NHL game summary from March 31, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (38-23-15) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 St. Louis Blues (17-47-12) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | PHI, | Mel Bridgman 22, 8:28 |
| PHI, | Behn Wilson 13 (Bill Barber), 11:38 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | PHI, | Paul Holmgren 16 (Rick MacLeish, Jimmy Watson), 4:03 |
| STL, | Bernie Federko 31 (Brian Sutter, Barry Gibbs), 4:41 | |
| STL, | Wayne Babych 27 (Brian Sutter, Bernie Federko), 10:12 | |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 26 (Blake Dunlop), 18:29 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bernie Federko, STL [Hooking] 4:57 |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Hooking] 8:51 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Holding] 14:05 | |
| 2: | Dave Hoyda, PHI [Interference] 9:19 |
| 3: | Wayne Stephenson, PHI [Tripping] 0:29 |
| Larry Patey, STL [Hi-sticking] 7:44 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Hi-sticking] 14:35 | |
| John Smrke, STL [Hi-sticking] 14:35 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Fighting] 16:35 | |
| John Smrke, STL [Fighting] 16:35 |
Penalty time: PHI: 15 minutes
STL: 11 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Frank Bathe | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Durbano | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Harvey Bennett | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 10- 7- 8-25
STL: 6- 9-13-28
Goalies: PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 18-8-5)
STL: Ed Staniowski (L, 9-23-3)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Bob Luther
Attendance: 7,838
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