NHL game summary from December 20, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (9-13-10) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (10-13-8) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: VAN, Jere Gillis 15 (Pit Martin, Rick Blight), 3:02
2: ATL, Guy Chouinard 7 (Eric Vail, Bob MacMillan), 10:12 - PP
VAN, Dennis Ververgaert 6 (Mike Walton, Sheldon Kannegiesser), 11:33
3: ATL, Eric Vail 6 (Tom Lysiak), 6:08
Penalties:
1: John Grisdale, VAN [Elbowing] 17:15
2: Tom Lysiak, ATL [Holding] 2:57
Jere Gillis, VAN [Slashing] 2:57
John Grisdale, VAN [Holding] 9:46
3: none
Penalty time: ATL: 2 minutes
VAN: 6 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Shand | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Miles Zaharko | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Phillipoff | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 12 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 7-11-13-31
VAN: 4- 6- 2-12
Goalies: ATL: Dan Bouchard (T, 7-6-10)
VAN: Curt Ridley, Cesare Maniago (T, 5-8-5)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 14,350
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit http://hsp.flyershistory.com or http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/hockey_summary_project/