NHL game summary from October 23, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Colorado Rockies (3-3-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
|  Detroit Red Wings (1-5-0) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 
| 1: | DET, | Jody Gage 2 (Brent Peterson, Paul Woods), :15 | 
| COL, | Doug Berry 1 (Randy Pierce), 5:54 - SH | |
| DET, | John Ogrodnick 4 (George Lyle, Mike Blaisdell), 18:58 | |
| 2: | DET, | Mike Blaisdell 1, 1:30 | 
| DET, | Errol Thompson 3 (Mike Foligno, Dale McCourt), 3:58 | |
| 3: | DET, | Mike Blaisdell 2 (Errol Thompson, Rick Smith), 3:57 | 
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Delorme, COL [Cross checking] 4:06 | 
| Jim Korn, DET [Tripping] 12:12 | |
| 2: | Rick Vasko, DET [Hooking] 5:13 | 
| Greg Joly, DET [Holding] 10:26 | |
| Jack Hughes, COL [Holding] 16:02 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Slashing] 19:18 | |
| 3: | Merlin Malinowski, COL [Fighting] 5:02 | 
| Mike Foligno, DET [Roughing, Fighting] 5:02 | |
| Randy Pierce, COL [Holding] 19:48 | 
Penalty time: COL: 11 minutes
              DET: 15 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Astrom | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Jack Hughes | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 
| Gary Dillon | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 | 
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 
| Yvon Vautour | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 27 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Rick Smith | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| Rick Vasko | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 
| Mike Blaisdell | 14 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Jody Gage | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 
| Brent Peterson | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: COL:  3-16- 8-27
       DET: 10- 7- 6-23
Goalies: COL: Hardy Astrom (L, 0-1-0)
         DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 9,024
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