All NHL game summaries from December 12, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (11-15-4) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Colorado Rockies (10-14-5) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 5 (Steve Vickers, Ed Johnstone), 1:40 |
| NYR, | Steve Vickers 10 (Ron Greschner, Phil Esposito), 12:09 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Dean Talafous 1 (Doug Sulliman, Chris Kotsopoulos), :09 |
| COL, | Merlin Malinowski 9 (Lanny McDonald), 7:39 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Mike Allison 12 (Tom Laidlaw), 3:17 |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 8 (Mike Gillis), 4:11 | |
| COL, | Mike Kitchen 1 (Ron Delorme), 17:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jack Hughes, COL [Fighting] 6:10 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Fighting] 6:10 | ||
| Lanny McDonald, COL [Tripping] 9:15 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Mike Allison, NYR [Interference] 6:59 | |
| Steve Vickers, NYR [Hooking] 18:44 | ||
| Rene Robert, COL [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Game misconduct] 20:00 | ||
Penalty time: NYR: 9 minutes
COL: 19 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 20 | ||||||
| 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 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Ed Cooper | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 2 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Barry Smith | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yvon Vautour | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7-11- 2-20
COL: 8- 9-12-29
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (W, 7-6-3)
COL: Hardy Astrom (L, 2-5-3)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Joe Dame
Attendance: 10,964
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (10-14-5) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (9-10-10) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | PIT, | Peter Lee 7 (Mark Johnson, Randy Carlyle), 3:10 |
| PIT, | Pat Hughes 7 (Gary McAdam, Ron Stackhouse), 5:39 | |
| WAS, | Greg Theberge 1, 7:34 | |
| PIT, | Greg Malone 4, 8:06 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Gary McAdam 2 (Mario Faubert), 9:33 |
| WAS, | Wes Jarvis 7 (Alan Hangsleben, Dennis Ververgaert), 10:56 | |
| PIT, | Nick Libett 3 (Peter Lee), 11:12 | |
| 3: | PIT, | Paul Gardner 3 (Ross Lonsberry, Mario Faubert), 2:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Roughing] 8:43 |
| Bennett Wolf, PIT [Roughing, Tripping] 8:43 | |
| Jim McTaggart, WAS [Elbowing] 16:01 | |
| Mario Faubert, PIT [Cross checking] 19:09 | |
| 2: | Bennett Wolf, PIT [Hi-sticking] 5:43 |
| Ryan Walter, WAS [Hi-sticking] 5:43 | |
| Dennis Maruk, WAS [Cross checking] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Bob Kelly, WAS [Holding] 10:19 |
| Mario Faubert, PIT [Fighting] 13:36 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Fighting] 13:36 |
Penalty time: PIT: 13 minutes
WAS: 15 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Holland | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Lupien | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Bennett Wolf | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary McAdam | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Paul Gardner | 30 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 35 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Yvon Labre | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Theberge | 8 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 13-10-12-35
WAS: 9-16- 7-32
Goalies: PIT: Rob Holland (W, 1-4-3)
WAS: Mike Palmateer,
Wayne Stephenson (L, 4-5-5) Referee: Ron Harris Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, John D'Amico Attendance: 9,852
Wayne Stephenson (L, 4-5-5) Referee: Ron Harris Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, John D'Amico Attendance: 9,852
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