NHL game summary from December 31, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (12-21-3) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (11-17-7) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | COL, | Lanny McDonald 16 (Rob Ramage, Rene Robert), 13:13 - PP |
| 2: | COL, | Randy Pierce 10 (Mike McEwen, Ron Delorme), 1:03 |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 12 (Rey Comeau, Randy Pierce), 3:38 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 12 (Jim Korn, Reed Larson), 5:48 | |
| DET, | George Lyle 1 (Pete Mahovlich, Barry Long), 12:58 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 13 (Rey Comeau, Randy Pierce), 13:38 | |
| 3: | COL, | Lanny McDonald 17 (Rey Comeau), 15:16 |
| DET, | George Lyle 2 (Reed Larson), 16:47 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Christie, COL [Holding] 2:21 |
| Dean Turner, COL [Holding] 4:32 | |
| Bench penalty, COL [Delay of game] 5:18 | |
| Mike Christie, COL [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 5:18 | |
| Jim Korn, DET [Slashing] 9:16 | |
| Bench penalty, COL [Too many men on the ice] 10:31 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Tripping] 11:22 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Hi-sticking] 15:22 | |
| Lanny McDonald, COL [Hi-sticking] 16:58 | |
| 2: | Mike Christie, COL [Fighting] 11:57 |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Fighting] 11:57 | |
| 3: | Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 5:26 |
| Joel Quenneville, COL [Tripping] 17:11 |
Penalty time: COL: 19 minutes
DET: 13 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Astrom | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Turner | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Ramage | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Barry Smith | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 9-13- 9-31
DET: 11- 4-11-26
Goalies: COL: Hardy Astrom (W, 4-13-1)
DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 7-12-4)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Mark Pare
Attendance: 16,324
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