NHL game summary from February 6, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (15-34-6) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (15-31-6) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 12 (Garry Monahan), 3:11 |
| DET, | Nick Libett 9 (Walt McKechnie, Rick Wilson), 4:58 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 10 (Walt McKechnie), 8:58 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 21 (Jim Wiley, Dennis Kearns), 6:58 |
| DET, | Jim Nahrgang 3 (Danny Grant, Bill Lochead), 19:24 - PP | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Lapointe, DET [Fighting] 2:30 |
| Dave Fortier, VAN [Fighting] 2:30 | |
| Larry Goodenough, VAN [Hooking] 9:19 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Roughing] 12:03 | |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Slashing] 12:03 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 12:15 | |
| Michel Bergeron, DET [Holding] 16:16 | |
| Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Interference] 18:12 | |
| 2: | Dave Fortier, VAN [Hi-sticking] 4:30 |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Slashing] 4:30 | |
| Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Elbowing] 7:05 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Slashing] 7:05 | |
| Fred Williams, DET [Holding] 10:14 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Holding] 13:48 | |
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Slashing] 13:48 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Roughing] 14:19 | |
| Ed Giacomin, DET [Slashing] 16:25 | |
| 3: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Interference] 1:14 |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 3:43 | |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Holding] 13:12 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Slashing] 13:12 | |
| J.P. Leblanc, DET [Fighting] 16:57 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting, Attempt to injure] 16:57 |
Penalty time: VAN: 38 minutes
DET: 30 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Wiley | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 2 | 22 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6-11- 5-22
DET: 7-13-10-30
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 7-20-4)
DET: Ed Giacomin (W, 8-16-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 12,517
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