| 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 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period #1 | Period #2 | Period #3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| – | Norway |  NOR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save % | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23 | Dave Christian | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Dave Silk | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Mark Johnson | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 24 | Rob McClanahan | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 28 | John Harrington | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Mark Pavelich | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 25 | Buzz Schneider | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| 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 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Mark Wells | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 27 | Phil Verchota | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 17 | Jack O'Callahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Bill Baker | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Ken Morrow | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 20 | Rob Suter | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 30 | Jim Craig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 95.5% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 5 | – | – | 21 | 95.5% | – | |||||
| Coach | Herb Brooks | ||||||||||
Norway| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save % | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 5 | Håkon Lundenes | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Geir Myhre | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Morten Johansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Morten Sethereng | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Knut Andresen | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Tore Falch Nilsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 13 | Tom Røymark | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Vidar Johansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Petter Thoresen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 18 | Knut Fjeldsgaard | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 22 | Stephen Foyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Nils Nilsen | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Thor Martinsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Trond Abrahamsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 7 | Rune Molberg | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 14 | Øivind Løsåmoen | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 16 | Erik Pedersen | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 21 | Øystein Jarlsbo | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Jim Marthinsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 88.4% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | – | – | 38 | 88.4% | – | |||||
| Coach | Ronald Pettersson | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:19 (1) | Geir Myhre (Øivind Løsåmoen) | | 0-1 | PP1 | |
| 20:41 (2) | Mike Eruzione | | 1-1 | PP1 | |
| 24:51 (2) | Mark Johnson (Dave Christian, Rob McClanahan) | | 2-1 | EQ | |
| 33:31 (2) | Dave Silk (Mark Pavelich, Ken Morrow) | | 3-1 | EQ | |
| 44:28 (3) | Mark Wells (Rob McClanahan, Eric Strobel) | | 4-1 | EQ | |
| 51:29 (3) | Ken Morrow (Dave Silk, Phil Verchota) | | 5-1 | EQ |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | Jim Craig | | In | ||
| 0:00 (1) | Jim Marthinsen | | In | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Jim Craig | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Jim Marthinsen | | Out |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:21 (1) | Rune Molberg | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 2:38 (1) | Mark Johnson | | 2 | Hooking | |
| 3:56 (1) | Rune Molberg | | 2 | Interference | |
| 4:39 (1) | Phil Verchota | | 2 | Elbowing | |
| 5:37 (1) | Erik Pedersen | | 2 | High sticking | |
| 14:01 (1) | Buzz Schneider | | 2 | Charging | |
| 30:21 (2) | Knut Andresen | | 2 | Tripping | |
| 35:44 (2) | Eric Strobel | | 2 | Holding | |
| 35:44 (2) | Nils Nilsen | | 2 | Slashing | |
| 40:25 (3) | Knut Andresen | | 2 | Tripping | |
| 41:55 (3) | Erik Pedersen | | 2 | High sticking | |
| 45:03 (3) | Bill Baker | | 2 | Tripping | |
| 59:36 (3) | Rob Suter | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 59:36 (3) | Geir Myhre | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 59:36 (3) | Rob Suter | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 59:36 (3) | Geir Myhre | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 59:54 (3) | Bill Baker | | 2 | Interference |
