NHL game summary from December 17, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (12-11-8) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (13-13-5) |
0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 1: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 6 (Bert Marshall, Craig Cameron), 5:13 |
| 2: | STL, | Pierre Plante 11 (Chuck Lefley), 2:28 |
| STL, | Wayne Merrick 12, 4:07 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 17 (Craig Patrick, Barclay Plager), 5:37 | |
| STL, | Pierre Plante 12 (Bob Plager, Garnet "Ace" Bailey), 6:48 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 8 (Walt Ledingham), 13:14 | |
| 3: | STL, | Garry Unger 18 (Craig Patrick, Claude Larose), 4:27 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 9 (Doug Rombough, Billy MacMillan), 6:30 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 14 (Doug Rombough, Billy MacMillan), 7:19 | |
| STL, | Larry Sacharuk 8, 8:17 | |
| STL, | Floyd Thomson 3 (Garry Unger, Bob Gassoff), 10:07 | |
| STL, | Pierre Plante 13 (Chuck Lefley), 12:09 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gerry Hart, NYI [Interference] 6:38 | |
| Bob Hess, STL [Elbowing] 9:48 | ||
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 14:59 | ||
| 2: | Garry Unger, STL [Hooking] 10:11 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 16:40 | ||
| Craig Patrick, STL [Hooking] 17:19 | ||
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 17:45 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
STL: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Rombough | 22 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Walt Ledingham | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Sacharuk | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Palazzari | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Wilson | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Craig Patrick | 27 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 10-11- 7-28
STL: 10-15-12-37
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 8-8-8)
STL: John Davidson (W, 9-7-4)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Luther
Attendance: 17,249
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