Colorado Rockies
at
New York Rangers
Dec 31, 1980 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rockies |
6 | 24 |
| New York Rangers |
4 | 30 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 06:19 | NYR | Eddie Johnstone (11) | Tom Laidlaw (9), Barry Beck (7) | 0 - 1 |
| 11:43 | CLR | Rene Robert (7) | Unassisted | 1 - 1 |
| 12:26 | CLR | Lanny McDonald (17) | Joel Quenneville (14) | 2 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:09 | CLR | Walt McKechnie (10) | Ed Cooper (3), Lanny McDonald (22) | 3 - 1 |
| 06:58 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson (2) | Anders Hedberg (20) | 3 - 2 |
| 15:46 | CLR | Ed Cooper (2) | Joel Quenneville (15) | 4 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 05:51 | CLR | Ed Cooper (3) PP | Mike McEwen (20), Rob Ramage (23) | 5 - 2 |
| 08:30 | NYR | Mike Allison (15) | Jeff Bandura (1), Eddie Johnstone (16) | 5 - 3 |
| 12:31 | NYR | Dean Talafous (3) | Steve Vickers (18), Walt Tkaczuk (14) | 5 - 4 |
| 19:48 | CLR | Walt McKechnie (11) | Ron Delorme (12), Rob Ramage (24) | 6 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:37 | NYR | Barry Beck | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 09:03 | CLR | Rob Ramage | Interference | 2 |
| 16:54 | CLR | Mike McEwen | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 05:34 | NYR | Mike Allison | Hooking | 2 |
| 16:50 | CLR | Ed Cooper | Tripping | 2 |
Colorado Rockies
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Ed Cooper |
L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Walt McKechnie |
C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Lanny McDonald |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Joel Quenneville |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Rob Ramage |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Rene Robert |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ron Delorme |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Doug Berry |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Bobby Sheehan |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Jack Valiquette |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Joseph Ward |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Barry Smith |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Gillis |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Lucien DeBlois |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mike Kitchen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Jack Hughes |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Jari Kaarela |
W | 30 | 26 | 4 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Mike Allison |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ulf Nilsson |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Dean Talafous |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Tom Laidlaw |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Walt Tkaczuk |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Barry Beck |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jeff Bandura |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Doug Sulliman |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gary Burns |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Don Maloney |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 34 |  Dave Silk |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Phil Esposito |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wayne Thomas |
L | 23 | 18 | 5 | 59:11 |