NHL game summary from December 19, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (15-13-6) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (16-7-7) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 16 (Steve Payne, Craig Hartsburg), 14:47 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 26 (Larry Robinson, Pierre Larouche), 17:17 | |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 17 (Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson), 19:43 - PP | |
| 2: | MIN, | Glen Sharpley 16 (Ron Zanussi, Mike Fidler), 3:40 - PP |
| 3: | MIN, | Mike Polich 6 (Mike Eaves, Tom Younghans), 4:23 |
| MIN, | Greg Smith 1 (Tim Young, Al MacAdam), 8:02 | |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 21 (Al MacAdam, Tim Young), 15:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Serge Savard, MTL [Tripping] 11:11 |
| Paul Shmyr, MIN [Tripping] 18:33 | |
| 2: | Rick Chartraw, MTL [Tripping] 2:22 |
| Tim Young, MIN [Hi-sticking] 16:44 | |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Hi-sticking] 16:44 | |
| 3: | Paul Shmyr, MIN [Hooking] 9:28 |
Penalty time: MTL: 6 minutes
MIN: 6 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 | 5 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Danny Geoffrion | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 12- 8-16-36
MIN: 8-12- 7-27
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (L, 6-10-3)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 13-3-2)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 15,596
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