NHL game summary from January 7, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-19-9) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (23-11-4) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | TOR, | Bruce Boudreau 5 (Ian Turnbull), 2:13 |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 7 (Don Lever), 4:18 | |
| TOR, | Darryl Sittler 21 (Borje Salming, Ian Turnbull), 9:30 - PP | |
| VAN, | Hilliard Graves 8 (John Grisdale), 12:45 - SH | |
| TOR, | Errol Thompson 14 (Bruce Boudreau), 13:00 - PP | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 11 (Pit Martin), 15:50 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Pit Martin 7 (John Grisdale, Harold Snepsts), 11:22 |
| 3: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 23 (Darryl Sittler), :45 |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 12 (Darryl Sittler, Borje Salming), 15:34 | |
| TOR, | George Ferguson 4 (Pat Boutette, Ian Turnbull), 16:13 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pit Martin, VAN [Hooking] 8:56 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Holding] 9:43 | ||
| Don Lever, VAN [Hooking] 11:17 | ||
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Holding] 17:30 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Larry Goodenough, VAN [Tripping] 17:20 | |
Penalty time: VAN: 6 minutes
TOR: 4 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 30 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack Valiquette | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Pelyk | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 57 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 57 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 14-10- 6-30
TOR: 21-13-23-57
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 5-11-5)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 20-9-4)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Don Koharski
Attendance: 16,465
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