NHL game summary from January 17, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 California Golden Seals (17-24-4) |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (16-19-8) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | CAL, | Dennis Maruk 15 (Rick Hampton, Dave Gardner), 3:29 - PP |
| CAL, | Fred Ahern 5 (Jim Moxey, Mike Christie), 8:29 | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 13 (Dennis Kearns, John Gould), 13:41 - PP | |
| VAN, | Bob Murray 2 (Gerry O'Flaherty, Dennis Ververgaert), 16:35 | |
| CAL, | Bob Girard 9 (Rick Hampton, Gary Sabourin), 17:57 - PP | |
| 2: | VAN, | Don Lever 15 (Rick Blight), 16:27 |
| 3: | CAL, | Dennis Maruk 16 (Dave Gardner), 1:02 - PP |
| CAL, | Dave Gardner 8 (Gary Holt, Wayne King), 12:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Lever, VAN [Hooking] 2:40 |
| Gary Holt, CAL [Hooking] 11:47 | |
| Len Frig, CAL [Interference] 14:15 | |
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Cross checking] 17:19 | |
| 2: | Rick Blight, VAN [Tripping] 2:26 |
| 3: | Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Tripping] 0:28 |
| Rick Hampton, CAL [Cross checking] 15:41 |
Penalty time: CAL: 6 minutes
VAN: 8 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Len Frig | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Gary Holt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Ahern | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Moxey | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Tim Jacobs | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne King | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Lockett | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 12- 9-12-33
VAN: 10-15-15-40
Goalies: CAL: Gilles Meloche (W, 11-14-3)
VAN: Ken Lockett,
Gary Smith (L, 12-15-3) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ryan Bozak Attendance: 15,612
Gary Smith (L, 12-15-3) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ryan Bozak Attendance: 15,612
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