NHL game summary from November 9, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (8-3-2) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Colorado Rockies (2-9-2) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Steve Payne 11 (Bobby Smith), 7:59 |
| COL, | Rob Ramage 2 (Don Saleski, Jack Valiquette), 13:28 | |
| COL, | Nelson Pyatt 5 (Mike McEwen), 14:58 | |
| COL, | Lucien DeBlois 5 (Doug Berry, Randy Pierce), 15:27 | |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 6, 16:54 | |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 12 (Al MacAdam, Bobby Smith), 17:27 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 7 (Bobby Smith), 7:59 |
| COL, | Mike McEwen 2 (Rene Robert, Doug Berry), 9:49 - PP | |
| 3: | COL, | Mike McEwen 3, 3:02 - SH |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 9, 5:34 - PP | |
| MIN, | Tom McCarthy 5 (Ron Zanussi, Brad Maxwell), 8:37 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Shmyr, MIN [Charging] 0:18 |
| Randy Pierce, COL [Holding] 2:37 | |
| Dean Turner, COL [Interference] 19:50 | |
| Mike Polich, MIN [Slashing] 19:50 | |
| 2: | Paul Shmyr, MIN [Tripping] 3:50 |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hooking] 5:29 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Interference] 9:00 | |
| Kevin Morrison, COL [Holding] 11:43 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Holding] 14:41 | |
| Rob Ramage, COL [Hooking] 17:30 | |
| 3: | Wilf Paiement, COL [Holding] 1:20 |
| Dean Turner, COL [Slashing] 4:44 | |
| Doug Berry, COL [Charging] 18:19 | |
| Kris Manery, MIN [Slashing] 18:19 |
Penalty time: MIN: 14 minutes
COL: 14 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Astrom | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Morrison | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Dean Turner | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Rob Ramage | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Ashby | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 11- 9-11-31
COL: 18-12- 6-36
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 5-1-0)
COL: Hardy Astrom (L, 1-6-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 7,062
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