Colorado Rockies vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Wednesday, January 2, 1980 · Chicago Stadium
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Colorado Rockies 5–2 on Wednesday, January 2, 1980 at Chicago Stadium. The Blackhawks outshot the Rockies 34–19.
Goals came from Pat Ribble, Rene Robert, Mike McEwen, Rich Preston, Grant Mulvey, Doug Wilson and Ted Bulley.
Tony Esposito made 17 saves on 19 shots for the win; Michel Plasse stopped 29 of 34.
Scoring
1st period
Pat Ribble (1)Tom Lysiak (18), J.P. Bordeleau (7)0–106:33 CHI
Rene Robert (16)Mike McEwen (28), Ron Delorme (13)1–111:05 CLR ·
2nd period
Mike McEwen (11)Lanny McDonald (17)2–109:14 CLR
Rich Preston (11)Grant Mulvey (8), Terry Ruskowski (26)2–210:21 CHI · 
Grant Mulvey (20)Terry Ruskowski (27), Rich Preston (13)2–317:09 CHI ·
3rd period
Doug Wilson (6)Reg Kerr (5), Ron Sedlbauer (5)2–413:45 CHI
Ted Bulley (7)Reg Kerr (6), J.P. Bordeleau (8)2–514:02 CHI
Team stats
CLRCHI
1934
0%0%
1/62/5
2829
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:07 into the first period
Rich Preston · fighting5 min - 1:07 into the first periodPat Ribble · roughing2 min
- 1:07 into the first period
Lanny McDonald · high sticking5 min - 1:07 into the first periodDean Turner · fighting5 min
- 10:44 into the first periodTed Bulley · charging2 min
- 15:48 into the first periodMike O'connell · hooking2 min
- 16:02 into the first periodMike McEwen · holding2 min
- 7:38 into the second periodRene Robert · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 8:05 into the second periodDoug Wilson · tripping2 min
- 10:18 into the second periodJoel Quenneville · hooking2 min
- 12:12 into the second periodAlain Daigle · hooking2 min
- 14:32 into the second periodPat Ribble · holding2 min
- 16:34 into the second periodRob Ramage · hooking2 min
- 19:55 into the second periodTed Bulley · roughing2 min
- 19:55 into the second periodTed Bulley · fighting5 min
- 19:55 into the second periodRob Ramage · fighting5 min
- 6:15 into the third periodTerry Ruskowski · fighting5 min
- 6:15 into the third periodRandy Pierce · fighting5 min
Season series
Colorado Rockies
| 4Mike McEwenD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 9Lanny McDonaldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Rene RobertR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 27Ron DelormeC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Randy PierceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 8Doug BerryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Lucien DeBloisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Don SaleskiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Barry SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 19Rey ComeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Bobby SheehanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 28Bob AttwellR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 5Dean TurnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Rob RamageD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 22Joel QuennevilleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 26Mike KitchenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hardy AstromG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Michel PlasseG | L | 34 | 5 | .853 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Reg KerrC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 16Rich PrestonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 22Grant MulveyR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 23J.P. BordeleauR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 12Tom LysiakC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 19Ron SedlbauerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 29Ted BulleyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 5Pat RibbleD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 7Doug LecuyerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 17Alain DaigleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Cliff KorollR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 14Mike O'connellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Keith BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike VeisorG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | W | 19 | 2 | .895 |