NHL game summary from January 3, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-16-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (21-9-8) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
1: no scoring
2: NYI, Clark Gillies 16 (Bryan Trottier, Gerry Hart), 6:26
NYI, Denis Potvin 8 (Clark Gillies), 19:03 - PP
NYI, Bob Nystrom 13 (Denis Potvin), 19:28
3: NYI, Mike Kaszycki 3 (Bob Bourne, Bob Nystrom), 2:23
VAN, Brad Gassoff 3 (Ralph Stewart, Hilliard Graves), 12:17
Penalties:
1: Gerry Hart, NYI [Holding] 1:06
Garry Monahan, VAN [Holding] 10:30
2: Dave Lewis, NYI [Holding] 7:55
Billy Harris, NYI [Interference] 10:10
Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 17:41
Pat Price, NYI [Fighting] 17:41
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 17:41
Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Fighting] 17:41
Dennis Kearns, VAN [Hooking] 17:56
3: Ed Westfall, NYI [Holding] 4:30
Stefan Persson, NYI [Interference] 16:38
Penalty time: VAN: 14 minutes
NYI: 20 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 19 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| J.P. Parise | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8- 5- 6-19
NYI: 13-11-12-36
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 6-7-4)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 12-3-6)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 14,720
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