NHL game summary from December 26, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (12-19-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota North Stars (17-7-7) |
0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MIN, | Steve Payne 22, 1:26 |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 23 (Al MacAdam, Mike Eaves), 4:02 | |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 17 (Tim Young, Steve Payne), 4:55 | |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 24 (Al MacAdam, Gary Sargent), 8:05 - PP | |
| MIN, | Tom Younghans 4 (Mike Polich), 14:08 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Mike Eaves 5 (Al MacAdam), 6:42 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Lyle Moffat, WIN [Hooking] 7:55 | |
| Bill Lesuk, WIN [Cross checking, Fighting] 14:15 | ||
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Slashing, Fighting] 14:15 | ||
| 3: | Jimmy Mann, WIN [Hi-sticking] 5:48 | |
| Jimmy Mann, WIN [Hi-sticking] 10:46 | ||
Penalty time: WIN: 13 minutes
MIN: 7 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Cory | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Craig Norwich | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Scott Campbell | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Mann | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Peter Sullivan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Morris Lukowich | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Marsh | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lesuk | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Guindon | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willy Lindstrom | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Lyle Moffat | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Wilson | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lorne Stamler | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Lindsay Middlebrook | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 48 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 48 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 9- 6-11-26
MIN: 19-15-14-48
Goalies: WIN: Lindsay Middlebrook (L, 1-2-0)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 14-3-2)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 15,623
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