| Date | 22 February 1980 — 17:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Field House International Ice Rink, Lake Placid | |
| Referee | Karl-Gustav Kaisla |  FIN |
| Linesman | François Larochelle |  CAN |
| Linesman | Nico Toemen |  NED |
| Attendance | 8,500 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| – | Soviet Union |  URS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save% | Minutes Played | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23 | Dave Christian | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Dave Silk | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Mark Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 24 | Rob McClanahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 28 | John Harrington | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Mark Pavelich | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 25 | Buzz Schneider | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Steve Christoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Neal Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 21 | Mike Eruzione | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 19 | Eric Strobel | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Mark Wells | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 27 | Phil Verchota | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 17 | Jack O'Callahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Bill Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 20 | Rob Suter | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 30 | Jim Craig | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 92.3% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 4 | – | – | 36 | 92.3% | – | |||||
| Coach | Herb Brooks | ||||||||||
Soviet Union| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save% | Minutes Played | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13 | Boris Mikhaylov | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Vladimir Petrov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Valery Kharlamov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 24 | Sergey Makarov | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 25 | Vladimir Golikov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 23 | Aleksandr Golikov | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Aleksandr Maltsev | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Yury Lebedev | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Vladimir Krutov | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 26 | Aleksandr Skvortsov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 22 | Viktor Zhluktov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 19 | Helmūts Balderis | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 7 | Aleksey Kasatonov | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Vyacheslav Fetisov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Valery Vasilyev | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 12 | Sergey Starikov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 14 | Zinetula Bilyaletdinov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Vasily Pervukhin | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 20 | Vladislav Tretyak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75.0% | 20:00 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Vladimir Myshkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75.0% | 40:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 3 | – | – | 12 | 75.0% | – | |||||
| Coach | Viktor Tikhonov | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:12 (1) | Vladimir Krutov (Aleksey Kasatonov) | | 0-1 | EQ | |
| 14:03 (1) | Buzz Schneider (Mark Pavelich) | | 1-1 | EQ | |
| 17:34 (1) | Sergey Makarov (Aleksandr Golikov) | | 1-2 | EQ | |
| 19:59 (1) | Mark Johnson (Dave Christian, Dave Silk) | | 2-2 | EQ | |
| 22:28 (2) | Aleksandr Maltsev (Vladimir Krutov) | | 2-3 | PP1 | |
| 48:39 (3) | Mark Johnson (Dave Silk) | | 3-3 | PP1 | |
| 50:00 (3) | Mike Eruzione (Mark Pavelich, John Harrington) | | 4-3 | EQ |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | Jim Craig | | In | ||
| 0:00 (1) | Vladislav Tretyak | | In | ||
| 20:00 (2) | Vladimir Myshkin | | In | ||
| 20:00 (2) | Vladislav Tretyak | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Jim Craig | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Vladimir Myshkin | | Out |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:25 (1) | Boris Mikhaylov | | 2 | Hooking | |
| 20:58 (2) | John Harrington | | 2 | Holding | |
| 29:50 (2) | Jim Craig | | 2 | Delay of game | |
| 37:08 (2) | Ken Morrow | | 2 | Cross-checking | |
| 37:08 (2) | Yury Lebedev | | 2 | Unsportsmanlike conduct | |
| 46:47 (3) | Vladimir Krutov | | 2 | High sticking |
