NHL game summary from December 17, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (16-12-3) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Vancouver Canucks (16-9-8) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MTL, | Bob Gainey 11 (Guy Lafleur), 9:27 |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 12 (Serge Savard), 14:09 - SH | |
| VAN, | Darcy Rota 10 (Dennis Kearns, Gerry Minor), 15:45 - PP | |
| VAN, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 18 (Dennis Kearns, Gerry Minor), 16:38 - PP | |
| 3: | VAN, | Per-Olov Brasar 10 (Stan Smyl, Kevin McCarthy), 3:21 - PP |
| VAN, | Per-Olov Brasar 11 (Kevin McCarthy), 7:28 - PP | |
| MTL, | Keith Acton 9 (Mario Tremblay, Yvon Lambert), 7:53 | |
| MTL, | Keith Acton 10 (Mario Tremblay), 10:46 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Lars Lindgren, VAN [Interference] 10:23 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Hooking] 12:12 | |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Slashing] 12:17 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Roughing] 12:40 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Roughing] 12:40 | |
| Per-Olov Brasar, VAN [Hooking] 13:20 | |
| Chris Nilan, MTL [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 18:53 | |
| 2: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 4:40 |
| Chris Nilan, MTL [Roughing double minor] 13:50 | |
| 3: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Holding] 2:25 |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Holding] 4:40 | |
| Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 7:22 |
Penalty time: MTL: 26 minutes
VAN: 10 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Keith Acton | 12 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Nilan | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 19 | 34 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Marois | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 7-11-16-34
VAN: 10- 9- 7-26
Goalies: MTL: Denis Herron (T, 0-6-2)
VAN: Richard Brodeur (T, 12-7-6)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 15,613
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