NHL game summary from January 4, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (14-15-7) |
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (12-22-4) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | VAN, | Gregg Boddy 5 (Chris Oddleifson, Harold Snepsts), 8:08 |
| VAN, | Bob Dailey 6 (Don Lever, Andre Boudrias), 9:32 | |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 4 (Don Lever, Dennis Kearns), 11:32 - PP | |
| DET, | Bill Hogaboam 12 (Mickey Redmond, Mike Bloom), 13:04 - PP | |
| DET, | Dan Maloney 14 (Michel Bergeron), 18:23 | |
| VAN, | Bobby Lalonde 6 (Gerry O'Flaherty, Dennis Ververgaert), 19:00 | |
| 3: | DET, | Walt McKechnie 15 (Dan Maloney, Mickey Redmond), 19:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Slashing] 13:29 | |
| Michel Bergeron, DET [Elbowing, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 16:37 | ||
| 2: | Terry Harper, DET [Tripping] 9:57 | |
| Dan Maloney, DET [Fighting] 11:01 | ||
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Fighting] 11:01 | ||
| Gregg Boddy, VAN [Hooking] 11:50 | ||
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Hooking] 15:29 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 9 minutes
DET: 13 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ab Demarco | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 29 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Roberto | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Martineau | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 13-12- 4-29
DET: 8-12-11-31
Goalies: VAN: Gary Smith (W, 12-11-3)
DET: Ed Giacomin (L, 6-12-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 9,488
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