NHL game summary from December 18, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (6-16-6) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (5-16-9) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYI, | Jean Potvin 2 (Billy Harris, Ed Westfall), 4:14 - PP |
| VAN, | Jocelyn Guevremont 5 (Andre Boudrias, Dave Dunn), 7:57 - PP | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 7 (Garry Howatt, Andre St. Laurent), 10:29 | |
| VAN, | Don Lever 8 (Dennis Ververgaert, Jerry Korab), 13:32 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brian Spencer, NYI [Boarding] 0:42 |
| Don Lever, VAN [Cross checking] 2:59 | |
| Brian Spencer, NYI [Hooking] 6:50 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Charging] 10:48 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, NYI [Slashing] 16:16 | |
| Gary Smith, VAN [Slashing] 16:16 | |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Interference] 17:16 | |
| 2: | Jean Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 3:22 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Interference] 7:38 | |
| 3: | Jocelyn Guevremont, VAN [Holding] 2:06 |
| Bert Marshall, NYI [Hooking] 10:41 |
Penalty time: VAN: 8 minutes
NYI: 14 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul O'Neil | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lampman | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Dunn | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan McSheffrey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy MacMillan | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7- 8- 4-19
NYI: 14- 8-12-34
Goalies: VAN: Gary Smith (T, 5-13-5)
NYI: Billy Smith (T, 3-11-8)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Swede Knox
Attendance: 10,402
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