NHL game summary from December 28, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (9-18-7) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (13-16-7) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | EDM, | Dave Semenko 2 (Ron Chipperfield), 3:52 |
| EDM, | Bobby Schmautz 9 (Ron Chipperfield, Pat Price), 4:24 - PP | |
| 2: | VAN, | Don Lever 16 (Rick Blight, Bill Derlago), 4:17 - PP |
| EDM, | Dave Lumley 9 (Colin Campbell, Stan Weir), 14:40 | |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 19, 17:39 - SH | |
| 3: | VAN, | Kevin McCarthy 5 (Dennis Kearns, Chris Oddleifson), 9:37 |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 12 (Kevin McCarthy, Stan Smyl), 11:59 | |
| EDM, | Dave Hunter 4 (Dave Lumley, Stan Weir), 14:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Colin Campbell, EDM [Cross checking] 0:30 |
| Rick Vaive, VAN [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 3:52 | |
| Ron Chipperfield, EDM [Cross checking] 4:44 | |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Cross checking] 9:54 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, EDM [Slashing] 17:12 | |
| Brad Smith, VAN [Slashing] 17:12 | |
| 2: | Brett Callighen, EDM [Hooking] 3:02 |
| Bench penalty, EDM [Delay of game] 4:17 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Hi-sticking] 6:35 | |
| Colin Campbell, EDM [Slashing] 16:07 | |
| 3: | Pat Price, EDM [Fighting] 2:04 |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Fighting] 2:04 | |
| Brett Callighen, EDM [Hooking] 3:46 | |
| Gary Lupul, VAN [Hooking] 7:43 | |
| Cam Connor, EDM [Hi-sticking] 9:05 |
Penalty time: EDM: 21 minutes
VAN: 15 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Chipperfield | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Cam Connor | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Corsi | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Smith | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Vaive | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 12-16- 3-31
VAN: 11-16-13-40
Goalies: EDM: Jim Corsi (W, 2-1-0)
VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 1-5-2)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Swede Knox
Attendance: 15,414
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