NHL game summary from January 6, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-18-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cleveland Barons (11-24-4) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
1: CLE, Dennis Maruk 20, :30
CLE, Al MacAdam 4 (Dave Gardner, Walt McKechnie), 14:48 - PP
2: CLE, Ken Kuzyk 5 (Rick Hampton, Rick Shinske), 5:33
3: CLE, Walt McKechnie 6 (Bob Murdoch, Darcy Regier), 6:15
VAN, Bob Manno 2 (Rick Blight), 10:12 - PP
CLE, Rick Hampton 9, 12:44
CLE, Dennis Maruk 21 (Greg Smith, Mike Fidler), 18:43
Penalties:
1: Larry Goodenough, VAN [Hooking] 13:03
Al MacAdam, CLE [Roughing] 14:48
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 14:48
Larry Goodenough, VAN [Tripping] 15:33
2: Greg Smith, CLE [Hooking] 0:32
Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hooking] 11:18
3: Ken Kuzyk, CLE [Tripping] 8:36
Darcy Regier, CLE [Fighting] 16:16
John Grisdale, VAN [Fighting] 16:16
Penalty time: VAN: 13 minutes
CLE: 11 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 25 | ||||||
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hampton | 2 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Darcy Regier | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Gardner | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Crombeen | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Rick Shinske | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Kuzyk | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8-10- 7-25
CLE: 14-15-15-44
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 5-10-5)
CLE: Gilles Meloche (W, 8-15-1)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Willard Norris
Attendance: 5,037
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