Chicago Blackhawks vs Edmonton Oilers
Regular season · Wednesday, November 28, 1979 · Northlands Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 on Wednesday, November 28, 1979 at Northlands Coliseum. The Oilers outshot the Blackhawks 34–18.
Goals came from Tom Lysiak, Risto Siltanen, Bob Murray, Pat Price, Dave Lumley and Blair MacDonald.
Dave Dryden made 16 saves on 18 shots for the win; Tony Esposito stopped 30 of 33.
Scoring
2nd period
Tom Lysiak (6)Greg Fox (3), Tim Higgins (4)1–006:44 CHI
Risto Siltanen (3)Dave Hunter (6), Dave Lumley (12)1–109:17 EDM
Bob Murray (3)Ted Bulley (4), Mike O'connell (8)2–111:00 CHI ·
3rd period
Pat Price (4)Wayne Gretzky (22), Brett Callighen (12)2–205:09 EDM
Dave Lumley (3)Dave Hunter (7)2–306:16 EDM · 
Blair MacDonald (16)Wayne Gretzky (23)2–419:17 EDM ·
Team stats
CHIEDM
1834
0%0%
1/51/9
4537
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:04 into the first period
Reg Kerr · holding2 min - 5:40 into the first periodTim Higgins · interference2 min
- 11:45 into the first periodStan Mikita · slashing2 min
- 11:45 into the first period
Wayne Gretzky · slashing2 min - 17:13 into the first periodGrant Mulvey · elbowing2 min
- 3:00 into the second periodTerry Ruskowski · fighting5 min
- 3:00 into the second periodPat Price · fighting5 min
- 9:46 into the second periodKeith Brown · fighting5 min
- 9:46 into the second periodTerry Ruskowski · fighting5 min
- 9:46 into the second periodTerry Ruskowski · misconduct10 min
- 9:46 into the second periodBench · not proceeding directly to penalty box2 min
- 9:46 into the second periodColin Campbell · fighting5 min
- 9:46 into the second periodColin Campbell · misconduct10 min
- 9:46 into the second periodCam Connor · elbowing2 min
- 9:46 into the second periodCam Connor · fighting5 min
- 11:39 into the second periodTed Bulley · hooking2 min
- 13:50 into the second periodTed Bulley · interference2 min
- 17:47 into the second periodPeter Driscoll · tripping2 min
- 18:23 into the second periodBench · delaying game bench2 min
- 20:00 into the second periodBench · delaying game bench2 min
- 2:29 into the third periodRon Chipperfield · hooking2 min
- 6:01 into the third periodMike O'connell · hooking2 min
- 11:52 into the third periodDave Lumley · slashing2 min
- 13:29 into the third periodBob Murray · hooking2 min
Season series
Chicago Blackhawks
| 12Tom LysiakC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 29Ted BulleyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 14Mike O'connellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 18Greg FoxD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Doug LecuyerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 10Reg KerrC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11John MarksR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Rich PrestonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Stan MikitaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 22Grant MulveyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23J.P. BordeleauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 2David LoganD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Pat RibbleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Keith BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike VeisorG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | L | 33 | 3 | .909 |
Edmonton Oilers
| 12Dave HunterL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Dave LumleyR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 99Wayne GretzkyC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Blair MacDonaldR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 18Brett CallighenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 8Risto SiltanenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 26Pat PriceD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 7Ron ChipperfieldC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Mark MessierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Cam ConnorR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Stan WeirC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 24Peter DriscollL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Dave SemenkoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Lee FogolinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Kevin LoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 5Doug HicksD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 6Colin CampbellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28Dave DrydenG | W | 18 | 2 | .889 |
| 31Eddie MioG | 0 | 0 | – |