NHL game summary from December 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (6-22-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (17-11-4) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 14, 13:25 |
| 3: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 15 (Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber), 9:24 |
| PHI, | Blake Dunlop 10 (Rick MacLeish, Behn Wilson), 9:32 | |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 16 (Bobby Clarke), 17:30 - SH | |
| STL, | Bernie Federko 13, 19:09 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Stewart, STL [Holding] 0:48 | |
| Barry Dean, PHI [Hi-sticking] 6:40 | ||
| Larry Giroux, STL [Holding] 14:08 | ||
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Slashing] 19:24 | ||
| Larry Patey, STL [Slashing] 19:24 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Behn Wilson, PHI [Hooking] 10:53 | |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Boarding] 16:10 | ||
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Delay of game] 19:09 | ||
Penalty time: STL: 6 minutes
PHI: 10 minutes
| 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 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Shinske | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 35 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 17 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Yves Preston | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pete Peeters | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 6- 4- 7-17
PHI: 13-11-12-36
Goalies: STL: Phil Myre (L, 3-12-4)
PHI: Pete Peeters (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,077
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