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All NHL game summaries from December 21, 1980



Team123F
New York Islanders (23-7-6) 4 2 3 9
Chicago Blackhawks (12-18-6) 0 0 0 0

1: NYI,Wayne Merrick 5 (Bob Nystrom, Bob Lorimer), 12:27
NYI,Bob Bourne 18 (Anders Kallur, Butch Goring), 13:45
NYI,Bob Nystrom 11 (Steve Tambellini, John Tonelli), 14:12
NYI,Mike Bossy 35 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 15:38
2: NYI,Denis Potvin 13, 4:04
NYI,Mike Bossy 36 (Bryan Trottier), 19:19
3: NYI,Bob Bourne 19 (Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy), :56
NYI,Mike Bossy 37 (Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin), 3:36 - PP
NYI,John Tonelli 14 (Stefan Persson, Steve Tambellini), 7:12
Penalties:

1: Ted Bulley, CHI [Holding] 6:04
2: Darryl Sutter, CHI [Interference] 1:43
Bob Lorimer, NYI [Interference] 1:43
Tim Higgins, CHI [Tripping] 9:02
Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 10:30
Dave Langevin, NYI [Hooking] 14:54
3: Keith Brown, CHI [Hi-sticking] 2:00
Tim Higgins, CHI [Slashing] 7:57
Stefan Persson, NYI [Slashing] 7:57
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes CHI: 10 minutes
NYI Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Glenn Resch 1 G 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Lorimer 4 D 0 1 1 2 3 3
Denis Potvin 5 D 1 1 2 2 5 2
Ken Morrow 6 D 0 0 0 0 3 0
Stefan Persson 7 D 0 1 1 2 3 1
Garry Howatt 8 LW 0 0 0 0 1 1
Clark Gillies 9 LW 0 2 2 0 2 2
Wayne Merrick 11 C 1 0 1 0 1 2
Bob Bourne 14 C 2 0 2 0 2 5
Steve Tambellini 16 C 0 2 2 0 3 2
Bryan Trottier 19 C 0 3 3 0 3 2
Mike Bossy 22 RW 3 1 4 0 3 5
Bob Nystrom 23 RW 1 1 2 0 3 2
Dave Langevin 26 D 0 0 0 2 2 2
John Tonelli 27 LW 1 1 2 0 3 1
Anders Kallur 28 C 0 1 1 0 2 0
Butch Goring 91 C 0 1 1 0 1 3
TOTAL   (11 forwards, 5 defensemen)4033
TOTAL   (11 forwards, 5 defensemen)4033

CHI Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Greg Fox 2 D 0 0 0 0 -5 0
Keith Brown 4 D 0 0 0 2 -2 1
Dave Hutchison 5 D 0 0 0 0 -2 2
Bob Murray 6 D 0 0 0 0 -5 4
Terry Ruskowski 8 C 0 0 0 0 -4 0
Reg Kerr 10 C 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Tom Lysiak 12 C 0 0 0 0 -1 4
Al Secord 14 LW 0 0 0 0 -4 4
Tim Higgins 15 RW 0 0 0 4 -3 2
Peter Marsh 17 RW 0 0 0 0 -1 1
Denis Savard 18 C 0 0 0 0 -2 1
Ron Sedlbauer 19 LW 0 0 0 0 -2 1
Doug Wilson 24 D 0 0 0 0 -2 3
Florent Robidoux 25 LW 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Paterson 26 C 0 0 0 0 -3 1
Darryl Sutter 27 C 0 0 0 2 -1 1
Ted Bulley 29 LW 0 0 0 2 -1 1
Tony Esposito 35 G 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)-4026
TOTAL   (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)-4026
Shots: NYI: 14-12- 7-33 CHI: 9-14- 3-26 Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 9-2-2) CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 10-13-4) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Leon Stickle Attendance: 13,549



Team123F
Washington Capitals (11-12-10) 1 2 3 6
Philadelphia Flyers (23-7-5) 0 0 0 0

1: WAS,Dennis Maruk 23 (Alan Hangsleben, Jean Pronovost), 14:35 - PP
2: WAS,Yvon Labre 1 (Bob Kelly, Dennis Maruk), 9:59
WAS,Jean Pronovost 11, 18:59
3: WAS,Jean Pronovost 12 (Wes Jarvis), :45 - SH
WAS,Ryan Walter 11 (Dennis Ververgaert), 13:50
WAS,Tim Tookey 2, 19:15 - PP
Penalties:

