NHL game summary from December 26, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (10-15-7) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (12-10-11) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
1: PIT, Rick Kehoe 14 (Rod Schutt, George Ferguson), 7:35
DET, Dan Labraaten 12 (Dale McCourt, Vaclav Nedomansky), 7:54
DET, Greg Joly 3, 14:42
PIT, Peter Lee 8 (Gregg Sheppard, Bob Stewart), 15:47
PIT, Rick Kehoe 15 (Ross Lonsberry, Orest Kindrachuk), 17:47
2: DET, Mike Foligno 11 (Pete Mahovlich), 13:16
3: PIT, Mario Faubert 2, 2:19 - PP
PIT, Nick Libett 9 (Gregg Sheppard, Russ Anderson), 2:59
DET, Dan Labraaten 13 (Pete Mahovlich, Vaclav Nedomansky), 13:57 - PP
PIT, Gregg Sheppard 7, 18:02
Penalties:
1: none
2: none
3: Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 1:08
Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 7:15
Rod Schutt, PIT [Tripping] 12:26
Bob Stewart, PIT [Holding] 12:38
Penalty time: DET: 4 minutes
PIT: 4 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Kim Clackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 13- 5-10-28
PIT: 15-10-13-38
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 4-5-3)
PIT: Greg Millen (W, 4-1-6)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 11,243
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit http://hsp.flyershistory.com or http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hockey_summary_project/