NHL game summary from December 30, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (12-19-6) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (24-7-8) |
4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
1: NYI, Butch Goring 13 (Bob Bourne, Anders Kallur), 3:25
NYI, Bob Nystrom 8 (Steve Tambellini, Clark Gillies), 8:56
NYI, Anders Kallur 23 (Butch Goring), 11:05
NYI, Steve Tambellini 11 (Bob Nystrom, Clark Gillies), 12:55
COL, Yvon Vautour 9 (Lanny McDonald), 13:19
2: NYI, Butch Goring 14 (Bob Bourne, Gord Lane), 3:19
NYI, Clark Gillies 15 (Steve Tambellini, Bob Nystrom), 10:30
3: NYI, Anders Kallur 24 (Bob Bourne, Gord Lane), 2:39
NYI, Stefan Persson 4 (John Tonelli, Bryan Trottier), 4:58 - PP
COL, Walt McKechnie 9 (Mike Gillis, Mike McEwen), 17:08
COL, Lucien DeBlois 10 (Ron Delorme, Jack Valiquette), 18:24
NYI, Butch Goring 15 (Anders Kallur, Garry Howatt), 19:09
Penalties:
1: Joel Quenneville, COL [Holding] 6:30
Bob Lorimer, NYI [Interference] 17:04
2: Bob Lorimer, NYI [Holding] 15:27
3: Rob Ramage, COL [Hooking] 3:17
Penalty time: COL: 4 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Cooper | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Joe Ward | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvon Vautour | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jari Kaarela | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 32 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 47 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 10-11-11-32
NYI: 19-12-16-47
Goalies: COL: Hardy Astrom (L, 4-7-4), Jari Kaarela
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 11-5-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 15,008
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