NHL game summary from December 17, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (1-24-7) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (12-16-4) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 1: | NYR, | Dave Maloney 3 (Ed Johnstone, Dave Silk), 2:25 |
| NYR, | Carol Vadnais 3 (Anders Hedberg, Jere Gillis), 4:47 | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 6 (Dave Silk, Steve Vickers), 8:58 | |
| NYR, | Jere Gillis 6 (Mike Allison, Anders Hedberg), 10:48 | |
| WIN, | Tim Trimper 2 (Ross Cory), 11:24 | |
| NYR, | Don Maloney 6 (Dean Talafous, Chris Kotsopoulos), 15:37 | |
| 2: | WIN, | Doug Smail 3 (Doug Lecuyer, Tom Bladon), 3:52 |
| NYR, | Dave Silk 7 (Steve Vickers, Ed Johnstone), 4:42 | |
| NYR, | Doug Sulliman 3 (Dave Maloney, Ed Hospodar), 15:11 | |
| NYR, | Phil Esposito 7 (Don Maloney, Barry Beck), 15:51 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ed Hospodar, NYR [Roughing] 11:49 |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Tripping] 12:55 | |
| 2: | Doug Lecuyer, WIN [Slashing] 1:18 |
| Doug Smail, WIN [Hooking] 8:18 | |
| 3: | Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Hi-sticking] 5:09 |
| Morris Lukowich, WIN [Hi-sticking, Slashing] 5:09 |
Penalty time: WIN: 8 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Cory | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Barry Long | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Danny Geoffrion | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Mann | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Smail | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Peter Sullivan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Lukowich | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave Christian | 13 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Tim Trimper | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Willy Lindstrom | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Bladon | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Wilson | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Spring | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Norm Dupont | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Doug Lecuyer | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lindsay Middlebrook | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Babych | 44 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -31 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -31 | 28 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 30 | 49 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 30 | 49 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 11- 5-12-28
NYR: 17-20-12-49
Goalies: WIN: Lindsay Middlebrook (L, 0-8-3)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (W, 8-6-3)
Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 17,361
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