NHL game summary from December 16, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (7-17-5) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (7-18-5) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | EDM, | Mark Messier 7 (Don Murdoch, Wayne Gretzky), :37 |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 1 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Reed Larson), 3:29 | |
| 2: | DET, | John Ogrodnick 16 (Dale McCourt, Mike Foligno), 17:16 |
| DET, | Mark Kirton 2 (Willie Huber), 19:41 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Tom Roulston 1 (Risto Siltanen, Curt Brackenbury), 8:42 |
| DET, | Mike Foligno 13 (Reed Larson), 19:13 - EN | |
| EDM, | Don Murdoch 6 (Pat Price, Wayne Gretzky), 19:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Semenko, EDM [Interference] 6:00 |
| Pat Price, EDM [Slashing] 6:40 | |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Slashing] 6:40 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 9:03 | |
| John Hughes, EDM [Fighting] 14:59 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Fighting] 14:59 | |
| 2: | Curt Brackenbury, EDM [Fighting] 1:24 |
| Jim Korn, DET [Fighting] 1:24 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 1:24 | |
| Curt Brackenbury, EDM [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 6:53 | |
| Paul Coffey, EDM [Tripping] 10:52 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 14:20 | |
| Kevin Lowe, EDM [Interference] 17:37 | |
| 3: | Dan Labraaten, DET [Slashing] 5:04 |
Penalty time: EDM: 30 minutes
DET: 20 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| John Hughes | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Brackenbury | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Roulston | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 47 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barrett | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Glenn Hicks | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mark Kirton | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 7-11-11-29
DET: 15-11- 7-33
Goalies: EDM: Eddie Mio (L, 2-5-2)
DET: Gilles Gilbert (W, 5-11-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 11,307
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