NHL game summary from March 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (41-14-12) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 St. Louis Blues (15-41-10) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | STL, | Bernie Federko 11 (Neil Komadoski, Rod Seiling), 13:22 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 47 (Bert Marshall, Mike Kaszycki), 14:30 | |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 11 (Billy Harris, Gerry Hart), 14:46 | |
| 2: | STL, | Bernie Federko 12 (Tony Currie, Brian Sutter), 6:17 - PP |
| STL, | Gary Holt 5 (Garry Unger, Curt Bennett), 12:17 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 48 (Denis Potvin, Mike Kaszycki), 16:00 - PP | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 21 (Jude Drouin), 17:55 | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 25 (Lorne Henning, Bob Nystrom), 18:44 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 26 (Jude Drouin), 15:44 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Neil Komadoski, STL 8:03 | |
| Gerry Hart, NYI 18:52 | ||
| 2: | Pat Price, NYI 4:42 | |
| Neil Komadoski, STL 9:03 | ||
| Bob Nystrom, NYI 9:38 | ||
| Bernie Federko, STL 15:36 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 6 minutes
STL: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Grant | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 14-11-11-36
STL: 8-17- 7-32
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 22-7-5)
STL: Phil Myre (L, 11-28-7),
Doug Grant Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Don Koharski Attendance: 9,962
Doug Grant Referee: Bob Myers Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Don Koharski Attendance: 9,962
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