NHL game summary from January 1, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-26-3) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 New York Islanders (22-9-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1: VAN, Hilliard Graves 11 (Garry Monahan), 13:03
2: VAN, Rick Blight 18 (Andy Spruce), 4:40
VAN, Dennis Kearns 2 (Chris Oddleifson, Andy Spruce), 10:46 - PP
3: VAN, Bobby Lalonde 4 (Andy Spruce), 4:36
VAN, Jim Wiley 2 (Bob Dailey), 12:38
NYI, Bob Bourne 6 (Andre St. Laurent, Denis Potvin), 14:37
Penalties:
1: Jean Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 4:09
Garry Monahan, VAN [Holding] 8:55
2: Jean Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 9:20
3: Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 10:19
Andy Spruce, VAN [Fighting] 10:19
Dennis Kearns, VAN [Interference] 10:31
Penalty time: VAN: 9 minutes
NYI: 9 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Wiley | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 34 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 11-14- 9-34
NYI: 9- 7-12-28
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (W, 7-15-2)
NYI: Billy Smith (L, 9-4-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,149
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