NHL game summary from October 15, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (1-1-1) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 Minnesota North Stars (0-2-0) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
1: MIN, Roland Eriksson 2 (Brad Maxwell, Bill Fairbairn), 2:18
MIN, Tim Young 1 (Roland Eriksson, Steve Jensen), 6:30 - PP
VAN, Jere Gillis 1 (Mike Walton, Larry Goodenough), 7:26
VAN, Hilliard Graves 2 (John Grisdale, Larry Carriere), 8:51
VAN, Chris Oddleifson 1 (John Grisdale, Gerry O'Flaherty), 12:40
2: VAN, Don Lever 1 (Mike Walton, Dennis Kearns), 6:45 - PP
VAN, Ron Sedlbauer 2 (Don Lever, Larry Carriere), 13:35
MIN, Nick Beverley 2, 13:54
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Brad Gassoff, VAN [Tripping] 4:39
Jerry Engele, MIN [Hi-sticking] 6:56
Rick Blight, VAN [Hi-sticking] 6:56
Brad Maxwell, MIN [Slashing] 13:40
Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Slashing] 13:40
Jerry Engele, MIN [Charging] 13:53
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Interference] 13:53
2: Jerry Engele, MIN [Hi-sticking] 5:54
Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Tripping] 7:58
3: none
Penalty time: VAN: 10 minutes
MIN: 8 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Carriere | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 8 | 23 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Jensen | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -8 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10- 4- 9-23
MIN: 8-13- 6-27
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (W, 1-0-1)
MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 0-2-0)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Bob Luther
Attendance: 10,081
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