1: Ken Linseman, PHI [Fighting] 0:19
Jim McTaggart, WAS [Fighting] 0:19
Rick Green, WAS [Misconduct] 0:19
Paul Mulvey, WAS [Misconduct] 0:19
Jean Pronovost, WAS [Misconduct] 0:19
Dennis Maruk, WAS [Misconduct] 0:19
Paul Holmgren, PHI [Misconduct] 0:19
Mike Busniuk, PHI [Misconduct] 0:19
Brian Propp, PHI [Misconduct] 0:19
Blake Wesley, PHI [Misconduct] 0:19
[served by A. Henderson], WAS [Player leaving bench] 0:19
[served by Tim Kerr], PHI [Player leaving bench] 0:19
Mel Bridgman, PHI [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 3:05
Yvon Labre, WAS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 3:05
Behn Wilson, PHI [Fighting] 4:03
Archie Henderson, WAS [Fighting] 4:03
Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Hi-sticking] 4:36
Behn Wilson, PHI [Hi-sticking, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Misconduct] 13:23
Archie Henderson, WAS [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Misconduct] 13:23
Frank Bathe, PHI [Interference] 14:09
Ryan Walter, WAS [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 14:38
Mel Bridgman, PHI [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 14:38
Bob Dailey, PHI [Tripping] 18:46
2: Frank Bathe, PHI [Roughing] 2:28
Yvon Labre, WAS [Roughing] 2:28
Howard Walker, WAS [Hooking] 7:18
Paul Mulvey, WAS [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 19:31
3: Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 7:35
Jean Pronovost, WAS [Fighting, Misconduct] 9:31
Howard Walker, WAS [Fighting, Misconduct] 9:31
Dennis Maruk, WAS [Fighting, Misconduct] 9:31
Bob Kelly, WAS [Fighting, Misconduct] 9:31
Ken Linseman, PHI [Fighting, Misconduct] 9:31
Frank Bathe, PHI [Fighting, Misconduct] 9:31
Bob Dailey, PHI [Fighting, Misconduct] 9:31
Bill Barber, PHI [Fighting, Misconduct] 9:31
Jim McTaggart, WAS [Hi-sticking, Fighting, Misconduct] 9:31
Reggie Leach, PHI [Hi-sticking major] 12:30
Bobby Clarke, PHI [Roughing] 15:18
Yvon Labre, WAS [Roughing] 15:18
Behn Wilson, PHI [Boarding] 16:36
Mike Gartner, WAS [Charging] 16:36
Penalty time: WAS: 177 minutes PHI: 167 minutes
WAS Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Howard Walker 3 D 0 0 0 17 0 1
Jim McTaggart 4 D 0 0 0 22 1 1
Rick Green 5 D 0 0 0 10 3 1
Darren Veitch 6 D 0 0 0 0 2 2
Yvon Labre 7 D 1 0 1 11 2 2
Ryan Walter 9 C 1 0 1 12 1 2
Mike Gartner 11 RW 0 0 0 2 1 4
Alan Hangsleben 12 LW 0 1 1 2 0 1
Guy Charron 15 C 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wes Jarvis 17 C 0 1 1 0 1 3
Tim Tookey 18 C 1 0 1 0 0 1
Dennis Maruk 21 C 1 1 2 25 2 2
Jean Pronovost 22 RW 2 1 3 25 2 3
Dennis Ververgaert 23 RW 0 1 1 0 1 1
Bob Kelly 24 LW 0 1 1 15 2 3
Paul Mulvey 27 LW 0 0 0 12 0 1
Mike Palmateer 29 G 0 0 0 0 0 0
Archie Henderson 31 RW 0 0 0 22 0 1
TOTAL   (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)1829
TOTAL   (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)1829

