NHL game summary from January 5, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (14-19-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (15-16-6) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 5 (John Tonelli, Gord Lane), 7:35 |
| STL, | Brian Sutter 12 (Ralph Klassen, Joe Micheletti), 17:28 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 6 (John Tonelli), 12:09 - PP |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 23 (Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson), 19:36 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 8:08 |
| Rick Lapointe, STL [Holding] 12:56 | |
| Bernie Federko, STL [Slashing] 17:31 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Hi-sticking] 19:59 | |
| 2: | Billy Smith, NYI [Tripping] 3:04 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Interference] 9:58 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Tripping] 15:24 | |
| 3: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 0:36 |
| Rick Lapointe, STL [Holding] 10:19 | |
| Bryan Maxwell, STL [Holding] 18:43 |
Penalty time: STL: 10 minutes
NYI: 10 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Lefley | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 5-13- 5-23
NYI: 4-13-15-32
Goalies: STL: Mike Liut (L, 12-11-4)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 8-9-4)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 14,995
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