NHL game summary from December 26, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Calgary Flames (14-12-8) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Colorado Rockies (12-17-6) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | COL, | Yvon Vautour 7 (Walt McKechnie, Mike McEwen), 1:20 |
| 2: | COL, | Mike Gillis 6 (Rene Robert, Mike McEwen), 4:11 |
| CAL, | Greg Meredith 1 (Bob Murdoch), 4:34 | |
| COL, | Walt McKechnie 7 (Ed Cooper, Lanny McDonald), 11:03 | |
| CAL, | Alex McKendry 4 (Bill Clement, Pekka Rautakallio), 16:30 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 10 (Yvon Vautour, Doug Berry), 18:11 | |
| 3: | COL, | Rob Ramage 10 (Walt McKechnie, Ed Cooper), 5:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, COL [Too many men on the ice] 8:33 |
| Bert Wilson, CAL [Holding] 11:59 | |
| Willi Plett, CAL [Holding] 19:18 | |
| 2: | Pat Riggin, CAL [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 5:42 |
| 3: | Phil Russell, CAL [Hooking] 11:26 |
| Joel Quenneville, COL [Hooking] 12:56 | |
| Joel Quenneville, COL [Hooking] 15:44 | |
| Bert Wilson, CAL [Hi-sticking] 19:56 |
Penalty time: CAL: 10 minutes
COL: 6 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riggin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin LaVallee | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Brad Smith | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Jim Peplinski | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Alex McKendry | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Meredith | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 19 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Astrom | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ed Cooper | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ward | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvon Vautour | 29 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 7- 7- 5-19
COL: 10-13- 6-29
Goalies: CAL: Pat Riggin (L, 8-10-2)
COL: Hardy Astrom (W, 4-6-4)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 11,849
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