NHL game summary from January 6, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (9-26-6) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (8-28-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | COL, | Andy Spruce 3 (Gary Croteau, Paul Gardner), 9:29 |
| COL, | Gary Croteau 17 (Barry Beck, Andy Spruce), 17:09 | |
| 2: | STL, | Wayne Babych 21 (Bernie Federko, Jack Brownschidle), 5:08 - PP |
| COL, | Ron Delorme 10 (Paul Gardner, Andy Spruce), 7:28 - PP | |
| 3: | COL, | Wilf Paiement 12 (Randy Pierce), 19:16 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Van Boxmeer, COL [Hooking] 12:53 | |
| Larry Giroux, STL [Hooking] 17:58 | ||
| 2: | Larry Giroux, STL [Cross checking] 2:05 | |
| Gary Croteau, COL [Tripping] 4:11 | ||
| Larry Giroux, STL [Tripping] 5:33 | ||
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Hooking] 13:19 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: COL: 6 minutes
STL: 6 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Plasse | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 20 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 35 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 11- 5- 4-20
STL: 10- 8-12-30
Goalies: COL: Michel Plasse (W, 5-14-1)
STL: Phil Myre (L, 4-15-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Bob Luther
Attendance: 9,022
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