NHL game summary from March 7, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (40-13-11) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 St. Louis Blues (16-40-9) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NYI, | John Tonelli 15 (Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin), 7:00 |
| STL, | Bob Stewart 4 (Wayne Babych, Brian Sutter), 14:34 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 13 (Bert Marshall, Lorne Henning), 15:03 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 52 (John Tonelli, Bryan Trottier), 13:11 |
| STL, | Brian Sutter 34 (Bernie Federko, Wayne Babych), 18:17 | |
| STL, | Mike Zuke 5 (Mike Crombeen, John Smrke), 19:31 | |
| 3: | STL, | Larry Patey 8 (Brian Sutter, Wayne Babych), 9:13 |
| STL, | Larry Patey 9 (Larry Giroux, Wayne Babych), 11:49 | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 25 (Billy Harris, Lorne Henning), 13:07 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 14 (Lorne Henning, Bob Nystrom), 17:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Hector Marini, NYI [Holding] 4:30 | |
| Larry Giroux, STL [Holding] 10:17 | ||
| 2: | Bernie Federko, STL [Hooking] 14:06 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 14:21 | ||
| Larry Giroux, STL [Fighting] 14:21 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 7 minutes
STL: 9 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Hector Marini | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Hordy | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Neil Labatte | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 6-10- 9-25
STL: 4- 7-11-22
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (T, 21-7-2)
STL: Phil Myre (T, 7-20-6)
Referee: Charles Banfield
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 11,135
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