NHL game summary from March 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (17-35-16) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 St. Louis Blues (17-42-10) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | STL, | Inge Hammarstrom 8 (Larry Giroux, Jack Brownschidle), 12:06 |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 15 (Perry Miller, Reed Larson), 18:03 | |
| DET, | Dan Bolduc 14 (Bill Hogaboam, Reed Larson), 19:07 | |
| 2: | DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 35 (Andre St. Laurent, Jean Hamel), 9:20 |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Andre St. Laurent, DET [Interference] 1:23 |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Tripping] 10:04 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 13:20 | |
| 2: | Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 1:56 |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Tripping] 3:11 | |
| Greg Joly, DET [Hooking] 4:38 | |
| Garry Unger, STL [Slashing] 8:38 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Slashing] 8:38 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Roughing] 17:10 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Roughing] 17:10 | |
| 3: | Jean Hamel, DET [Fighting] 9:01 |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 9:01 | |
| Errol Thompson, DET [Hooking] 9:01 |
Penalty time: DET: 21 minutes
STL: 11 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 29 | ||||||
| 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 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Labatte | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -2 | 5 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 6-16- 7-29
STL: 10-10-11-31
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 7-10-5)
STL: Phil Myre (L, 8-21-7),
Ed Staniowski Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Jim Christison, Randy Mitton Attendance: 9,452
Ed Staniowski Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Jim Christison, Randy Mitton Attendance: 9,452
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