NHL game summary from December 31, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (14-11-11) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (18-9-7) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
1: MIN, Tim Young 14 (Gary Sargent, Al MacAdam), 10:14 - PP
MIN, Tom McCarthy 8 (Kent-Erik Andersson, Mike Eaves), 11:39
2: PIT, Ross Lonsberry 5 (Dale Tallon), 7:05 - PP
PIT, Orest Kindrachuk 13 (Rick Kehoe, Ross Lonsberry), 12:49
3: MIN, Tim Young 15 (Steve Payne, Al MacAdam), 3:29
MIN, Al MacAdam 19 (Tim Young), 3:36
Penalties:
1: Russ Anderson, PIT [Holding] 9:36
Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Interference] 13:21
Gary Sargent, MIN [Tripping] 16:20
2: Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Hooking] 2:03
Gary Sargent, MIN [Interference] 6:34
Russ Anderson, PIT [Hooking] 8:53
Tom Bladon, PIT [Hooking] 13:35
Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hooking] 15:02
3: Tim Young, MIN [Delay of game] 12:04
Penalty time: PIT: 8 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kim Clackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 13-14- 4-31
MIN: 8- 9-14-31
Goalies: PIT: Greg Millen (L, 6-2-6)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 15-4-2)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 11,475
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