NHL game summary from January 3, 1974
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (8-21-7) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (8-18-11) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1: NYI, Craig Cameron 7 (Brian Spencer, Denis Potvin), 1:52 - PP
NYI, Denis Potvin 9 (Billy Harris, Lorne Henning), 12:40 - PP
VAN, Dennis Ververgaert 6 (John Gould, Barry Wilkins), 16:55 - PP
2: VAN, Dennis Ververgaert 7 (Don Lever, Barry Wilkins), 5:57
3: NYI, Ralph Stewart 14 (Craig Cameron, Denis Potvin), 1:41
Penalties:
1: Dennis Kearns, VAN [Hooking] 0:21
Bob Dailey, VAN [Fighting] 3:16
Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hooking, Fighting] 3:16
Denis Potvin, NYI [Kneeing] 4:56
Bert Marshall, NYI [Cross checking] 7:03
Tracy Pratt, VAN [Fighting] 10:05
Dave Lewis, NYI [Fighting] 10:05
Gregg Boddy, VAN [Hooking] 11:49
Bob Dailey, VAN [Tripping] 13:36
Gerry Hart, NYI [Tripping] 15:41
2: Jean Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 10:27
Orland Kurtenbach, VAN [Fighting] 11:52
Dave Lewis, NYI [Fighting] 11:52
3: Dave Hudson, NYI [Illegal stick] 14:16
Penalty time: VAN: 21 minutes
NYI: 27 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Wilkins | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Lemieux | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Orland Kurtenbach | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan McSheffrey | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Germain Gagnon | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brian Spencer | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Lorne Henning | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Marchinko | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Stewart | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Craig Cameron | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Billy MacMillan | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8-12- 6-26
NYI: 8- 7- 8-23
Goalies: VAN: Gary Smith (L, 6-17-6)
NYI: Gerry Desjardins (W, 4-6-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 9,979
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