Quebec Nordiques vs Detroit Red Wings
Regular season · Saturday, December 15, 1979 · Joe Louis Arena
Scoring
1st period
Rich Leduc (10)Paul Baxter (5)1–001:50 QUE
Garry Lariviere (2)Paul Baxter (6), Reginald Thomas (1)2–011:26 QUE · 
Michel Goulet (8)Bob Fitchner (8), Pierre Plante (9)3–011:58 QUE
2nd period
Reginald Thomas (1)Roland Cloutier (2)4–002:30 QUE
Dan Bolduc (3)Willie Huber (9), Vaclav Nedomansky (13)4–119:15 DET ·
3rd period
Errol Thompson (12)Willie Huber (10), Reed Larson (19)4–206:58 DET · 
Vaclav Nedomansky (20)Greg Joly (5), Willie Huber (11)4–307:44 DET
Greg Joly (2)Paul Woods (7)4–418:35 DET
Team stats
QUEDET
2037
0%0%
1/42/4
1715
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:36 into the first period
Michel Goulet · tripping2 min - 9:35 into the first period
Reed Larson · holding2 min - 17:56 into the first periodPierre Lacroix · interference2 min
- 4:10 into the second periodMike Foligno · fighting5 min
- 4:10 into the second periodBlair Stewart · fighting5 min
- 6:04 into the second periodBarry Long · high sticking2 min
- 6:18 into the second periodGarry Lariviere · holding2 min
- 7:59 into the second periodWillie Huber · holding2 min
- 18:54 into the second periodGerry Hart · holding2 min
- 3:31 into the third periodReed Larson · roughing2 min
- 3:31 into the third periodPierre Plante · high sticking2 min
- 3:31 into the third periodPierre Plante · roughing2 min
- 12:54 into the third periodWillie Huber · slashing2 min
Season series
Quebec Nordiques
| 22Reginald ThomasC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 4Paul BaxterD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Rich LeducC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12Bob FitchnerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Pierre PlanteR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Michel GouletL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Roland CloutierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Garry LariviereD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 2Wally WeirR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Robbie FtorekC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Real CloutierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 11Jamie HislopR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Curt BrackenburyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Blair StewartL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Gerry HartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Pierre LacroixD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 33Dale HogansonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Goran HogostaG | T | 37 | 4 | .892 |
| 30Michel DionG | 0 | 0 | – |
Detroit Red Wings
| 7Willie HuberD | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Vaclav NedomanskyC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 24Greg JolyD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 12Errol ThompsonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 15Paul WoodsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Dan BolducR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 10Dale McCourtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 11Peter MahovlichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Dennis SobchukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Dan LabraatenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 22Bill HogaboamC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Glenn HicksL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 2Barry LongD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 5Jean HamelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 26Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jim RutherfordG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Rogie VachonG | T | 20 | 4 | .800 |