Detroit Red Wings vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Sunday, December 16, 1979 · Chicago Stadium
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 7–3 on Sunday, December 16, 1979 at Chicago Stadium. The Blackhawks outshot the Red Wings 34–23.
Grant Mulvey scored twice, Cliff Koroll scored twice and Errol Thompson scored a hat trick. Darryl Sutter, Terry Ruskowski and Reg Kerr also scored.
Tony Esposito made 20 saves on 23 shots for the win; Rogie Vachon stopped 27 of 34.
Scoring
1st period
Grant Mulvey (13)Rich Preston (9), Doug Wilson (10)0–103:22 CHI ·
2nd period
Cliff Koroll (2)John Marks (4), Tim Higgins (6)0–202:36 CHI
Darryl Sutter (1)Doug Lecuyer (6), Reg Kerr (4)0–303:36 CHI- Grant Mulvey (14)Greg Fox (6), Terry Ruskowski (20)0–410:39 CHI
- Cliff Koroll (3)John Marks (5), Keith Brown (7)0–511:36 CHI
Errol Thompson (13)Mike Foligno (11), Vaclav Nedomansky (14)1–512:52 DET ·
3rd period
Terry Ruskowski (7)Grant Mulvey (6), Greg Fox (7)1–601:01 CHI- Errol Thompson (14)Mike Foligno (12), Jim Korn (3)2–601:51 DET
- Errol Thompson (15)Mike Foligno (13)3–602:08 DET
Reg Kerr (6)Doug Wilson (11)3–710:39 CHI
Team stats
DETCHI
2334
0%0%
1/51/3
3034
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:39 into the first period
Greg Joly · hooking2 min - 10:16 into the first period
Ted Bulley · roughing2 min - 10:16 into the first periodTed Bulley · fighting5 min
- 10:16 into the first periodMike Foligno · fighting5 min
- 12:47 into the first periodMike O'connell · cross checking2 min
- 14:36 into the first periodGreg Joly · tripping2 min
- 18:08 into the first periodDoug Lecuyer · slashing2 min
- 2:17 into the second periodTerry Ruskowski · fighting5 min
- 2:17 into the second periodJean Hamel · fighting5 min
- 5:05 into the second periodGlenn Hicks · elbowing2 min
- 12:44 into the second periodPat Ribble · holding2 min
- 15:11 into the second periodGrant Mulvey · roughing double minor4 min
- 15:11 into the second periodJim Korn · roughing2 min
- 6:51 into the third periodDarryl Sutter · slashing2 min
- 6:51 into the third periodErrol Thompson · slashing2 min
- 7:49 into the third periodTerry Ruskowski · fighting5 min
- 7:49 into the third periodReed Larson · fighting5 min
- 8:33 into the third periodGreg Fox · fighting5 min
- 8:33 into the third periodMike Foligno · fighting5 min
Season series
Detroit Red Wings
| 12Errol ThompsonL | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 20Vaclav NedomanskyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 26Jim KornD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 10Dale McCourtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 11Peter MahovlichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 14Dennis SobchukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 15Paul WoodsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Dan BolducR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 21Dan LabraatenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 22Bill HogaboamC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Glenn HicksL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2Barry LongD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 1 | – |
| 5Jean HamelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 7Willie HuberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 24Greg JolyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jim RutherfordG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Rogie VachonG | L | 34 | 7 | .794 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 22Grant MulveyR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 10Reg KerrC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 11John MarksR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 20Cliff KorollR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 18Greg FoxD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 7Doug LecuyerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 16Rich PrestonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 27Darryl SutterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Keith BrownD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 12Tom LysiakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 17Alain DaigleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 29Ted BulleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 5Pat RibbleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Mike O'connellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike VeisorG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | W | 23 | 3 | .870 |