All NHL game summaries from December 22, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (21-1-9) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Boston Bruins (18-9-5) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 6, 5:58 |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 17 (Rick MacLeish, Behn Wilson), 8:51 - PP | |
| 2: | PHI, | Ken Linseman 10 (Jimmy Watson, Mel Bridgman), :56 |
| BOS, | Tom Songin 1 (Bob Miller, Rick Smith), 3:03 | |
| BOS, | Mike Milbury 3 (Terry O'Reilly, Dwight Foster), 4:10 | |
| PHI, | Jimmy Watson 2 (Mike Busniuk), 4:40 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Bob Kelly 5 (Mike Busniuk), 10:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Al Hill, PHI [Hooking] 1:42 |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Fighting] 7:18 | |
| Ray Bourque, BOS [Fighting] 7:18 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Fighting, Match penalty] 7:18 | |
| John Wensink, BOS [Roughing, Fighting, Match penalty] 7:18 | |
| Bobby Lalonde, BOS [Slashing] 8:39 | |
| Ken Linseman, PHI [Roughing] 12:43 | |
| 2: | Brian Propp, PHI [Cross checking] 6:50 |
| 3: | Gilles Gilbert, BOS [Interference] 0:37 |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Slashing] 3:13 | |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Tripping] 18:05 | |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Roughing] 18:19 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Roughing] 18:19 |
Penalty time: PHI: 32 minutes
BOS: 28 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Bathe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Paddock | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Hill | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Busniuk | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 18 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Songin | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 5- 5- 8-18
BOS: 9- 5- 6-20
Goalies: PHI: Phil Myre (W, 10-1-5)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (L, 12-5-1)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 14,673
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (23-8-3) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Hartford Whalers (9-14-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | BUF, | Rick Dudley 3 (Gilbert Perreault, Andre Savard), :19 |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 20 (Craig Ramsay, John Van Boxmeer), 12:46 - PP | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 20 (Rick Dudley, Gilbert Perreault), 14:25 - PP | |
| 2: | HAR, | Jordy Douglas 11 (Dave Keon, Blaine Stoughton), 8:28 - PP |
| 3: | HAR, | Dave Debol 2 (Bob Stephenson), 2:03 |
| BUF, | Derek Smith 14 (Jerry Korab, Danny Gare), 4:15 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Lindy Ruff, BUF [Holding] 1:10 |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Hooking] 6:46 | |
| Jeff Brubaker, HAR [Holding] 10:55 | |
| Rick Dudley, BUF [Hi-sticking] 11:52 | |
| Al Sims, HAR [Hi-sticking] 11:52 | |
| Gordie Roberts, HAR [Hooking] 12:57 | |
| Jerry Korab, BUF [Hooking] 15:30 | |
| 2: | Ric Seiling, BUF [Tripping] 8:12 |
| John Garrett, HAR [Interference] 10:26 | |
| 3: | Gordie Roberts, HAR [Interference] 3:48 |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Interference] 10:41 |
Penalty time: BUF: 12 minutes
HAR: 10 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 41 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Plumb | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gordie Roberts | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordie Howe | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Brubaker | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Warner | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Alley | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Stephenson | 28 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 31 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Hodgson | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 13-17-11-41
HAR: 12- 5-10-27
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (W, 13-4-1)
HAR: John Garrett (L, 7-11-7)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 7,627
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (7-18-7) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (15-12-6) |
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 1: | LA , | Dave Taylor 21 (Charlie Simmer, Doug Halward), 1:53 - PP |
| LA , | Syl Apps 2 (Steve Carlson, Doug Halward), 6:04 | |
| LA , | Steve Jensen 12 (Andre St. Laurent, Marcel Dionne), 13:54 - PP | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 27 (Charlie Simmer, Mike Murphy), 19:54 | |
| 2: | LA , | Charlie Simmer 31 (Dave Taylor, Marcel Dionne), 4:26 |
| LA , | Charlie Simmer 32 (Dave Taylor, Marcel Dionne), 8:43 | |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 22 (Charlie Simmer), 12:13 | |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 16 (Blair MacDonald, Brett Callighen), 18:04 - PP | |
