NHL game summary from December 12, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (11-15-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Colorado Rockies (10-14-5) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1: NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 5 (Steve Vickers, Ed Johnstone), 1:40
NYR, Steve Vickers 10 (Ron Greschner, Phil Esposito), 12:09
2: NYR, Dean Talafous 1 (Doug Sulliman, Chris Kotsopoulos), :09
COL, Merlin Malinowski 9 (Lanny McDonald), 7:39
3: NYR, Mike Allison 12 (Tom Laidlaw), 3:17
COL, Ron Delorme 8 (Mike Gillis), 4:11
COL, Mike Kitchen 1 (Ron Delorme), 17:00
Penalties:
1: Jack Hughes, COL [Fighting] 6:10
Don Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 6:10
Lanny McDonald, COL [Tripping] 9:15
2: none
3: Mike Allison, NYR [Interference] 6:59
Steve Vickers, NYR [Hooking] 18:44
Rene Robert, COL [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Game misconduct] 20:00
Penalty time: NYR: 9 minutes
COL: 19 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 20 | ||||||
| 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 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ed Cooper | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 2 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Barry Smith | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yvon Vautour | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7-11- 2-20
COL: 8- 9-12-29
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (W, 7-6-3)
COL: Hardy Astrom (L, 2-5-3)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Joe Dame
Attendance: 10,964
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