| Date | 20 February 1980 — 20:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Field House International Ice Rink, Lake Placid | |
| Referee | Bernie Haley |  CAN |
| Linesman | Gary Hollett | CAN |
| Linesman | Nico Toemen |  NED |
| Attendance | 8,500 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period #1 | Period #2 | Period #3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| – | West Germany |  FRG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save % | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23 | Dave Christian | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Dave Silk | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Mark Johnson | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 24 | Rob McClanahan | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 28 | John Harrington | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Mark Pavelich | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 25 | Buzz Schneider | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Steve Christoff | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Neal Broten | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 21 | Mike Eruzione | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 19 | Eric Strobel | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Mark Wells | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 27 | Phil Verchota | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 17 | Jack O'Callahan | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Bill Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 20 | Rob Suter | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 30 | Jim Craig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 92.3% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 4 | – | – | 24 | 92.3% | – | |||||
| Coach | Herb Brooks | ||||||||||
West Germany| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save % | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 6 | Peter Scharf | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Rainer Philipp | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Franz Reindl | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Marcus Kuhl | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Martin Hinterstocker | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 14 | Uli Egen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Gerd Truntschka | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Hans Zach | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 18 | Hermann Hinterstocker | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 19 | Ernst Höfner | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 22 | Holger Meitinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Udo Kießling | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Harald Krüll | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 7 | Klaus Auhuber | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 23 | Horst-Peter Kretschmer | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 24 | Joachim Reil | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 2 | Sigmund Suttner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 87.5% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | – | – | 28 | 87.5% | – | |||||
| Coach | Hans Rampf | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:50 (1) | Horst-Peter Kretschmer | | 0-1 | EQ | |
| 19:45 (1) | Udo Kießling (Ernst Höfner, Horst-Peter Kretschmer) | | 0-2 | PP2 | |
| 27:40 (2) | Rob McClanahan (Mark Johnson, Dave Christian) | | 1-2 | PP1 | |
| 38:31 (2) | Neal Broten (Eric Strobel, Mike Eruzione) | | 2-2 | EQ | |
| 41:17 (3) | Rob McClanahan (Mark Johnson, Dave Christian) | | 3-2 | PP1 | |
| 44:17 (3) | Phil Verchota (Dave Christian, Mark Wells) | | 4-2 | EQ |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | Jim Craig | | In | ||
| 0:00 (1) | Sigmund Suttner | | In | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Jim Craig | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Sigmund Suttner | | Out |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:55 (1) | Peter Scharf | | 2 | Hooking | |
| 13:11 (1) | Jack O'Callahan | | 2 | Holding | |
| 19:41 (1) | Mark Johnson | | 2 | Elbowing | |
| 19:41 (1) | Dave Christian | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 19:41 (1) | Hans Zach | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 26:26 (2) | Rob Suter | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 26:26 (2) | Rainer Philipp | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 32:55 (2) | Mike Ramsey | | 2 | Charging | |
| 47:19 (3) | Phil Verchota | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 53:45 (3) | Steve Christoff | | 2 | Hooking | |
| 55:10 (3) | Ken Morrow | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 59:12 (3) | Horst-Peter Kretschmer | | 2 | Hooking |