| 3: | LA , | John Paul Kelly 1 (Glenn Goldup, Barry Gibbs), 12:58 |
| EDM, | Ron Chipperfield 8 (Risto Siltanen, Wayne Gretzky), 14:46 - PP | |
| LA , | Bert Wilson 1 (Steve Carlson, Syl Apps), 18:37 | |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 17 (Brett Callighen, Kevin Lowe), 19:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Doug Hicks, EDM [Hi-sticking] 1:23 |
| Marcel Dionne, LA [Interference] 4:18 | |
| Bobby Schmautz, EDM [Slashing] 5:01 | |
| Lee Fogolin, EDM [Holding] 11:59 | |
| Mike Murphy, LA [Hooking] 16:30 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, LA [Tripping] 17:34 | |
| 2: | Pat Price, EDM [Slashing] 12:48 |
| Randy Holt, LA [Hooking] 17:49 | |
| 3: | Dave Semenko, EDM [Misconduct] 11:11 |
| Randy Holt, LA [Misconduct] 11:11 | |
| Bert Wilson, LA [Holding] 14:06 | |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [Hooking] 16:07 |
Penalty time: EDM: 20 minutes
LA : 20 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Ron Chipperfield | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Mike Forbes | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Peter Driscoll | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -29 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -29 | 24 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Carlson | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| John Paul Kelly | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 29 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 29 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 5- 5-14-24
LA : 12- 6- 8-26
Goalies: EDM: Eddie Mio (L, 5-10-4)
LA : Mario Lessard (W, 9-8-3)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 9,384
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (13-15-7) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Montreal Canadiens (16-13-6) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | VAN, | Rick Blight 12 (Bill Derlago, Don Lever), 3:27 - PP |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 25 (Mark Napier, Guy Lapointe), 5:26 - PP | |
| VAN, | Kevin McCarthy 4 (Jere Gillis, Stan Smyl), 13:44 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 18 (Guy Lapointe, Guy Lafleur), 17:11 - PP |
| 3: | MTL, | Serge Savard 4 (Guy Lafleur, Guy Lapointe), 12:50 |
| MTL, | Mark Napier 5 (Larry Robinson), 15:11 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mario Tremblay, MTL [Roughing] 1:56 |
| Brad Smith, VAN [Hooking] 4:48 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Misconduct] 19:10 | |
| Rod Langway, MTL [Misconduct] 19:10 | |
| 2: | Dennis Kearns, VAN [Interference] 4:36 |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 7:42 | |
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Hooking] 14:41 | |
| Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Hi-sticking] 15:49 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 15:49 | |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Roughing, Spearing major] 15:49 | |
| 3: | Larry Robinson, MTL [Hooking] 6:29 |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Roughing] 10:59 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Roughing] 10:59 | |
| Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Interference] 13:48 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Fighting, Misconduct] 16:27 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Fighting, Misconduct] 16:27 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Misconduct] 16:27 |
Penalty time: VAN: 39 minutes
MTL: 50 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brad Smith | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Bruce Affleck | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 29 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -1 | 0 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10- 9-10-29
MTL: 9- 9-18-36
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 12-11-5)
MTL: Michel Larocque (W, 7-10-3)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 16,024
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (7-22-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (12-13-6) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 8 (Anders Kallur), 3:50 - PP |
| WAS, | Ryan Walter 9 (Robert Picard, Mike Kaszycki), 15:25 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Garry Howatt 3 (Mike Bossy, Wayne Merrick), 11:11 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Lane, NYI [Slashing] 0:26 | |
| Paul MacKinnon, WAS [Tripping] 2:53 | ||
| Robert Picard, WAS [Tripping] 4:19 | ||
| Gord Lane, NYI [Roughing] 7:56 | ||
| Dave Lewis, NYI [Holding] 13:52 | ||
| 2: | Jean Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 11:42 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: WAS: 4 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Boutin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Antero Lehtonen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul MacKinnon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Jarvis | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex McKendry | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 15-12- 4-31
