NHL game summary from April 6, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (26-43-11) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Hartford Whalers (27-34-19) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | HAR, | Ray Allison 16 (Gordie Howe, Al Sims), 5:10 |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 34 (Greg Joly, Reed Larson), 8:43 | |
| 2: | DET, | Dale McCourt 30 (Reed Larson), 5:40 |
| HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 55 (Pat Boutette, Mike Rogers), 7:47 | |
| HAR, | Gordie Howe 15 (Ray Allison, Gordie Roberts), 11:25 | |
| 3: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 30 (Barry Long, Paul Woods), 6:35 |
| HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 56 (Mike Rogers), 18:21 | |
| HAR, | Pat Boutette 13 (Blaine Stoughton, Mike Rogers), 19:54 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Giroux, HAR [Holding] 11:48 | |
| 2: | Jim Korn, DET [Delay of game] 11:49 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: DET: 2 minutes
HAR: 2 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 29 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jean Savard | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Hull | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Marty Howe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Johnston | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 7- 9-13-29
HAR: 6-11-10-27
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 20-30-8)
HAR: Al Smith (W, 11-10-8)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Swede Knox
Attendance: 10,687
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