NHL game summary from December 19, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (10-16-6) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Vancouver Canucks (17-9-8) |
5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1: | VAN, | Stan Smyl 14 (Lars Lindgren, Thomas Gradin), 4:48 |
| VAN, | Darcy Rota 11 (Ivan Boldirev, Mario Marois), 7:06 | |
| PIT, | Randy Carlyle 4 (Ross Lonsberry, Rick Kehoe), 9:33 - PP | |
| VAN, | Stan Smyl 15 (Thomas Gradin, Bobby Schmautz), 12:46 - PP | |
| VAN, | Ivan Boldirev 14 (Brent Ashton, Darcy Rota), 14:13 | |
| PIT, | Paul Gardner 8 (Rick Kehoe, Ross Lonsberry), 15:00 | |
| VAN, | Darcy Rota 12 (Ivan Boldirev, Bobby Schmautz), 19:07 - PP | |
| 2: | VAN, | Brent Ashton 7 (Ivan Boldirev, Darcy Rota), 1:53 |
| VAN, | Stan Smyl 16 (Thomas Gradin), 13:09 - SH | |
| PIT, | Rick Kehoe 24 (George Ferguson, Ross Lonsberry), 18:06 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Kevin McCarthy 10 (Bobby Schmautz, Dave "Tiger" Williams), 1:45 |
| PIT, | Randy Carlyle 5 (Greg Malone, Peter Lee), 3:04 | |
| VAN, | Brent Ashton 8 (Stan Smyl, Mario Marois), 9:03 | |
| VAN, | Jerry Butler 7 (Per-Olov Brasar, Kevin McCarthy), 14:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Hooking] 9:17 |
| Greg Malone, PIT [Hooking] 12:15 | |
| Paul Gardner, PIT [Tripping] 18:02 | |
| 2: | Mario Marois, VAN [Holding] 9:50 |
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Slashing] 11:56 | |
| Bennett Wolf, PIT [Hooking] 15:33 | |
| 3: | Pat Hughes, PIT [Attempt to injure] 6:39 |
| Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Slashing, Attempt to injure] 6:39 |
Penalty time: PIT: 16 minutes
VAN: 18 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Holland | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Lupien | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bennett Wolf | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 30 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 30 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mario Marois | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 24 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 24 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 16-10- 4-30
VAN: 13- 5- 9-27
Goalies: PIT: Rob Holland (L, 1-5-3),
Greg Millen VAN: Gary Bromley (W, 3-1-2) Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Jim Christison, Wayne Bonney Attendance: 12,735
Greg Millen VAN: Gary Bromley (W, 3-1-2) Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: Jim Christison, Wayne Bonney Attendance: 12,735
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