NHL game summary from October 8, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (1-0-0) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (0-1-0) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | MIN, | Lou Nanne 1 (Ernie Hicke, Fred Barrett), 5:56 |
| 2: | VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 1, 2:54 |
| 3: | MIN, | Dennis Hextall 1 (Tom Reid, Ernie Hicke), 4:47 - PP |
| VAN, | Don Lever 1 (Chris Oddleifson, Ab DeMarco), 9:45 | |
| VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 1, 15:06 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Elbowing] 1:11 |
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Hi-sticking] 2:11 | |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Holding] 4:38 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Slashing] 4:38 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Roughing] 8:04 | |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Hooking] 16:44 | |
| John Flesch, MIN [Interference] 18:03 | |
| Tracy Pratt, VAN [Roughing] 18:03 | |
| 2: | Doug Hicks, MIN [Hi-sticking] 6:40 |
| Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Slashing] 6:40 | |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Holding] 16:33 | |
| John Flesch, MIN [Slashing] 16:33 | |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Interference] 19:21 | |
| 3: | Gregg Boddy, VAN [Hooking] 3:03 |
| John Flesch, MIN [Elbowing] 7:37 | |
| Rick Blight, VAN [Tripping] 13:00 |
Penalty time: VAN: 16 minutes
MIN: 16 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Leon Rochefort | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 11 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 11 | 30 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Blake Dunlop | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Norm Gratton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rombough | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sather | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Plager | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Flesch | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -11 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -11 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10- 8-12-30
MIN: 13- 8- 6-27
Goalies: VAN: Gary Smith (W, 1-0-0)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Dave Shewchyk
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Randy Shantz
Attendance: 8,911
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