NHL game summary from March 12, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (23-29-14) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (24-32-11) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | HAR, | Dave Keon 10 (Jordy Douglas, Gordie Howe), 7:33 |
| 2: | DET, | John Ogrodnick 5 (Mike Foligno, Vaclav Nedomansky), 12:30 |
| DET, | John Ogrodnick 6 (Dale McCourt, Barry Long), 12:40 | |
| 3: | DET, | Willie Huber 16 (Errol Thompson, Jim Korn), :32 |
| HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 44 (Mike Rogers, Pat Boutette), :41 | |
| HAR, | Bobby Hull 6 (Dave Debol, Bernie Johnston), 6:26 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 26 (Bill Hogaboam, John Ogrodnick), 12:19 | |
| HAR, | Larry Giroux 2 (Bobby Hull, Bernie Johnston), 15:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Sims, HAR 1:28 |
| Errol Thompson, DET 5:23 | |
| 2: | Blaine Stoughton, HAR 9:04 |
| 3: | Dennis Polonich, DET [major] 3:39 |
| Rick Ley, HAR [major] 3:39 | |
| Larry Giroux, HAR 9:00 |
Penalty time: HAR: 11 minutes
DET: 7 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Ley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Hull | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marty Howe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bernie Johnston | 24 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 32 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| 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 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 15- 3-10-28
DET: 9-14-11-34
Goalies: HAR: Al Smith (T, 8-7-5)
DET: Rogie Vachon (T, 18-25-8)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Willard Norris
Attendance: 19,041
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