NHL game summary from February 26, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (17-39-7) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota North Stars (16-32-15) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MIN, | Glen Sharpley 21 (Dean Talafous, Doug Hicks), 5:37 |
| MIN, | Jim Roberts 6 (Tim Young, Nick Beverley), 12:57 | |
| MIN, | Steve Jensen 14 (Lou Nanne, Alex Pirus), 14:50 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Tripping] 15:03 |
| 2: | Larry Carriere, VAN [Slashing] 2:04 |
| Larry Carriere, VAN [Cross checking, Misconduct] 4:19 | |
| Steve Jensen, MIN [Misconduct] 4:19 | |
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Hi-sticking] 12:37 | |
| 3: | Brad Gassoff, VAN [Boarding] 20:00 |
Penalty time: VAN: 20 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8- 8- 5-21
MIN: 6-16-15-37
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 9-18-3)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (W, 6-14-8)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 9,827
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