NHL game summary from December 20, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (13-14-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Atlanta Flames (14-15-5) |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
1: STL, Wayne Merrick 13 (Bill Collins, Floyd Thomson), 3:14
2: STL, Wayne Merrick 14 (Garry Unger, Bob Hess), 6:28 - PP
ATL, Tom Lysiak 10 (Tim Ecclestone), 6:45
ATL, Jacques Richard 6 (Jean Lemieux), 8:02
ATL, Fred "Buster" Harvey 11 (Curt Bennett, Rey Comeau), 9:47
3: ATL, Bob Leiter 6 (Tom Lysiak, Curt Bennett), 11:12 - PP
ATL, Dwight Bialowas 3 (Tom Lysiak), 14:41
ATL, Bob Leiter 7 (Keith McCreary, Larry Romanchych), 15:20
Penalties:
1: Noel Price, ATL [Hi-sticking] 7:09
Floyd Thomson, STL [Slashing] 7:09
Rey Comeau, ATL [Tripping] 7:29
Bench penalty, ATL [Delay of game] 9:18
Dan Bouchard, ATL [Misconduct] 9:18
Bob Hess, STL [Holding] 10:52
Pierre Plante, STL [Tripping] 16:17
2: Curt Bennett, ATL [Tripping] 6:14
Bench penalty, ATL [Too many men on the ice] 19:33
3: Bob Murray, ATL [Hooking] 8:13
Garry Unger, STL [Slashing] 10:10
Penalty time: STL: 8 minutes
ATL: 22 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Gassoff | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 11 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Stan Gilbertson | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Collins | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Rick Wilson | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Craig Patrick | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -20 | 32 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Lemieux | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacques Richard | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Hextall | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Bialowas | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 11- 8-13-32
ATL: 9-12-10-31
Goalies: STL: Eddie Johnston (L, 4-7-1)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (W, 7-8-2)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 12,717
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