TOR [Roughing] 12:13 | |
| Joel Quenneville, TOR [Holding] 16:41 | |
| 2: | Larry Robinson, MTL [Tripping] 13:30 |
| 3: | Bench penalty, TOR [Too many men on the ice] 8:31 |
Penalty time: TOR: 8 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Hotham | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Terry Martin | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 27 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 5-14- 8-27
MTL: 15- 8-11-34
Goalies: TOR: Paul Harrison (L, 4-4-2),
Mike Palmateer MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 8-10-3) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 18,176
Mike Palmateer MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 8-10-3) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 18,176
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