All NHL game summaries from December 9, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (14-7-7) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Colorado Rockies (10-13-5) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | BUF, | Andre Savard 12 (Rick Dudley), 8:15 |
| COL, | Lucien DeBlois 7 (Yvon Vautour), 16:30 | |
| BUF, | Don Luce 6 (Richie Dunn), 17:50 | |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 13 (Rick Dudley, Craig Ramsay), 18:33 | |
| 2: | COL, | Mike Gillis 5 (Lanny McDonald, Merlin Malinowski), 1:57 |
| BUF, | Gilles Hamel 5 (Ric Seiling), 15:54 | |
| COL, | Lanny McDonald 12 (Rene Robert, Lucien DeBlois), 19:51 - PP | |
| 3: | COL, | Ron Delorme 7, 10:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ric Seiling, BUF [Tripping] 3:07 |
| Mike McEwen, COL [Hooking] 9:47 | |
| John Van Boxmeer, BUF [Holding] 11:01 | |
| Craig Ramsay, BUF [Tripping] 19:56 | |
| 2: | Craig Ramsay, BUF [Hooking] 19:28 |
| 3: | John Van Boxmeer, BUF [Hi-sticking] 6:25 |
| Jack Hughes, COL [Holding] 12:09 |
Penalty time: BUF: 10 minutes
COL: 4 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Astrom | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hughes | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Cooper | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Smith | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yvon Vautour | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 15- 8-10-33
COL: 9-10- 8-27
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (T, 7-3-4)
COL: Hardy Astrom (T, 2-4-3)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Rodger Gilbertson
Attendance: 6,303
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (13-6-7) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 St. Louis Blues (18-6-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | STL, | Brian Sutter 14 (Tony Currie, Bernie Federko), 4:37 - PP |
| STL, | Bernie Federko 11 (Tony Currie, Brian Sutter), 8:56 | |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 17 (Craig Hartsburg, Tim Young), 15:12 - PP | |
| 2: | STL, | Tony Currie 9 (Bernie Federko, Gerry Hart), 13:39 |
| 3: | STL, | Tony Currie 10 (Joe Micheletti, Bernie Federko), 7:19 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Interference] 4:06 |
| Mike Crombeen, STL [Hooking] 13:49 | |
| Bill Stewart, STL [Holding] 16:25 | |
| 2: | Fred Barrett, MIN [Hi-sticking] 1:56 |
| Wayne Babych, STL [Hi-sticking] 1:56 | |
| Bill Stewart, STL [Hi-sticking] 9:18 | |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Holding] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Ron Zanussi, MIN [Fighting] 3:32 |
| Gerry Hart, STL [Fighting] 3:32 | |
| Tom McCarthy, MIN [Hooking] 6:11 |
Penalty time: MIN: 13 minutes
STL: 13 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Stewart | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6- 8-10-24
STL: 14-12-13-39
Goalies: MIN: Don Beaupre (L, 6-4-3)
STL: Mike Liut (W, 15-5-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 10,213
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (14-9-6) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Washington Capitals (9-8-10) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | WAS, | Wes Jarvis 6 (Jean Pronovost), 8:00 - SH |
| VAN, | Brent Ashton 5 (Darcy Rota), 9:06 | |
| VAN, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 15 (Bobby Schmautz, Gerry Minor), 12:30 - PP | |
| 2: | WAS, | Mike Gartner 16 (Ryan Walter, Paul Mulvey), :16 |
| VAN, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 16 (Harold Snepsts, Per-Olov Brasar), 5:30 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Darcy Rota 8 (Brent Ashton), 10:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Tripping] 6:22 |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Slashing] 11:59 | |
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Hi-sticking] 14:50 | |
| Darren Veitch, WAS [Tripping] 15:42 | |
| 2: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 8:26 |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Fighting] 8:26 | |
| 3: | Colin Campbell, VAN [Interference] 10:45 |
| Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Fighting] 13:11 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Fighting] 13:11 | |
| Howard Walker, WAS [Fighting] 15:08 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Player leaving bench] 15:08 | |
| [served by Rolf Edberg], WAS [Player leaving bench] 15:08 | |
| Colin Campbell, VAN [Roughing] 15:08 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Tripping] 19:25 |
Penalty time: VAN: 20 minutes
WAS: 23 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Mario Marois | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 43 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony Cassolato | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 16-13-14-43
WAS: 8- 9- 6-23
Goalies: VAN: Gary Bromley (W, 2-1-1)
WAS: Mike Palmateer (L, 5-5-5)
Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 8,439
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