NHL game summary from December 12, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (5-19-5) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Hartford Whalers (7-13-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: COL, Dwight Foster 1 (Brent Ashton), 6:43
2: HAR, Rick Meagher 10 (Doug Sulliman), 9:30
3: HAR, George Lyle 2 (Blaine Stoughton), :38
COL, Merlin Malinowski 7 (Joe Cirella, Don Lever), 10:03
COL, Joe Cirella 5 (Aaron Broten, Paul Gagne), 18:43
COL, Brent Ashton 5, 19:59 - EN
Penalties:
1: Dwight Foster, COL [Holding] 4:48
2: Blake Wesley, HAR [Hooking] 12:32
3: none
Penalty time: COL: 2 minutes
HAR: 2 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cirella | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Tambellini | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Miller | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Broten | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hughes | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Veli-Pekka Ketola | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Francis | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Blake Wesley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| George Lyle | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Sulliman | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Renaud | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Volcan | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -11 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 8- 5-12-25
HAR: 10- 9-10-29
Goalies: COL: Glenn Resch (W, 5-10-4)
HAR: Greg Millen (L, 4-10-5)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 13,376
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