NHL game summary from December 17, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (20-7-4) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (10-12-7) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | BUF, | Craig Ramsay 12 (Don Luce), 1:00 |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 5 (Gerry O'Flaherty, Harold Snepsts), 10:58 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 21 (Rene Robert, Don Luce), 17:14 - PP | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 9 (Pit Martin, Jere Gillis), 18:41 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Andre Savard 5 (Rick Martin), 3:06 |
| VAN, | Don Lever 6 (Dennis Kearns, Rick Blight), 8:54 - PP | |
| VAN, | Jere Gillis 14 (Pit Martin, Rick Blight), 17:24 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Don Luce 15 (Craig Ramsay, Lee Fogolin), 5:24 - SH |
| BUF, | Rick Martin 15 (Gilbert Perreault, Rene Robert), 8:52 - PP | |
| VAN, | Pit Martin 5 (Garry Monahan, Sheldon Kannegiesser), 18:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gary Mcadam, BUF [Slashing] 7:35 |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hi-sticking] 11:47 | |
| Larry Goodenough, VAN [Interference] 16:44 | |
| 2: | Bill Stewart, BUF [Hooking] 8:38 |
| 3: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hooking] 2:53 |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Interference] 4:42 | |
| Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Interference] 7:43 | |
| Bench penalty, BUF [Too many men on the ice] 14:24 |
Penalty time: BUF: 8 minutes
VAN: 8 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stewart | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Fogolin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Gary McAdam | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Schock | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 21 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9- 5- 7-21
VAN: 10-18- 5-33
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (T, 20-6-4)
VAN: Curt Ridley (T, 5-5-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Bob Luther
Attendance: n/a
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