NHL game summary from December 30, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (13-19-5) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Quebec Nordiques (10-18-8) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Dean Talafous 2 (Walt Tkaczuk, Steve Vickers), 9:26 |
| 2: | NYR, | Ed Johnstone 9, :50 |
| QUE, | Normand Rochefort 1 (Michel Goulet), 1:38 | |
| NYR, | Mike Allison 14 (Don Maloney, Dave Maloney), 17:06 | |
| QUE, | Marc Tardif 7 (Pierre Lacroix, John Wensink), 19:45 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Don Maloney 8 (Mike Allison), 4:38 |
| QUE, | Jacques Richard 27 (Robbie Ftorek), 10:24 - PP | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 10 (Don Maloney, Mike Allison), 10:49 | |
| NYR, | Don Maloney 9 (Ed Johnstone, Chris Kotsopoulos), 19:30 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dale Hunter, QUE [Cross checking] 5:18 |
| 2: | John Wensink, QUE [Kneeing] 7:29 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Holding] 19:31 | |
| 3: | Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Tripping] 9:17 |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Fighting] 17:41 | |
| Dale Hunter, QUE [Fighting] 17:41 |
Penalty time: NYR: 9 minutes
QUE: 9 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 38 | ||||||
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Clackson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Marc Tardif | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Jamie Hislop | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Michel Goulet | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Alain Cote | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anton Stastny | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Serge Bernier | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jacques Richard | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Lacroix | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Peter Stastny | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Andre Dupont | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Pichette | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Normand Rochefort | 31 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Hunter | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hoganson | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Grahame | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Ftorek | 38 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -26 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -26 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 14-13-11-38
QUE: 6- 8-11-25
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (W, 9-8-3)
QUE: Ron Grahame (L, 4-3-1)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 10,868
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