NYI: 8- 8- 8-24
Goalies: WAS: Rollie Boutin (L, 2-1-0)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 5-6-2)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 14,855
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (16-14-5) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (11-10-11) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | PIT, | Rod Schutt 7 (Mario Faubert, Peter Lee), 10:01 - PP |
| PIT, | Mario Faubert 1 (Greg Malone, Gary McAdam), 14:02 | |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 14 (Ulf Nilsson, Ron Greschner), 17:30 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 15 (Ron Greschner), 14:57 |
| NYR, | Mario Marois 4 (Ron Duguay, Dean Talafous), 17:13 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Russ Anderson 2 (George Ferguson, Nick Libett), 10:05 |
| NYR, | Warren Miller 2 (Barry Beck), 15:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 0:42 |
| Greg Malone, PIT [Hooking] 4:58 | |
| Mario Marois, NYR [Holding] 6:34 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Holding] 9:41 | |
| Mario Faubert, PIT [Tripping] 11:56 | |
| 2: | Steve Baker, NYR [Tripping] 18:45 |
| 3: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Tripping] 4:05 |
Penalty time: NYR: 10 minutes
PIT: 4 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Beaton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Miller | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 15 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 15 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Kim Clackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 5- 6- 4-15
PIT: 12- 7-11-30
Goalies: NYR: Steve Baker (W, 4-1-4)
PIT: Greg Millen (L, 3-1-6)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Mark Pare
Attendance: 11,587
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (14-14-4) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 St. Louis Blues (11-18-5) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 11 (Willi Plett, Pekka Rautakallio), 2:32 |
| ATL, | Willi Plett 5 (Eric Vail, Ivan Boldirev), 6:50 | |
| ATL, | Guy Chouinard 8 (Phil Russell, Kent Nilsson), 7:55 | |
| STL, | Jack Brownschidle 7 (Bernie Federko, Blake Dunlop), 19:24 - PP | |
| 2: | ATL, | Darcy Rota 6 (Pekka Rautakallio), 4:30 |
| STL, | Blair Chapman 9 (Mike Zuke, Bernie Federko), 12:31 - PP | |
| ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 12 (Ken Houston, Darcy Rota), 19:16 | |
| 3: | STL, | Blair Chapman 10 (Mike Zuke, Brian Sutter), 9:36 |
| ATL, | Willi Plett 6 (Ivan Boldirev), 14:18 | |
| ATL, | Ivan Boldirev 13 (Willi Plett), 14:59 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Shand, ATL [Fighting] 2:49 |
| Larry Patey, STL [Fighting] 2:49 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, ATL [Charging] 9:51 | |
| Willi Plett, ATL [Elbowing] 14:13 | |
| Darcy Rota, ATL [Roughing] 17:40 | |
| Bryan Maxwell, STL [Roughing] 17:40 | |
| Dave Shand, ATL [Tripping] 18:40 | |
| Brad Marsh, ATL [Fighting] 18:53 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 18:53 | |
| 2: | Dave Shand, ATL [Slashing] 12:19 |
| Bryan Maxwell, STL [Tripping] 12:53 | |
| Darcy Rota, ATL [Slashing] 16:37 | |
| 3: | Willi Plett, ATL [Hooking] 3:07 |
Penalty time: ATL: 24 minutes
STL: 14 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Bennett | 2 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 31 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hartland Monahan | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ralph Klassen | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 7- 7-17-31
STL: 8- 8-15-31
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 14-8-4)
STL: Mike Liut (L, 9-10-3)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 10,207
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (10-14-7) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (15-13-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | TOR, | Laurie Boschman 7 (Dave Burrows, Rocky Saganiuk), 15:54 |
| 2: | DET, | Dennis Sobchuk 3 (Dan Bolduc), 5:07 |
| TOR, | John Anderson 8 (Lanny McDonald, Darryl Sittler), 10:49 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 11:28 |
| Lanny McDonald, TOR [Tripping] 12:58 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Interference] 18:29 | |
| 2: | Borje Salming, TOR [Tripping] 5:14 |
| 3: | Borje Salming, TOR [Hooking] 9:50 |
| Greg Joly, DET [Hooking] 14:35 |
Penalty time: DET: 4 minutes
TOR: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Hotham | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 8- 8-13-29
TOR: 8-14-11-33
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 6-10-4)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 11-10-2)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Willard Norris
Attendance: 16,485
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