NHL game summary from January 2, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (8-27-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Colorado Rockies (8-25-6) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | STL, | Wayne Babych 18 (Bruce Affleck, Bernie Federko), 15:06 |
| 2: | STL, | Wayne Babych 19 (Bernie Federko, Barry Gibbs), 8:58 |
| COL, | Wilf Paiement 11 (Ralph Klassen, Barry Beck), 19:42 | |
| 3: | COL, | Ron Delorme 7 (Rey Comeau, Ralph Klassen), :50 |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 8 (Rey Comeau, Dennis Owchar), 8:51 | |
| COL, | John Van Boxmeer 4, 19:22 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Barry Beck, COL [Fighting] 6:42 | |
| Curt Bennett, STL [Roughing, Fighting] 6:42 | ||
| Mike Kitchen, COL [Tripping] 19:09 | ||
| 2: | Dennis Owchar, COL [Fighting] 7:56 | |
| Curt Bennett, STL [Fighting] 7:56 | ||
| Larry Giroux, STL [Tripping] 13:40 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: STL: 14 minutes
COL: 12 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 35 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 21 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 12- 4- 5-21
COL: 11- 9-16-36
Goalies: STL: Phil Myre (L, 4-14-4)
COL: Michel Plasse (W, 4-13-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Bob Luther
Attendance: 4,620
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