NHL game summary from December 17, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (11-15-5) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (11-17-6) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | CHI, | Dave Hutchison 2 (Tom Lysiak, Rick Paterson), 2:41 |
| COL, | Paul Gagne 12 (Merlin Malinowski, Rob Ramage), 14:28 | |
| COL, | Joel Quenneville 4 (Hardy Astrom), 16:13 | |
| 2: | COL, | Lanny McDonald 14 (Merlin Malinowski), 13:49 |
| 3: | COL, | Paul Gagne 13 (Merlin Malinowski, Joel Quenneville), 2:36 - PP |
| COL, | Merlin Malinowski 11 (Lanny McDonald), 8:51 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 9 (Yvon Vautour), 18:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Fox, CHI [Boarding] 19:02 |
| 2: | Tim Higgins, CHI [Fighting] 2:04 |
| Yvon Vautour, COL [Fighting] 2:04 | |
| Keith Brown, CHI [Charging] 13:16 | |
| Mike Gillis, COL [Slashing] 13:16 | |
| Paul Gagne, COL [Hooking] 14:28 | |
| Paul Gagne, COL [Hooking] 16:45 | |
| 3: | Grant Mulvey, CHI [Interference] 1:20 |
| Darryl Sutter, CHI [Fighting] 12:16 | |
| Jack Hughes, COL [Fighting] 12:16 |
Penalty time: COL: 16 minutes
CHI: 16 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Astrom | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hughes | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Cooper | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Barry Smith | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Attwell | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Vautour | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 37 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Keith Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Terry Ruskowski | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike O'Connell | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Denis Savard | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Florent Robidoux | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Paterson | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Darryl Sutter | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Solheim | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -19 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 10-13-14-37
CHI: 10-10- 9-29
Goalies: COL: Hardy Astrom (W, 3-5-3)
CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 10-12-4)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Bob Luther
Attendance: 9,023
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