Colorado Rockies vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Regular season · Wednesday, December 12, 1979 · Maple Leaf Gardens
Game summary
The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Colorado Rockies 5–3 on Wednesday, December 12, 1979 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The Rockies outshot the Maple Leafs 35–33.
Walt McKechnie scored twice. Randy Pierce, Ron Ellis, Dave Williams, Jack Valiquette, Jerry Butler and Pat Hickey also scored.
Paul Harrison made 32 saves on 35 shots for the win; Hardy Astrom stopped 28 of 33.
Scoring
1st period
Randy Pierce (9)Rene Robert (14)1–000:57 CLR
Walt McKechnie (3)Dan Maloney (6), Greg Hotham (4)1–102:13 TOR
2nd period
Ron Ellis (8)Dan Maloney (7), Walt McKechnie (22)1–206:05 TOR
Dave Williams (12)Paul Gardner (5), Lanny McDonald (11)1–307:58 TOR
Jack Valiquette (11)Mike McEwen (23), Mike Kitchen (5)2–309:53 CLR
3rd period
Jerry Butler (4)Laurie Boschman (11), John Anderson (13)2–400:17 TOR- Walt McKechnie (4)Ian Turnbull (8), Dan Maloney (8)2–505:29 TOR
Pat Hickey (6)Jack Valiquette (11), Ron Delorme (6)3–511:56 CLR
Team stats
CLRTOR
3533
0%0%
0/20/2
188
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:50 into the first period
Ron Delorme · interference2 min - 9:01 into the first period
Ian Turnbull · hooking2 min - 13:10 into the second periodWilf Paiement · slashing2 min
- 13:10 into the second periodPaul Gardner · slashing2 min
- 17:37 into the second periodLucien DeBlois · hooking2 min
- 15:09 into the third periodRene Robert · misconduct10 min
- 15:57 into the third periodPaul Gardner · elbowing2 min
- 18:11 into the third periodRob Ramage · roughing2 min
- 18:11 into the third periodPaul Gardner · roughing2 min
Season series
Colorado Rockies
| 15Jack ValiquetteC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 7Randy PierceR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Rene RobertR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 16Pat HickeyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 27Ron DelormeC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Mike McEwenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 26Mike KitchenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Doug BerryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Wilf PaiementR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 10Lucien DeBloisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 11Don SaleskiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 25Bobby SheehanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 2Nick BeverleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Mike ChristieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 5Dean TurnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Rob RamageD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 5 | – |
| 24Trevor JohansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hardy AstromG | L | 33 | 5 | .849 |
| 29Bill McKenzieG | 0 | 0 | – |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 9Dan MaloneyL | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 11Walt McKechnieC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 6Ron EllisR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 7Lanny McDonaldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 7 | – |
| 10John AndersonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 12Laurie BoschmanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 18Paul GardnerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 2Ian TurnbullD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 4Greg HothamD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Pat BoutetteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Joel QuennevilleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 23Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave BurrowsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Mike PalmateerG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Paul HarrisonG | W | 35 | 3 | .914 |