Minnesota North Stars vs Colorado Rockies
Regular season · Thursday, December 27, 1979 · McNichols Sports Arena
Game summary
The Colorado Rockies beat the Minnesota North Stars 4–3 on Thursday, December 27, 1979 at McNichols Sports Arena. The Rockies outshot the North Stars 32–29.
Goals came from Mike Fidler, Al MacAdam, Tim Young, Don Saleski, Rene Robert, Mike McEwen and Rob Ramage.
Bill McKenzie made 26 saves on 29 shots for the win; Gary Edwards stopped 28 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Mike Fidler (4)Glen Sharpley (13), Ron Zanussi (10)1–006:48 MNS
Al MacAdam (18)Mike Eaves (6)2–007:27 MNS ·
2nd period
Tim Young (13)Al MacAdam (26), Steve Payne (19)3–002:56 MNS
Don Saleski (7)Mike Gillis (1), Pat Hickey (11)3–103:32 CLR
Rene Robert (14)Nick Beverley (8), Mike Kitchen (6)3–212:56 CLR
3rd period
Mike McEwen (9)Rene Robert (19), Wilf Paiement (16)3–307:46 CLR · 
Rob Ramage (5)Mike McEwen (26), Ron Delorme (10)3–412:55 CLR ·
Team stats
MNSCLR
2932
0%0%
1/42/6
1915
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 6:48 into the first period
Mike Christie · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min - 7:38 into the first period
Tom McCarthy · interference2 min - 9:54 into the first periodTom McCarthy · interference2 min
- 3:42 into the second periodDon Saleski · high sticking2 min
- 3:42 into the second periodDon Saleski · fighting5 min
- 3:42 into the second periodMike Fidler · high sticking2 min
- 3:42 into the second periodMike Fidler · fighting5 min
- 8:38 into the second periodMike Christie · roughing2 min
- 14:17 into the second periodDean Turner · holding2 min
- 19:52 into the second periodBrad Maxwell · tripping2 min
- 3:08 into the third periodSteve Payne · hooking2 min
- 5:20 into the third periodDean Turner · slashing2 min
- 7:21 into the third periodMike Fidler · hooking2 min
- 12:50 into the third periodRon Zanussi · interference2 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 25Al MacAdamR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 7Glen SharpleyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 9Ron ZanussiR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 12Mike FidlerL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 8 | – |
| 18Mike EavesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 8Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Mike PolichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Tom YounghansR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Fred BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 5Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Paul ShmyrD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 22Gary SargentD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Greg SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Gary EdwardsG | L | 32 | 4 | .875 |
Colorado Rockies
| 14Rene RobertR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 4Mike McEwenD | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 9Wilf PaiementR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 11Don SaleskiR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 16Pat HickeyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Mike GillisL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 27Ron DelormeC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 2Nick BeverleyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 6Rob RamageD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 26Mike KitchenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 7Randy PierceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Doug BerryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 10Lucien DeBloisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 15Jack ValiquetteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Bobby SheehanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Mike ChristieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Dean TurnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hardy AstromG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 29Bill McKenzieG | W | 29 | 3 | .897 |