NHL game summary from February 23, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (20-30-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (34-20-7) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | MTL, | Larry Robinson 9 (Yvon Lambert, Pierre Mondou), 14:26 |
| MTL, | Doug Jarvis 8 (Rick Chartraw, Gilles Lupien), 19:34 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 37 (Rod Langway, Steve Shutt), 19:24 - PP |
| 3: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 33 (Gaston Gingras, Mark Napier), 3:28 - PP |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 38 (Rod Langway), 14:24 | |
| DET, | George Lyle 5 (Pete Mahovlich, Reed Larson), 15:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Charging] 7:06 |
| 2: | Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 3:40 |
| Gaston Gingras, MTL [Hooking] 15:03 | |
| Dale McCourt, DET [Hooking] 15:39 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 17:50 | |
| 3: | Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 2:37 |
Penalty time: DET: 8 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 26 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Geoffrion | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norm Dupont | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10- 2-14-26
MTL: 9- 9-14-32
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 16-24-6)
MTL: Denis Herron (W, 16-3-1)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 17,666
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