NHL game summary from December 8, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (8-20-2) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (12-10-6) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | TOR, | Pat Boutette 8 (Borje Salming, Jack Valiquette), 3:10 |
| VAN, | Mike Walton 6, 4:56 | |
| VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 2 (Harold Snepsts, Garry Monahan), 11:54 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Inge Hammarstrom 8 (Darryl Sittler, Ian Turnbull), 1:17 - PP |
| 3: | TOR, | Don Ashby 6 (Ian Turnbull, Bob Neely), 4:30 |
| VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 7 (Hilliard Graves, Garry Monahan), 8:14 | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 15 (Mike Walton, Dennis Kearns), 12:58 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing double minor] 2:37 | |
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Roughing double minor] 2:37 | ||
| Brian Glennie, TOR [Tripping] 6:58 | ||
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Roughing double minor] 8:56 | ||
| Mike Robitaille, VAN [Slashing] 8:56 | ||
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Slashing] 10:44 | ||
| Garry Monahan, VAN [Holding] 19:41 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Slashing] 3:56 | |
| Larry Carriere, VAN [Slashing] 3:56 | ||
| Bob Dailey, VAN [Hi-sticking] 18:35 | ||
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Delay of game] 19:45 | ||
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Roughing] 19:45 | ||
| Curt Ridley, VAN [Roughing double minor] 19:45 | ||
Penalty time: VAN: 20 minutes
TOR: 14 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Wiley | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Neely | 3 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Don Ashby | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Claire Alexander | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Scott Garland | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8- 6-11-25
TOR: 14-15-13-42
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (W, 5-11-1)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (L, 11-4-3)
Referee: Charles Banfield
Linesmen: John Brown, Jim Christison
Attendance: 16,347
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