NHL game summary from January 6, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (13-18-7) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Hartford Whalers (9-18-10) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 17 (Pete Mahovlich, Vaclav Nedomansky), 14:07 - PP |
| HAR, | Nick Fotiu 4 (Dave Debol, Alan Hangsleben), 14:27 | |
| 3: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 24 (Reed Larson, Dan Labraaten), 9:54 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Joly, DET [Hi-sticking] 7:57 |
| Pat Boutette, HAR [Hi-sticking] 7:57 | |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 12:54 | |
| Gordie Roberts, HAR [Tripping] 17:18 | |
| 2: | Greg Joly, DET [Holding] 5:08 |
| Alan Hangsleben, HAR [Tripping] 13:14 | |
| John Hilworth, DET [Elbowing] 16:51 | |
| 3: | Gordie Roberts, HAR [Holding] 8:03 |
Penalty time: DET: 8 minutes
HAR: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Peterson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hilworth | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Renaud | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brian Hill | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 12- 6-14-32
HAR: 12-10- 7-29
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 9-13-4)
HAR: John Garrett (L, 7-15-8)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 7,627
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