Colorado Rockies vs Detroit Red Wings
Regular season · Wednesday, January 16, 1980 · Joe Louis Arena
Game summary
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Colorado Rockies 5–1 on Wednesday, January 16, 1980 at Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Rockies 40–22.
Peter Mahovlich scored twice. Reed Larson, Mike Foligno, Lucien DeBlois and Errol Thompson also scored.
Rogie Vachon made 21 saves on 22 shots for the win; Bill Oleschuk stopped 35 of 40.
Scoring
2nd period
Peter Mahovlich (8)Dale McCourt (24), Vaclav Nedomansky (19)0–107:50 DET ·
3rd period
Reed Larson (10)Paul Woods (11), Dan Bolduc (3)0–205:07 DET- Peter Mahovlich (9)Dan Labraaten (21), Vaclav Nedomansky (20)0–308:04 DET
Mike Foligno (14)Dale McCourt (25), Willie Huber (12)0–409:29 DET
Lucien DeBlois (15)Jack Valiquette (20), Lanny McDonald (20)1–412:38 CLR · 
Errol Thompson (20)Mike Foligno (20), Peter Mahovlich (29)1–519:46 DET ·
Team stats
CLRDET
2240
0%0%
1/62/4
2327
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:48 into the first period
Rob Ramage · fighting5 min - 5:48 into the first period
Jim Korn · roughing2 min - 5:48 into the first periodJim Korn · fighting5 min
- 15:20 into the first periodJohn Flesch · slashing2 min
- 19:14 into the first periodErrol Thompson · holding2 min
- 4:11 into the second periodLanny McDonald · fighting5 min
- 4:11 into the second periodWillie Huber · elbowing2 min
- 4:11 into the second periodDennis Polonich · fighting5 min
- 7:08 into the second periodMike McEwen · holding2 min
- 12:06 into the second periodJohn Hilworth · tripping2 min
- 18:18 into the second periodDale McCourt · holding2 min
- 11:19 into the third periodDan Bolduc · hooking2 min
- 15:11 into the third periodMike Kitchen · elbowing2 min
- 18:23 into the third periodRob Ramage · holding2 min
- 18:23 into the third periodRob Ramage · fighting5 min
- 18:23 into the third periodJim Korn · fighting5 min
Season series
Colorado Rockies
| 9Lanny McDonaldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 10Lucien DeBloisC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 15Jack ValiquetteC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Randy PierceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Don SaleskiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 14Rene RobertR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 16John FleschR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Barry SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 18Gary CroteauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Bobby SheehanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Ron DelormeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Nick BeverleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 3Mike ChristieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 4Mike McEwenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 6Rob RamageD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 22Joel QuennevilleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 26Mike KitchenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hardy AstromG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Bill OleschukG | L | 40 | 5 | .875 |
Detroit Red Wings
| 11Peter MahovlichC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 10Dale McCourtC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 20Vaclav NedomanskyC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 12Errol ThompsonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 15Paul WoodsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 19Dan BolducR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 21Dan LabraatenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Willie HuberD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 8Dennis PolonichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25John OgrodnickL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 2Barry LongD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 5Jean HamelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Greg JolyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 26Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 29John HilworthD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jim RutherfordG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Rogie VachonG | W | 22 | 1 | .955 |