NHL game summary from December 26, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (10-20-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Edmonton Oilers (8-18-7) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | COL, | Pat Hickey 9 (Jack Valiquette), 3:06 |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 18 (Blair MacDonald, Brett Callighen), 13:37 | |
| 2: | COL, | Rob Ramage 4 (Jack Valiquette), :30 - PP |
| EDM, | Dave Lumley 8, 16:08 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Stan Weir 14 (Colin Campbell, Dave Lumley), 11:45 |
| EDM, | Blair MacDonald 22 (Wayne Gretzky, Brett Callighen), 14:05 | |
| COL, | Jack Valiquette 13 (Wilf Paiement, Rene Robert), 18:18 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Christie, COL [Holding] 6:25 |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Interference] 15:59 | |
| Kevin Lowe, EDM [Tripping] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Nick Beverley, COL [Tripping] 1:22 |
| Rob Ramage, COL [Slashing] 4:49 | |
| 3: | Lee Fogolin, EDM [Hooking] 3:05 |
| Rob Ramage, COL [Hooking] 4:18 |
Penalty time: COL: 8 minutes
EDM: 6 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Astrom | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Turner | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ramage | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 24 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Chipperfield | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Cam Connor | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Corsi | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 12- 9- 3-24
EDM: 9-11-13-33
Goalies: COL: Hardy Astrom (L, 3-13-1)
EDM: Eddie Mio,
Jim Corsi (W, 1-1-0) Referee: Denis Morel Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Swede Knox Attendance: 16,148
Jim Corsi (W, 1-1-0) Referee: Denis Morel Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Swede Knox Attendance: 16,148
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