NHL game summary from December 22, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (7-22-4) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (18-7-8) |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
1: STL, Larry Patey 9 (Curt Bennett, Bruce Affleck), 6:17 - PP
NYI, Clark Gillies 14 (Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin), 15:05
STL, Inge Hammarstrom 9 (Red Berenson, Brian Ogilvie), 17:43
2: NYI, Clark Gillies 15 (Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier), 1:07
NYI, Denis Potvin 5 (Stefan Persson, Billy Harris), 3:05 - PP
NYI, Bryan Trottier 23 (Clark Gillies, Mike Bossy), 8:23
STL, Garry Unger 13, 9:18
NYI, Bryan Trottier 24 (Mike Bossy, Stefan Persson), 16:57 - PP
3: NYI, J.P. Parise 11 (Jude Drouin, Stefan Persson), 15:27
Penalties:
1: Billy Harris, NYI [Holding] 5:02
2: Gary Holt, STL [Hooking] 1:26
Jimmy Roberts, STL [Interference] 15:00
Bob Bourne, NYI [Interference] 17:47
3: none
Penalty time: STL: 4 minutes
NYI: 4 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Frig | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 29 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 13- 9- 7-29
NYI: 7-12-13-32
Goalies: STL: Phil Myre (L, 3-10-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 11-2-6)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, John D'Amico
Attendance: 14,675
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