NHL game summary from January 4, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-27-4) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (16-16-7) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1: PIT, Rick Kehoe 17 (Ron Stackhouse), 6:04
PIT, Ron Schock 8 (Dennis Owchar, Dave Burrows), 6:54
2: no scoring
3: VAN, Chris Oddleifson 9 (Dennis Kearns, Dennis Ververgaert), 10:17
VAN, Dennis Ververgaert 15 (Don Lever, Dennis Kearns), 19:13
Penalties:
1: Dennis Owchar, PIT [Holding] 7:17
Larry Carriere, VAN [Hooking] 13:43
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 15:14
2: Greg Malone, PIT [Hooking] 1:35
Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Interference] 17:21
3: none
Penalty time: VAN: 4 minutes
PIT: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim Wiley | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 22 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Kehoe | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lew Morrison | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Corrigan | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Faubert | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7- 9- 6-22
PIT: 11- 7- 9-27
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (T, 7-15-3)
PIT: Denis Herron (T, 4-4-2)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 6,856
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