PHI Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Bob Dailey 2 D 0 0 0 17 0 5
Behn Wilson 3 D 0 0 0 26 -2 6
Frank Bathe 5 D 0 0 0 19 0 0
Blake Wesley 6 D 0 0 0 10 0 3
Bill Barber 7 LW 0 0 0 15 -2 4
Mel Bridgman 10 C 0 0 0 19 -1 3
Tim Kerr 12 RW 0 0 0 0 0 4
Ken Linseman 14 C 0 0 0 20 -2 5
Bobby Clarke 16 C 0 0 0 2 -1 2
Paul Holmgren 17 RW 0 0 0 12 -1 1
Rick MacLeish 19 C 0 0 0 0 0 5
Gary Morrison 21 RW 0 0 0 0 0 1
Tom Gorence 22 RW 0 0 0 0 -1 1
Terry Murray 24 D 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Brian Propp 26 LW 0 0 0 10 -3 3
Reggie Leach 27 RW 0 0 0 5 -2 1
Mike Busniuk 28 D 0 0 0 10 -2 0
Phil Myre 31 G 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   (11 forwards, 6 defensemen)-1944
TOTAL   (11 forwards, 6 defensemen)-1944
Shots: WAS: 10- 9-10-29 PHI: 21-11-12-44 Goalies: WAS: Mike Palmateer (W, 7-6-5) PHI: Phil Myre (L, 5-4-2) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: John D'Amico, Paul Flaherty Attendance: 17,077



Team123F
Hartford Whalers (11-15-7) 1 2 2 5
Quebec Nordiques (10-16-7) 3 2 1 6

1: HAR,Jordy Douglas 8 (Dave Keon, Warren Miller), 1:41
QUE,Jacques Richard 24 (Dale Hunter, Dave Pichette), 8:18
QUE,Anton Stastny 14 (Peter Stastny, Andre Dupont), 14:12
QUE,Jamie Hislop 18 (Robbie Ftorek), 17:39
2: QUE,Anton Stastny 15 (Peter Stastny, Jamie Hislop), 8:22
HAR,Pat Boutette 13 (Mark Howe, Mike Rogers), 10:08 - PP
HAR,Mike Rogers 20 (Thommy Abrahamsson, Warren Miller), 16:04
QUE,Michel Goulet 14 (Dale Hunter, Alain Cote), 19:59
3: HAR,Pat Boutette 14 (Mike Rogers, Blaine Stoughton), 5:36 - PP
HAR,Warren Miller 10, 6:31 - SH
QUE,Jacques Richard 25 (Dave Pichette, Anton Stastny), 18:12 - PP
Penalties:

1: Wally Weir, QUE [Delay of game] 1:41
2: Dale Hunter, QUE [Hooking] 3:39
Kim Clackson, QUE [Hi-sticking] 8:45
Nick Fotiu, HAR [Hi-sticking] 10:31
3: Andre Dupont, QUE [Cross checking] 0:33
Dave Pichette, QUE [Interference] 3:50
Blaine Stoughton, HAR [Hi-sticking] 6:01
Don Nachbaur, HAR [Holding] 17:14
Penalty time: HAR: 6 minutes QUE: 10 minutes
HAR Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Mike Veisor 1 G 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al Sims 3 D 0 0 0 0 -1 2
Mark Howe 5 D 0 1 1 0 1 5
Thommy Abrahamsson 6 D 0 1 1 0 -2 5
Ray Neufeld 10 RW 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jordy Douglas 11 LW 1 0 1 0 1 2
Tom Rowe 12 RW 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Dave Keon 14 C 0 1 1 0 1 1
Michel Galarneau 16 C 0 0 0 0 -3 0
Mike Rogers 17 C 1 2 3 0 0 4
Blaine Stoughton 21 LW 0 1 1 2 -1 5
Nick Fotiu 23 LW 0 0 0 2 -1 0
Norm Barnes 25 D 0 0 0 0 0 1
Don Nachbaur 26 C 0 0 0 2 0 0
Warren Miller 27 RW 1 2 3 0 2 3
Pat Boutette 28 LW 2 0 2 0 -1 4
Jack McIlhargey 29 D 0 0 0 0 -2 1
Mike Fidler 31 LW 0 0 0 0 -2 0
TOTAL   (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)-1134
TOTAL   (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)-1134

