All NHL game summaries from January 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (31-9-7) |
2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
 St. Louis Blues (10-32-7) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 13 (Mario Tremblay, Yvon Lambert), 4:37 |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 33 (Pierre Mondou, Mark Napier), 8:21 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Mario Tremblay 17 (Larry Robinson), :16 |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 14 (Yvon Lambert, Mario Tremblay), 1:03 | |
| MTL, | Pat Hughes 7 (Doug Jarvis, Bob Gainey), 6:08 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Mondou 16 (Guy Lafleur), 7:09 | |
| STL, | Bob Murdoch 6 (Brian Sutter, Bernie Federko), 19:32 | |
| 3: | STL, | Mike Crombeen 1 (Inge Hammarstrom, Mike Zuke), 2:46 |
| STL, | Bob Murdoch 7 (Jack Brownschidle, Mike Zuke), 8:04 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Hooking] 16:41 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Rick Chartraw, MTL [Holding] 7:03 | |
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
STL: 0 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Newman | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Hughes | 30 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Neil Labatte | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9-15- 6-30
STL: 13- 9- 9-31
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 21-4-5)
STL: Ed Staniowski (L, 5-13-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 9,563
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