NHL game summary from December 21, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (7-23-5) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (20-4-7) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | STL, | Garry Unger 14 (Rick Shinske, Bob Murdoch), 9:37 |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 19 (Mike Bossy), 13:06 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 10 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 7:11 - PP |
| NYI, | John Tonelli 8 (Billy Harris, Wayne Merrick), 10:25 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 14 (Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson), :51 |
| NYI, | Mike Kaszycki 7 (Bob Bourne), 1:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Bert Marshall, NYI [Tripping] 3:36 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Hooking] 5:26 | ||
| Gerry Hart, NYI [Hooking] 14:38 | ||
| Larry Giroux, STL [Holding] 18:32 | ||
| 3: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 10:10 | |
Penalty time: STL: 4 minutes
NYI: 6 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Shinske | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 35 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 22 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 7- 4-11-22
NYI: 7-10- 7-24
Goalies: STL: Ed Staniowski (L, 4-9-0)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 11-1-6)
Referee: Wally Harris
Attendance: 14,425
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