NHL game summary from December 31, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (13-19-6) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 New York Rangers (13-20-5) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Ed Johnstone 11 (Tom Laidlaw, Barry Beck), 6:19 |
| COL, | Rene Robert 7, 11:43 | |
| COL, | Lanny McDonald 17 (Joel Quenneville), 12:26 | |
| 2: | COL, | Walt McKechnie 10 (Ed Cooper, Lanny McDonald), :09 |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 2 (Anders Hedberg), 6:58 | |
| COL, | Ed Cooper 2 (Joel Quenneville), 15:46 | |
| 3: | COL, | Ed Cooper 3 (Mike McEwen, Rob Ramage), 5:51 - PP |
| NYR, | Mike Allison 15 (Jeff Bandura, Ed Johnstone), 8:30 | |
| NYR, | Dean Talafous 3 (Steve Vickers, Carol Vadnais), 12:31 | |
| COL, | Walt McKechnie 11 (Ron Delorme, Rob Ramage), 19:48 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Barry Beck, NYR [Interference] 0:37 |
| 2: | Rob Ramage, COL [Interference] 9:03 |
| Mike McEwen, COL [Hooking] 16:54 | |
| 3: | Mike Allison, NYR [Hooking] 5:34 |
| Ed Cooper, COL [Tripping] 16:50 |
Penalty time: COL: 6 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hughes | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Cooper | 12 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Joe Ward | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Smith | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jari Kaarela | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Bandura | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Burns | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 13- 6- 5-24
NYR: 10-10-10-30
Goalies: COL: Jari Kaarela (W, 1-0-0)
NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 3-5-1)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 17,416
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