NHL game summary from October 11, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (1-0-0) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (0-1-0) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Dan Labraaten 1 (Dennis Hextall, Nick Libett), 1:14 |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 1 (Reed Larson), 4:47 - PP | |
| STL, | Mike Walton 1 (Jamie Masters, Wayne Babych), 7:18 - PP | |
| STL, | Bill Fairbairn 1 (Inge Hammarstrom), 12:27 | |
| 2: | DET, | Reed Larson 1 (Dale McCourt, Errol Thompson), 9:02 - PP |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 1 (Errol Thompson, Vaclav Nedomansky), 10:31 - PP | |
| STL, | Brian Sutter 1 (Jamie Masters, Mike Walton), 15:03 - PP | |
| 3: | STL, | Curt Bennett 1 (Larry Giroux, Garry Unger), 4:30 |
| STL, | Garry Unger 1 (Curt Bennett, Doug Palazzari), 12:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wayne Babych, STL [Tripping] 3:23 | |
| Terry Harper, DET [Hi-sticking] 5:38 | ||
| Neil Komadoski, STL [Hi-sticking] 5:38 | ||
| Perry Miller, DET [Interference] 6:21 | ||
| Garry Unger, STL [Tripping] 8:21 | ||
| Larry Giroux, STL [Interference] 15:04 | ||
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Hooking] 16:42 | ||
| 2: | Neil Komadoski, STL [Hooking] 7:24 | |
| Barry Gibbs, STL [Slashing] 8:43 | ||
| Neil Komadoski, STL [Cross checking] 12:09 | ||
| Willie Huber, DET [Hooking] 13:54 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: STL: 14 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| 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 | -1 | 0 |
| Dick Lamby | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harvey Bennett | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Palazzari | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamie Masters | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Richardson | 36 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 14 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 14 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 11 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hanson | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brent Peterson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rogie Vachon | 40 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 5- 3- 6-14
DET: 14-17-11-42
Goalies: STL: Phil Myre (W, 1-0-0)
DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Ron Finn
Attendance: 14,872
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