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New York Islanders vs St. Louis Blues

Regular season · Tuesday, November 20, 1979 · St. Louis Arena

Game summary

The St. Louis Blues beat the New York Islanders 6–3 on Tuesday, November 20, 1979 at St. Louis Arena. The Blues outshot the Islanders 27–24.

Goals came from Perry Turnbull, Larry Patey, Brian Sutter, Mike Bossy, Blair Chapman, Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies, Bernie Federko and Blake Dunlop.

Mike Liut made 21 saves on 24 shots for the win; Glenn Resch stopped 21 of 27.

Goals
New York IslandersNYI021324
St. Louis BluesSTL222627

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Team stats

NYISTL
2427
0%0%
3/52/6
3129
00
00
00
00

Penalties

  • 3:44 into the first periodBobby Nystrom · high sticking2 min
  • 3:44 into the first periodPerry Turnbull · interference2 min
  • 5:19 into the first periodDenis Potvin · hooking2 min
  • 10:42 into the first periodBrian Sutter · interference2 min
  • 15:48 into the first periodFloyd Thomson · hooking2 min
  • 3:04 into the second periodWayne Merrick · hooking2 min
  • 5:44 into the second periodPerry Turnbull · hooking2 min
  • 6:51 into the second periodDave Langevin · holding2 min
  • 10:28 into the second periodClark Gillies · fighting5 min
  • 10:28 into the second periodNeil Komadoski · fighting5 min
  • 11:35 into the second periodGarry Howatt · elbowing2 min
  • 16:45 into the second periodBilly Harris · slashing2 min
  • 16:45 into the second periodFloyd Thomson · interference2 min
  • 18:10 into the second periodRick Lapointe · interference2 min
  • 18:52 into the second periodNeil Komadoski · slashing2 min
  • 1:12 into the third periodStefan Persson · tripping2 min
  • 1:40 into the third periodDenis Potvin · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  • 3:57 into the third periodGarry Howatt · fighting5 min
  • 3:57 into the third periodBrian Sutter · fighting5 min
  • 13:42 into the third periodJohn Tonelli · fighting5 min
  • 13:42 into the third periodBlair Chapman · fighting5 min