NHL game summary from February 20, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (16-39-4) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vancouver Canucks (24-24-11) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | VAN, | John Gould 22 (Dennis Kearns), 10:33 |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 14 (Chris Oddleifson), 12:41 | |
| VAN, | Bob Dailey 11 (Bobby Lalonde), 17:01 - PP | |
| 2: | VAN, | John Gould 23 (Don Lever, Glen Richardson), 7:24 |
| VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 12 (Tracy Pratt, Andre Boudrias), 8:33 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Don Lever 17 (Bob Dailey, Gerry O'Flaherty), 6:25 |
| VAN, | John Grisdale 2 (Dennis Kearns, Andre Boudrias), 14:15 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dean Talafous, MIN [Elbowing] 16:10 | |
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Glen Richardson, VAN [Elbowing] 9:24 | |
| Dwight Bialowas, MIN [Holding] 12:33 | ||
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 14:03 | ||
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Elbowing major, Fighting] 17:56 | ||
| John Grisdale, VAN [Fighting] 17:56 | ||
| Glen Sather, MIN [Leaving penalty box double minor, Game misconduct] 17:56 | ||
Penalty time: MIN: 30 minutes
VAN: 7 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Gratton | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Craig Cameron | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 16 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Glen Richardson | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 25 | 50 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 25 | 50 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 5- 6- 5-16
VAN: 15-14-21-50
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 11-22-3)
VAN: Gary Smith (W, 16-18-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 15,612
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