All NHL game summaries from December 31, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Winnipeg Jets (12-22-4) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (25-10-3) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 22 (Danny Gare, Derek Smith), 12:47 - PP |
| 2: | WIN, | Morris Lukowich 16 (Ron Wilson, Peter Marsh), 5:55 - PP |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 24 (Gilbert Perreault, John Van Boxmeer), 7:44 - PP | |
| WIN, | Lyle Moffat 3 (Jude Drouin, Bill Riley), 8:45 | |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 25 (Tony McKegney, Derek Smith), 9:15 | |
| BUF, | John Gould 8 (Don Luce, Richie Dunn), 10:06 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rick Martin 18 (Gilbert Perreault, Ric Seiling), 4:20 |
| BUF, | Danny Gare 26 (Andre Savard), 19:53 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jerry Korab, BUF [Slashing] 1:41 |
| Lorne Stamler, WIN [Holding] 6:21 | |
| Jimmy Mann, WIN [Hi-sticking] 11:23 | |
| Scott Campbell, WIN [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 11:39 | |
| Rick Dudley, BUF [Roughing] 11:39 | |
| Bench penalty, WIN [Delay of game] 12:47 | |
| 2: | Larry Playfair, BUF [Tripping] 5:11 |
| Morris Lukowich, WIN [Holding] 6:42 | |
| Al Cameron, WIN [Holding] 17:26 | |
| 3: | Richie Dunn, BUF [Interference] 14:42 |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Fighting] 18:16 | |
| Jimmy Mann, WIN [Fighting] 18:16 |
Penalty time: WIN: 19 minutes
BUF: 13 minutes
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Cory | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars-Erik Sjoberg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Craig Norwich | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Scott Campbell | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Mann | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Peter Sullivan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Morris Lukowich | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Peter Marsh | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Riley | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Willy Lindstrom | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lyle Moffat | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Larry Hopkins | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Wilson | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Lorne Stamler | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don MacIver | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lindsay Middlebrook | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gould | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: WIN: 8-10- 6-24
BUF: 20-12-10-42
Goalies: WIN: Lindsay Middlebrook (L, 1-3-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 15-4-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Don Koharski, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (12-21-3) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (11-17-7) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | COL, | Lanny McDonald 16 (Rob Ramage, Rene Robert), 13:13 - PP |
| 2: | COL, | Randy Pierce 10 (Mike McEwen, Ron Delorme), 1:03 |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 12 (Rey Comeau, Randy Pierce), 3:38 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 12 (Jim Korn, Reed Larson), 5:48 | |
| DET, | George Lyle 1 (Pete Mahovlich, Barry Long), 12:58 | |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 13 (Rey Comeau, Randy Pierce), 13:38 | |
| 3: | COL, | Lanny McDonald 17 (Rey Comeau), 15:16 |
| DET, | George Lyle 2 (Reed Larson), 16:47 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Christie, COL [Holding] 2:21 |
| Dean Turner, COL [Holding] 4:32 | |
| Bench penalty, COL [Delay of game] 5:18 | |
| Mike Christie, COL [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 5:18 | |
| Jim Korn, DET [Slashing] 9:16 | |
| Bench penalty, COL [Too many men on the ice] 10:31 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Tripping] 11:22 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Hi-sticking] 15:22 | |
| Lanny McDonald, COL [Hi-sticking] 16:58 | |
| 2: | Mike Christie, COL [Fighting] 11:57 |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Fighting] 11:57 | |
| 3: | Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 5:26 |
| Joel Quenneville, COL [Tripping] 17:11 |
Penalty time: COL: 19 minutes
DET: 13 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Astrom | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Turner | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Ramage | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Barry Smith | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 9-13- 9-31
DET: 11- 4-11-26
Goalies: COL: Hardy Astrom (W, 4-13-1)
DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 7-12-4)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Mark Pare
Attendance: 16,324
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (14-11-11) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (18-9-7) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Tim Young 14 (Gary Sargent, Al MacAdam), 10:14 - PP |
| MIN, | Tom McCarthy 8 (Kent-Erik Andersson, Mike Eaves), 11:39 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Ross Lonsberry 5 (Dale Tallon), 7:05 - PP |
| PIT, | Orest Kindrachuk 13 (Rick Kehoe, Ross Lonsberry), 12:49 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Tim Young 15 (Steve Payne, Al MacAdam), 3:29 |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 19 (Tim Young), 3:36 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Russ Anderson, PIT [Holding] 9:36 |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Interference] 13:21 | |
| Gary Sargent, MIN [Tripping] 16:20 | |
| 2: | Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Hooking] 2:03 |
| Gary Sargent, MIN [Interference] 6:34 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Hooking] 8:53 | |
| Tom Bladon, PIT [Hooking] 13:35 | |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hooking] 15:02 | |
| 3: | Tim Young, MIN [Delay of game] 12:04 |
Penalty time: PIT: 8 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bladon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kim Clackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 33 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 13-14- 4-31
MIN: 8- 9-14-31
Goalies: PIT: Greg Millen (L, 6-2-6)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 15-4-2)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 11,475
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