NHL game summary from December 26, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (13-17-3) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 St. Louis Blues (7-25-5) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Mike Polich 3 (Steve Payne), 9:18 |
| MIN, | Tim Young 7 (Jean Potvin, Ron Zanussi), 15:25 | |
| STL, | Wayne Babych 16 (Bob Stewart, Barry Gibbs), 19:08 | |
| 2: | STL, | Brian Ogilvie 1 (Barry Gibbs, Garry Unger), 6:13 |
| MIN, | Per-Olov Brasar 3 (Tim Young, Ron Zanussi), 9:26 - PP | |
| STL, | Jack Brownschidle 3 (Brian Ogilvie), 10:22 - PP | |
| STL, | Brian Sutter 20 (Larry Giroux, Bernie Federko), 15:51 | |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 8 (Jean Potvin, Per-Olov Brasar), 19:54 - PP | |
| 3: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 9 (Bobby Smith, Steve Payne), 1:26 |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 9 (Al MacAdam, Jean Potvin), 19:57 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 3:21 |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Game misconduct] 3:21 | |
| Bill Butters, MIN [Roughing, Fighting] 3:21 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Cross checking] 16:29 | |
| 2: | Rick Shinske, STL [Tripping] 2:03 |
| Garry Unger, STL [Hooking] 8:56 | |
| J.P. Parise, MIN [Slashing] 9:58 | |
| Bob Stewart, STL [Tripping] 11:44 | |
| Wayne Babych, STL [Holding] 18:56 | |
| 3: | Jean Potvin, MIN [Interference] 9:25 |
Penalty time: MIN: 23 minutes
STL: 13 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Shinske | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 35 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-12- 9-29
STL: 10- 4-11-25
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 10-10-1)
STL: Ed Staniowski (L, 4-10-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Bob Luther
Attendance: 10,895
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