NHL game summary from December 16, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (18-4-7) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (6-21-5) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | STL, | John Smrke 4 (Curt Bennett, Larry Patey), 11:56 |
| 3: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 17 (Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin), 5:20 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 12 (Bryan Trottier, Bob Nystrom), 6:55 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 13 (Curt Bennett, Bernie Federko), 19:07 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Patey, STL [Holding] 1:00 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Charging] 4:19 | |
| 2: | Wayne Babych, STL [Holding] 14:33 |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Holding] 14:54 | |
| Mike Kaszycki, NYI [Slashing] 16:10 | |
| Brian Ogilvie, STL [Slashing] 16:10 | |
| 3: | Pat Price, NYI [Holding] 2:18 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 9:16 |
Penalty time: NYI: 10 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Palazzari | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 35 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9- 8- 7-24
STL: 7- 8-11-26
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (T, 10-1-6)
STL: Phil Myre (T, 3-11-4)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Bob Luther
Attendance: 9,082
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