| Date | 18 February 1980 — 20:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Field House International Ice Rink, Lake Placid | |
| Referee | Viktor Dombrovsky |  URS |
| Linesman | Kent Stuart |  CAN |
| Linesman | Gary Hollett | CAN |
| Attendance | 8,500 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period #1 | Period #2 | Period #3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| – | Romania |  ROU | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save % | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23 | Dave Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 8 | Dave Silk | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Mark Johnson | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 24 | Rob McClanahan | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 28 | John Harrington | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Mark Pavelich | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 25 | Buzz Schneider | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 11 | Steve Christoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 9 | Neal Broten | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 21 | Mike Eruzione | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 19 | Eric Strobel | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Mark Wells | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 27 | Phil Verchota | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 17 | Jack O'Callahan | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 6 | Bill Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 3 | Ken Morrow | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Mike Ramsey | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 20 | Rob Suter | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 30 | Jim Craig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 90.5% | 60:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 7 | – | – | 19 | 90.5% | – | |||||
| Coach | Herb Brooks | ||||||||||
Romania| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Assists | Penalties in Minutes (PIM) | Saves | Save % | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 6 | Doru Tureanu | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 7 | Dumitru Axinte | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 10 | Marian Costea | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 12 | Constantin Nistor | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 15 | Alexandru Hălăucă | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 16 | Laszlo Solyom | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 17 | Bela Nagy | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 18 | Traian Cazacu | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 20 | Adrian Olenici | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 21 | Marian Pisaru | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Forward | 24 | Zoltan Nagy | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 2 | Mihail Lucian Popescu | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 4 | Ion Berdilă | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 5 | Șandor Gal | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 8 | Elöd Antal | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 9 | Istvan Antal | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 14 | Doru Moroșan | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Defense | 19 | Gheorghe Justinian | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Valerian Netedu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 88.9% | 40:00 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 22 | Gheorghe Huțan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 80.0% | 20:00 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | – | – | 44 | 86.3% | – | |||||
| Coach | Ștefan Ionescu | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:03 (1) | Buzz Schneider (Mark Pavelich, John Harrington) | | 1-0 | EQ | |
| 15:52 (1) | Eric Strobel (Buzz Schneider, Mike Ramsey) | | 2-0 | EQ | |
| 29:34 (2) | Mark Wells (Phil Verchota, Ken Morrow) | | 3-0 | EQ | |
| 33:40 (2) | Doru Tureanu (Constantin Nistor) | | 3-1 | EQ | |
| 37:05 (2) | Buzz Schneider (John Harrington) | | 4-1 | EQ | |
| 48:14 (3) | Steve Christoff (Jack O'Callahan) | | 5-1 | PP1 | |
| 52:48 (3) | Alexandru Hălăucă (Doru Moroșan) | | 5-2 | EQ | |
| 56:12 (3) | Neal Broten (Mike Eruzione) | | 6-2 | EQ | |
| 58:09 (3) | Rob McClanahan (Mark Johnson) | | 7-2 | EQ |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 (1) | Jim Craig | | In | ||
| 0:00 (1) | Valerian Netedu | | In | ||
| 40:00 (3) | Gheorghe Huțan | | In | ||
| 40:00 (3) | Valerian Netedu | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Jim Craig | | Out | ||
| 60:00 (3) | Gheorghe Huțan | | Out |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:58 (1) | Traian Cazacu | | 2 | Holding | |
| 20:47 (2) | Mike Ramsey | | 2 | Cross-checking | |
| 32:59 (2) | Mark Pavelich | | 2 | Tripping | |
| 39:55 (2) | Ion Berdilă | | 2 | Interference | |
| 42:18 (3) | Șandor Gal | | 2 | Hooking | |
| 46:46 (3) | Laszlo Solyom | | 2 | Tripping | |
| 59:03 (3) | Traian Cazacu | | 2 | Roughing | |
| 59:03 (3) | Mark Johnson | | 2 | Roughing |
