NHL game summary from January 21, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (16-20-8) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Minnesota North Stars (15-27-2) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Dennis Hextall 9 (Bill Goldsworthy, Bryan Hextall), :23 |
| 2: | MIN, | Bryan Hextall 7 (Dennis Hextall, Doug Hicks), 5:56 - PP |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 23 (Bobby Lalonde, Tracy Pratt), 8:01 | |
| MIN, | Ernie Hicke 16 (Blake Dunlop), 15:14 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Bill Goldsworthy 18 (Dennis Hextall, Bryan Hextall), 5:06 - PP |
| MIN, | Ernie Hicke 17 (Blake Dunlop, Lou Nanne), 7:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Jarry, MIN [Interference] 12:16 |
| Don Lever, VAN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 19:18 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Interference, Slashing, Fighting] 19:18 | |
| 2: | Dennis Hextall, MIN [Hooking] 1:59 |
| Tracy Pratt, VAN [Interference] 5:37 | |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Fighting] 10:19 | |
| Bryan Hextall, MIN [Fighting] 10:19 | |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Fighting] 10:19 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting, Misconduct] 10:19 | |
| Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Misconduct, Game misconduct] 15:14 | |
| Gary Smith, VAN [Hi-sticking] 16:23 | |
| 3: | Rick Blight, VAN [Hooking] 3:45 |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Interference] 7:55 | |
| Glen Sather, MIN [Hooking] 18:42 |
Penalty time: VAN: 53 minutes
MIN: 27 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Blake Dunlop | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Flesch | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 11- 9-12-32
MIN: 10-13- 5-28
Goalies: VAN: Gary Smith (L, 12-16-3)
MIN: Cesare Maniago (W, 10-14-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Bob Luther
Attendance: 8,275
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