| Date | 16 February 1980 — 13:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid | |
| Referee | Karl-Gustav Kaisla | FIN |
| Linesman | Norio Fukuda | JPN |
| Linesman | Nico Toemen | NED |
| Attendance | 1,500 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USA | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Norway | NOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Time | Score | Nat | Scorer (assists) | Situation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:19 (1) | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Geir Myhre (Øivind Løsåmoen) | Power play (1) | |
| 20:41 (2) | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Mike Eruzione | Power play (1) | |
| 24:51 (2) | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Mark Johnson (Dave Christian, Rob McClanahan) | Equal-handed | |
| 33:31 (2) | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Dave Silk (Mark Pavelich, Ken Morrow) | Equal-handed | |
| 44:28 (3) | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Mark Wells (Rob McClanahan, Eric Strobel) | Equal-handed | |
| 51:29 (3) | 5 – 1 | ![]() | Ken Morrow (Dave Silk, Phil Verchota) | Equal-handed |
| Time | PIM | Nat | Player | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:21 (1) | 2 | ![]() | Rune Molberg | Roughing | |
| 2:38 (1) | 2 | ![]() | Mark Johnson | Hooking | |
| 3:56 (1) | 2 | ![]() | Rune Molberg | Interference | |
| 4:39 (1) | 2 | ![]() | Phil Verchota | Elbowing | |
| 5:37 (1) | 2 | ![]() | Erik Pedersen | High sticking | |
| 14:01 (1) | 2 | ![]() | Buzz Schneider | Charging | |
| 30:21 (2) | 2 | ![]() | Knut Andresen | Tripping | |
| 35:44 (2) | 2 | ![]() | Eric Strobel | Holding | |
| 35:44 (2) | 2 | ![]() | Nils Nilsen | Slashing | |
| 40:25 (3) | 2 | ![]() | Knut Andresen | Tripping | |
| 41:55 (3) | 2 | ![]() | Erik Pedersen | High sticking | |
| 45:03 (3) | 2 | ![]() | Bill Baker | Tripping | |
| 59:36 (3) | 2 | ![]() | Rob Suter | Roughing | |
| 59:36 (3) | 2 | ![]() | Geir Myhre | Roughing | |
| 59:36 (3) | 2 | ![]() | Rob Suter | Roughing | |
| 59:36 (3) | 2 | ![]() | Geir Myhre | Roughing | |
| 59:54 (3) | 2 | ![]() | Bill Baker | Interference |
| Time | Nat | Player | In/Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | ![]() | Jim Craig | Goalkeeper In |
| 0:00 (1) | ![]() | Jim Marthinsen | Goalkeeper In |
| 60:00 (3) | ![]() | Jim Craig | Goalkeeper Out |
| 60:00 (3) | ![]() | Jim Marthinsen | Goalkeeper Out |
United States| Pos | Nr | Player | Shift | Mins | Goals | Shots | Assists | +/- | PIM | Saves | Save % | GK In | GK Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 23 | Dave Christian | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 8 | Dave Silk | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 10 | Mark Johnson | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | 24 | Rob McClanahan | – | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 28 | John Harrington | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 16 | Mark Pavelich | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 25 | Buzz Schneider | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | 11 | Steve Christoff | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 9 | Neal Broten | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 21 | Mike Eruzione | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 19 | Eric Strobel | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| F | 15 | Mark Wells | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 27 | Phil Verchota | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| D | 17 | Jack O'Callahan | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 6 | Bill Baker | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | – | |||||
| D | 3 | Ken Morrow | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 5 | Mike Ramsey | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 20 | Rob Suter | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | – | |||||
| GK | 30 | Jim Craig | – | 60:00 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 21 | 95.5% | |||||
| Coach | Herb Brooks |
Norway| Pos | Nr | Player | Shift | Mins | Goals | Shots | Assists | +/- | PIM | Saves | Save % | GK In | GK Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | Håkon Lundenes | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 8 | Geir Myhre | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | – | |||||
| F | 9 | Morten Johansen | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 10 | Morten Sethereng | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 11 | Knut Andresen | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | – | |||||
| F | 12 | Tore Falch Nilsen | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 13 | Tom Røymark | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 15 | Vidar Johansen | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 17 | Petter Thoresen | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 18 | Knut Fjeldsgaard | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| F | 22 | Stephen Foyn | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 3 | Nils Nilsen | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | |||||
| D | 4 | Thor Martinsen | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 6 | Trond Abrahamsen | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 7 | Rune Molberg | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | – | |||||
| D | 14 | Øivind Løsåmoen | – | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| D | 16 | Erik Pedersen | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | – | |||||
| D | 21 | Øystein Jarlsbo | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | |||||
| GK | 1 | Jim Marthinsen | – | 60:00 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 38 | 88.4% | |||||
| Coach | Ronald Pettersson |