NHL game summary from January 3, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (8-27-6) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (14-18-4) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1: MIN, Al MacAdam 10 (Bobby Smith), 8:57 - PP
STL, Wayne Babych 20 (Garry Unger, Bernie Federko), 12:34 - PP
2: MIN, Bobby Smith 12 (Glen Sharpley, Al MacAdam), 1:50
MIN, Al MacAdam 11 (Bobby Smith, Gary Sargent), 10:25 - PP
STL, Bernie Federko 14 (Brian Sutter, Barry Gibbs), 14:07
STL, Garry Unger 17 (Brian Ogilvie), 15:01
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Greg Smith, MIN [Holding] 3:37
Bruce Affleck, STL [Holding] 7:28
Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hooking] 11:09
Kent-Erik Andersson, MIN [Hooking] 12:25
2: Larry Giroux, STL [Interference] 9:19
3: Tom Younghans, MIN [Hooking] 9:01
Penalty time: STL: 4 minutes
MIN: 8 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Shinske | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Harvey Bennett | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 35 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Jackson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Eaves | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 12-12- 5-29
MIN: 13-14- 8-35
Goalies: STL: Phil Myre (T, 4-14-5)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (T, 11-11-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 8,118
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