NHL game summary from December 18, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (9-22-3) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (6-19-7) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1: MIN, Nick Beverley 1 (Glen Sharpley, Steve Jensen), 6:37
VAN, Andy Spruce 5 (Rick Blight, Larry Carriere), 9:11
VAN, Ron Sedlbauer 3 (Don Lever, Dennis Kearns), 11:54
2: VAN, Rick Blight 16 (Ron Sedlbauer, Don Lever), 4:29 - PP
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Rich Nantais, MIN [Roughing] 0:28
Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Roughing] 0:28
2: Fred Barrett, MIN [Roughing] 3:44
Dennis Kearns, VAN [Cross checking] 9:53
Dennis Kearns, VAN [Slashing] 15:05
3: Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Roughing] 16:54
Dennis Kearns, VAN [Roughing] 16:54
Hilliard Graves, VAN [Delay of game] 18:24
Penalty time: VAN: 10 minutes
MIN: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rich Nantais | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 11- 9- 5-25
MIN: 12-12-11-35
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (W, 6-13-2)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 2-9-5)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Bob Luther
Attendance: 7,069
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