All NHL game summaries from December 20, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (14-13-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Boston Bruins (18-8-5) |
2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 1: | BOS, | Rick Smith 6 (Al Secord, Jean Ratelle), 15:33 |
| BOS, | Dick Redmond 6 (Rick Middleton), 16:35 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Jean Ratelle 14 (Rick Middleton, Ray Bourque), 3:36 - PP |
| BOS, | Al Secord 9 (Dick Redmond, Terry O'Reilly), 15:19 | |
| BOS, | Dick Redmond 7 (Bob Miller), 18:47 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Peter McNab 16 (Tom Songin, Ray Bourque), 5:22 |
| BOS, | Peter McNab 17 (Al Secord), 5:46 | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 7, 16:29 | |
| BOS, | Jean Ratelle 15 (Ray Bourque, Rick Middleton), 16:55 | |
| BOS, | Bob Miller 7 (Bobby Lalonde), 19:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Elbowing] 2:22 |
| Dave Burrows, TOR [Interference] 7:11 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Tripping] 7:11 | |
| Bob Miller, BOS [Hooking] 11:58 | |
| Dave Burrows, TOR [Holding] 17:00 | |
| 2: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Interference] 3:20 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Holding] 4:21 | |
| Ray Bourque, BOS [Roughing] 12:06 | |
| 3: | Ian Turnbull, TOR [Tripping] 1:03 |
| Dwight Foster, BOS [Elbowing] 13:14 |
Penalty time: TOR: 10 minutes
BOS: 10 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Greg Hotham | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -45 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -45 | 18 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Songin | 28 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Gerry Cheevers | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 46 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 46 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 9- 3- 6-18
BOS: 13-15-13-41
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 10-10-2)
BOS: Gerry Cheevers (W, 5-4-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 11,670
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (14-12-6) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Buffalo Sabres (22-8-3) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | BUF, | Ric Seiling 9 (Rick Dudley), 9:19 |
| LA , | Charlie Simmer 30 (Dave Taylor, Marcel Dionne), 12:21 | |
| LA , | Randy Manery 1 (Charlie Simmer, Butch Goring), 16:57 - PP | |
| 2: | BUF, | Danny Gare 18 (Rick Dudley, Andre Savard), 4:22 |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 26 (Charlie Simmer, Randy Manery), 12:25 - PP | |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 13 (Danny Gare, Tony McKegney), 12:37 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Danny Gare 19 (Rick Martin, Gilbert Perreault), 17:14 - PP |
| BUF, | Ric Seiling 10 (Craig Ramsay), 19:48 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Manery, LA [Tripping] 5:22 |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Holding] 15:08 | |
| John Paul Kelly, LA [Tripping] 18:55 | |
| 2: | Lindy Ruff, BUF [Cross checking] 10:46 |
| 3: | Larry Playfair, BUF [Fighting] 7:55 |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Fighting] 7:55 | |
| Charlie Simmer, LA [Hooking] 9:07 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Interference] 10:40 | |
| Randy Manery, LA [Hooking] 16:51 |
Penalty time: LA : 13 minutes
BUF: 11 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Carlson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Paul Kelly | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Hardy | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 19 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 5- 5- 9-19
BUF: 12-12-16-40
Goalies: LA : Mario Lessard (L, 8-8-3)
BUF: Bob Sauve (W, 10-4-2)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-9-11) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (20-1-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | PIT, | Ron Stackhouse 2 (Randy Carlyle, Gregg Sheppard), 11:35 - PP |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | PHI, | Behn Wilson 2 (Dennis Ververgaert, Ken Linseman), 15:52 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ken Linseman, PHI [Slashing] 5:44 |
| Kim Clackson, PIT [Slashing] 5:44 | |
| Brian Propp, PHI [Hi-sticking] 9:48 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Holding] 12:34 | |
| 2: | Behn Wilson, PHI [Cross checking] 8:31 |
| Bob Stewart, PIT [Hooking] 9:01 | |
| Kim Clackson, PIT [Hi-sticking] 11:28 | |
| Reggie Leach, PHI [Hi-sticking] 11:28 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PIT [Hooking] 12:42 | |
| 3: | Kim Clackson, PIT [Roughing] 7:28 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 7:28 | |
| Gary Mcadam, PIT [Slashing, Fighting] 14:29 | |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Tripping, Fighting] 14:29 | |
| Bob Stewart, PIT [Hooking] 15:21 | |
| Nick Libett, PIT [Misconduct] 20:00 |
Penalty time: PIT: 31 minutes
PHI: 17 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kim Clackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Hill | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Mike Busniuk | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Peeters | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 9- 8- 6-23
PHI: 12- 7-16-35
Goalies: PIT: Greg Millen (T, 3-0-6)
PHI: Pete Peeters (T, 11-0-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 17,077
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