NHL game summary from December 29, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (17-9-7) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (17-12-6) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | LA , | Syl Apps 3 (Steve Carlson), 5:27 |
| LA , | Glenn Goldup 4 (Butch Goring, Barry Gibbs), 7:19 | |
| 2: | LA , | Rob Palmer 3 (Butch Goring, Mike Murphy), 1:50 |
| 3: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 28, 4:27 |
| MIN, | Mike Polich 7, 8:11 | |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 17 (Mike Fidler), 16:07 | |
| MIN, | Craig Hartsburg 5 (Mike Eaves), 19:40 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Butch Goring, LA [Cross checking] 14:44 |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Hooking] 17:52 | |
| 2: | Brad Selwood, LA [Hooking] 8:49 |
| 3: | Brad Selwood, LA [Hooking] 4:40 |
| Doug Halward, LA [Hooking] 17:16 | |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Tripping] 17:32 | |
| Brad Selwood, LA [Hooking] 19:24 |
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Carlson | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Selwood | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 5-10-13-28
LA : 7-11- 6-24
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 14-4-2)
LA : Ron Grahame (W, 8-4-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 14,211
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