NHL game summary from December 20, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (8-18-6) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Colorado Rockies (11-16-6) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Dale McCourt 11 (Willie Huber, Reed Larson), 6:12 - PP |
| 2: | COL, | Joel Quenneville 5 (Yvon Vautour, Ron Delorme), 1:42 |
| COL, | Lanny McDonald 15 (Joel Quenneville, Rene Robert), 18:40 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Dale McCourt 12, :31 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 13, 10:52 | |
| COL, | Lucien DeBlois 8 (Rene Robert, Mike McEwen), 19:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Yvon Vautour, COL [Fighting] 2:13 |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Fighting] 2:13 | |
| Jack Hughes, COL [Holding] 5:46 | |
| Jim Korn, DET [Hi-sticking] 8:07 | |
| 2: | Mike Foligno, DET [Hooking] 15:19 |
| Jim Korn, DET [Slashing] 16:42 | |
| 3: | Perry Miller, DET [Interference] 12:34 |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Tripping] 16:52 |
Penalty time: DET: 15 minutes
COL: 7 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Hicks | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kirton | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Cooper | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Smith | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvon Vautour | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 6- 4- 8-18
COL: 5-10-12-27
Goalies: DET: Gilles Gilbert (T, 6-11-4)
COL: Hardy Astrom (T, 3-6-4)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 7,518
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