QUE Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Wally Weir 2 D 0 0 0 2 -1 0
Kim Clackson 4 D 0 0 0 2 1 0
Jamie Hislop 11 RW 1 1 2 0 1 2
John Paddock 12 RW 0 0 0 0 0 2
Michel Goulet 16 LW 1 0 1 0 0 3
John Wensink 18 LW 0 0 0 0 1 3
Alain Cote 19 LW 0 1 1 0 1 2
Anton Stastny 20 LW 2 1 3 0 0 3
Jacques Richard 23 LW 2 0 2 0 0 5
Terry Johnson 24 D 0 0 0 0 0 2
Peter Stastny 26 C 0 2 2 0 0 1
Andre Dupont 28 D 0 1 1 2 2 2
Dave Pichette 29 D 0 2 2 2 1 1
Dale Hunter 32 C 0 2 2 2 1 1
Dale Hoganson 33 D 0 0 0 0 2 0
Ron Grahame 35 G 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robbie Ftorek 38 C 0 1 1 0 1 2
TOTAL   (10 forwards, 6 defensemen)1029
TOTAL   (10 forwards, 6 defensemen)1029
Shots: HAR: 8-14-12-34 QUE: 11-12- 6-29 Goalies: HAR: Mike Veisor (L, 3-6-4) QUE: Ron Grahame (W, 4-2-1) Referee: Gregg Madill Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Gerard Gauthier Attendance: 10,241



Team123F
Buffalo Sabres (16-8-9) 1 1 1 3
Vancouver Canucks (17-9-9) 1 2 0 3

1: BUF,Gilbert Perreault 8 (Ric Seiling, Gilles Hamel), 10:10
VAN,Thomas Gradin 5 (Stan Smyl, Curt Fraser), 11:40
2: BUF,Danny Gare 22 (Tony McKegney, Derek Smith), :12
VAN,Stan Smyl 17 (Thomas Gradin, Curt Fraser), 2:26
VAN,Kevin McCarthy 11 (Darcy Rota, Per-Olov Brasar), 3:47
3: BUF,Gilles Hamel 6 (Alan Haworth, Richie Dunn), 15:03
Penalties:

1: Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Holding] 12:37
2: Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Cross checking, Fighting] 5:00
Danny Gare, BUF [Fighting] 5:00
Bill Hajt, BUF [Holding] 9:05
Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Hi-sticking] 15:07
3: Gilles Hamel, BUF [Tripping] 17:43
Penalty time: BUF: 9 minutes VAN: 11 minutes
BUF Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Richie Dunn 3 D 0 1 1 0 1 3
John Van Boxmeer 4 D 0 0 0 0 -1 1
Mike Ramsey 5 D 0 0 0 0 -1 0
Tony McKegney 8 LW 0 1 1 0 1 2
Rick Dudley 9 LW 0 0 0 0 0 2
Craig Ramsay 10 LW 0 0 0 0 -1 0
Gilbert Perreault 11 C 1 0 1 0 -1 3
Andre Savard 12 C 0 0 0 0 0 2
Alan Haworth 14 C 0 1 1 0 0 1
Rob McClanahan 15 C 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ric Seiling 16 RW 0 1 1 0 0 4
Gilles Hamel 17 LW 1 1 2 2 0 2
Danny Gare 18 RW 1 0 1 5 0 3
Derek Smith 19 C 0 1 1 0 1 1
Don Luce 20 C 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Hajt 24 D 0 0 0 2 0 0
Larry Playfair 27 D 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bob Sauve 28 G 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)025
TOTAL   (12 forwards, 5 defensemen)025

VAN Player Data#PosGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-Shots
Lars Lindgren 3 D 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dennis Kearns 6 D 0 0 0 0 1 1
Bobby Schmautz 8 RW 0 0 0 2 0 4
Ivan Boldirev 9 C 0 0 0 0 -1 0
Stan Smyl 12 RW 1 1 2 0 2 3
Brent Ashton 15 LW 0 0 0 0 -1 2
Per-Olov Brasar 16 C 0 1 1 0 -1 1
Jerry Butler 17 RW 0 0 0 0 0 0
Darcy Rota 18 LW 0 1 1 0 -1 0
Mario Marois 19 D 0 0 0 0 -1 0
Gerry Minor 20 D 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave "Tiger" Williams 22 LW 0 0 0 9 -2 3
Thomas Gradin 23 C 1 1 2 0 2 2
Curt Fraser 24 LW 0 2 2 0 2 2
Kevin McCarthy 25 D 1 0 1 0 0 2
Harold Snepsts 27 D 0 0 0 0 -1 0
Mike Christie 28 D 0 0 0 0 1 0
Richard Brodeur 35 G 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL   (10 forwards, 7 defensemen)021
TOTAL   (10 forwards, 7 defensemen)021
Shots: BUF: 8- 9- 8-25 VAN: 10- 5- 6-21 Goalies: BUF: Bob Sauve (T, 7-5-5) VAN: Richard Brodeur (T, 12-7-7) Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Jim Christison, Wayne Bonney Attendance: 16,413



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