NHL game summary from December 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicago Blackhawks (10-10-5) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (6-19-4) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | CHI, | Darcy Rota 8 (Reg Kerr, Grant Mulvey), 6:12 |
| CHI, | Keith Magnuson 1 (Stan Mikita), 11:39 | |
| STL, | Wayne Babych 14 (Bernie Federko, Jack Brownschidle), 16:41 - PP | |
| 2: | CHI, | Ted Bulley 6 (J.P. Bordeleau, Ivan Boldirev), 14:24 |
| 3: | CHI, | Reg Kerr 5 (Grant Mulvey), 9:07 |
| STL, | John Smrke 3 (Doug Palazzari, Jack Brownschidle), 17:04 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Grant Mulvey, CHI [Charging] 2:43 |
| Harvey Bennett, STL [Hi-sticking] 2:43 | |
| Alain Daigle, CHI [Fighting] 8:35 | |
| Larry Giroux, STL [Slashing, Fighting] 8:35 | |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Hooking] 16:05 | |
| 2: | Bob Murdoch, STL [Fighting] 2:00 |
| Darcy Rota, CHI [Slashing] 2:00 | |
| Darcy Rota, CHI [Fighting] 4:00 | |
| Doug Hicks, CHI [Hooking] 5:47 | |
| Dave Logan, CHI [Tripping] 11:15 | |
| 3: | Barry Gibbs, STL [Holding] 9:29 |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Hooking] 14:48 |
Penalty time: CHI: 22 minutes
STL: 16 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 33 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Bowness | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Palazzari | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 13- 8-12-33
STL: 10-16- 7-33
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 9-8-4)
STL: Phil Myre (L, 3-11-3)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Swede Knox
Attendance: 11,223
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