NHL game summary from January 1, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-15-9) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (12-15-10) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: VAN, Hilliard Graves 6 (Dennis Kearns), 6:43
VAN, Chris Oddleifson 8 (Dennis Ververgaert, Brad Gassoff), 12:35
CHI, Cliff Koroll 6 (Dave Logan, Darcy Rota), 16:33
2: CHI, Bob Murray 4 (Alain Daigle), 19:28
3: VAN, Hilliard Graves 7 (Pit Martin, Gerry O'Flaherty), 17:15
Penalties:
1: Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking] 8:42
Ted Bulley, CHI [Slashing] 9:09
2: none
3: Pierre Plante, CHI [Fighting] 5:57
Jere Gillis, VAN [Fighting] 5:57
Penalty time: VAN: 7 minutes
CHI: 7 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Veisor | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Kirk Bowman | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale Tallon | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 15-11- 8-34
CHI: 10-10- 5-25
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (W, 6-6-4)
CHI: Mike Veisor (L, 3-4-4)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Bob Luther
Attendance: 10,385
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