NHL game summary from December 6, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (9-10-5) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Washington Capitals (2-18-5) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1: VAN, Pit Martin 3 (Sheldon Kannegiesser, Jere Gillis), 2:19
VAN, Chris Oddleifson 5 (Dennis Kearns, Ron Sedlbauer), 13:55 - PP
VAN, Chris Oddleifson 6 (Ron Sedlbauer, Dennis Kearns), 18:04
2: VAN, Jere Gillis 11 (Pit Martin), 12:25
3: WAS, Dave Forbes 5 (Bill Collins, Robert Picard), 3:26
VAN, Rick Blight 8, 10:12
WAS, Doug Gibson 2 (Guy Charron, Bryan Watson), 12:12
Penalties:
1: Bryan Watson, WAS [Hi-sticking] 13:46
2: John Grisdale, VAN [Hooking] 13:51
3: none
Penalty time: VAN: 2 minutes
WAS: 2 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 17 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Lynch | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Larry Bolonchuk | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Garnet "Ace" Bailey | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Craig Patrick | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Meehan | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Eddy Godin | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Forbes | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ron Lalonde | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Collins | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Doug Gibson | 29 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8- 5- 5-18
WAS: 10-19- 9-38
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (W, 5-6-3)
WAS: Gary Smith (L, 1-12-3)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 6,848
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