All NHL game summaries from December 14, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (13-7-7) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Atlanta Flames (13-12-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | MIN, | Tim Young 12 (Gary Sargent, Craig Hartsburg), 4:57 - PP |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 15 (Fred Barrett, Mike Polich), 7:49 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Guy Chouinard 6 (Bob Murdoch), 2:03 |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 7 (Paul Reinhart, Kent Nilsson), 5:03 - PP | |
| 3: | ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 10 (Phil Russell, Ken Houston), 9:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Phil Russell, ATL [Hooking] 3:55 | |
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hooking] 5:38 | ||
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Cross checking] 7:11 | ||
| Ken Houston, ATL [Hi-sticking] 7:11 | ||
| Kris Manery, MIN [Hooking] 11:41 | ||
| Eric Vail, ATL [Slashing] 11:41 | ||
| Ken Houston, ATL [Roughing] 15:25 | ||
| 2: | Mike Fidler, MIN [Tripping] 4:45 | |
| Ken Houston, ATL [Elbowing] 6:50 | ||
| Paul Reinhart, ATL [Charging, Fighting] 10:52 | ||
| Steve Payne, MIN [Fighting] 10:52 | ||
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Tripping] 12:27 | ||
| Eric Vail, ATL [Holding] 14:02 | ||
| Darcy Rota, ATL [Hi-sticking] 17:38 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MIN: 15 minutes
ATL: 21 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gary Edwards | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 28 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Bennett | 2 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Serge Beaudoin | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6-10-12-28
ATL: 9-12- 8-29
Goalies: MIN: Gary Edwards (L, 3-4-5)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 13-8-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 8,544
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (15-10-6) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Edmonton Oilers (7-14-7) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | EDM, | Dave Lumley 6, 6:23 |
| 2: | EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 12 (Blair MacDonald, Kari Makkonen), 1:40 - PP |
| EDM, | Kari Makkonen 2 (Blair MacDonald, Wayne Gretzky), 9:42 | |
| EDM, | Dave Lumley 7 (Stan Weir, Dave Hunter), 10:45 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 22 (Serge Savard, Guy Lafleur), 1:19 - PP |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 4 (Gilles Lupien, Rejean Houle), 3:28 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 9, 8:30 | |
| EDM, | Mark Messier 3 (Brett Callighen, Ron Chipperfield), 15:19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Risto Siltanen, EDM [Interference] 4:08 |
| Pat Price, EDM [Fighting] 14:10 | |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Fighting] 14:10 | |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [Slashing] 16:56 | |
| 2: | Steve Shutt, MTL [Hi-sticking] 0:53 |
| Alec Tidey, EDM [Cross checking] 4:19 | |
| Bench penalty, EDM [Too many men on the ice] 7:35 | |
| Bench penalty, MTL [Too many men on the ice] 14:52 | |
| Dave Lumley, EDM [Tripping] 19:20 | |
| 3: | Risto Siltanen, EDM [Tripping] 9:46 |
| Rod Langway, MTL [Holding] 11:59 |
Penalty time: MTL: 11 minutes
EDM: 17 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Norm Dupont | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Keith Acton | 30 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Chipperfield | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kari Makkonen | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alec Tidey | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9-10-13-32
EDM: 10- 9- 8-27
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (L, 6-9-3)
EDM: Eddie Mio (W, 5-7-4)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Swede Knox
Attendance: 15,423
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (8-17-3) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (13-11-7) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | VAN, | Per-Olov Brasar 2 (Chris Oddleifson, Curt Fraser), 2:51 |
| COL, | Pat Hickey 7 (Doug Berry, Ron Delorme), 14:42 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Stan Smyl 11 (Jere Gillis, Thomas Gradin), 4:09 |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 9 (Pat Hickey), 18:52 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Thomas Gradin 10 (Stan Smyl), :37 |
| VAN, | Bill Derlago 6 (Brad Smith), 3:43 | |
| COL, | Mike McEwen 5 (Wilf Paiement), 10:41 - PP | |
| VAN, | Brad Smith 1 (Ron Sedlbauer, Bill Derlago), 13:46 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Lucien DeBlois, COL [Tripping] 18:30 |
| 2: | Gary Lupul, VAN [Hooking] 6:38 |
| 3: | Randy Pierce, COL [Tripping] 5:55 |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Interference] 9:15 |
Penalty time: COL: 4 minutes
VAN: 4 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dean Turner | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Ramage | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill McKenzie | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brad Smith | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bruce Affleck | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 7- 9- 8-24
VAN: 10- 9-14-33
Goalies: COL: Bill McKenzie (L, 4-3-1)
VAN: Curt Ridley (W, 1-4-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Mark Pare
Attendance: 121,016
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