NHL game summary from February 24, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (13-40-8) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Montreal Canadiens (41-10-8) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | STL, | Larry Patey 7 (John Smrke), 3:15 - SH |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 20 (Larry Robinson, Rejean Houle), 4:15 | |
| MTL, | Guy Lafleur 44 (Mark Napier), 12:05 - PP | |
| 2: | STL, | Inge Hammarstrom 5 (Garry Unger, Tony Currie), 7:03 |
| STL, | Brian Sutter 31 (Bernie Federko, Wayne Babych), 8:09 | |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 13, 9:58 | |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 14 (Doug Risebrough), 11:29 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 26 (Inge Hammarstrom, Tony Currie), 12:33 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Yvon Lambert 21 (Jacques Lemaire, Guy Lafleur), 7:03 - PP |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 22 (Doug Risebrough, Yvon Lambert), 18:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, STL [Too many men on the ice] 1:33 |
| Larry Giroux, STL [Holding] 11:49 | |
| 2: | Larry Giroux, STL [Hooking] 0:36 |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Slashing] 17:29 | |
| 3: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Holding] 3:10 |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Holding] 5:59 |
Penalty time: STL: 8 minutes
MTL: 4 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 27 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 8-12- 9-29
MTL: 14-10- 7-31
Goalies: STL: Ed Staniowski (L, 7-18-2)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 26-5-5)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,833
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