NHL game summary from December 30, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (19-13-6) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 St. Louis Blues (8-26-5) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | STL, | Bob Murdoch 3 (Jack Brownschidle, Barry Gibbs), 9:44 |
| STL, | Bob Stewart 3 (Harvey Bennett, Larry Patey), 17:00 | |
| 2: | STL, | Curt Bennett 8 (Harvey Bennett, Larry Patey), 8:45 |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 7 (Bob Kelly, Mel Bridgman), 14:49 | |
| STL, | Jack Brownschidle 4 (Curt Bennett, Harvey Bennett), 18:38 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 10 (Reggie Leach, Frank Bathe), 1:10 |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 16, 2:44 | |
| STL, | Garry Unger 16 (Brian Ogilvie), 18:07 | |
| STL, | Larry Patey 5 (Curt Bennett), 19:03 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Garry Unger, STL [Hooking] 12:12 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Fighting] 15:41 | ||
| Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 15:41 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: PHI: 5 minutes
STL: 7 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Yves Preston | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pete Peeters | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Bathe | 38 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 43 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 31 | ||||||
| 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 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| Rick Shinske | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harvey Bennett | 18 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 35 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 10-10-11-31
STL: 10-16-12-38
Goalies: PHI: Pete Peeters (L, 1-2-1)
STL: Phil Myre (W, 4-13-4)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 10,178
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