NHL game summary from December 28, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (19-13-4) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (12-19-5) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 9 (Larry Robinson, Mario Tremblay), 19:25 |
| 2: | MTL, | Doug Jarvis 8 (Chris Nilan, Larry Robinson), :57 |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 15 (Mike Allison), 2:15 | |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 21 (Guy Lafleur, Pierre Larouche), 3:14 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 4 (Yvon Lambert, Mario Tremblay), 7:49 | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 8 (Steve Vickers, Ed Hospodar), 19:59 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 13 (Mark Napier), 14:50 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Steve Vickers, NYR [Holding] 9:35 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Interference] 11:57 | ||
| 2: | Barry Beck, NYR [Hooking] 5:39 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Hi-sticking] 15:14 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
NYR: 4 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Wamsley | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Nilan | 30 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 11- 4-13-28
NYR: 7- 8-10-25
Goalies: MTL: Rick Wamsley (W, 2-0-1)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (L, 8-8-3)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 17,413
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