NHL game summary from December 17, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (10-14-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 St. Louis Blues (7-20-3) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1: DET, Dennis Hull 2 (Larry Wright, Vaclav Nedomansky), 14:06
STL, Garry Unger 11, 14:44
2: DET, Reed Larson 9, 8:49 - SH
3: DET, Greg Joly 5 (Dennis Hull), 11:16
STL, Bill Fairbairn 4 (Gary Holt, Bruce Affleck), 12:26
Penalties:
1: Garry Unger, STL [Charging] 7:09
Andre St. Laurent, DET [Hi-sticking] 10:15
2: Nick Libett, DET [Tripping] 6:50
Curt Bennett, STL [Holding] 13:31
3: Terry Harper, DET [Hooking] 19:21
Penalty time: DET: 6 minutes
STL: 4 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Vasko | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 26 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Frig | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 13-10- 3-26
STL: 6-11- 8-25
Goalies: DET: Ron Low (W, 5-3-2)
STL: Phil Myre (L, 3-8-0)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 10,431
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