NHL game summary from January 14, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (9-22-9) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (12-19-10) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
1: COL, John Van Boxmeer 2 (Barry Beck, Wilf Paiement), 4:07 - PP
COL, Nelson Pyatt 3 (Fred Ahern), 9:41
VAN, Pit Martin 8 (Jere Gillis, Bob Manno), 10:53
VAN, Mike Walton 19 (Don Lever, Dennis Ververgaert), 11:48
2: VAN, Chris Oddleifson 10 (Mike Walton), 14:21
COL, Gary Croteau 9 (Dave Hudson, Fred Ahern), 19:18
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Wilf Paiement, COL [Tripping] 1:11
Rick Blight, VAN [Interference] 2:35
Barry Beck, COL [Hi-sticking] 5:19
Mike Christie, COL [Holding] 12:44
Brad Gassoff, VAN [Elbowing] 16:19
2: none
3: Dennis Owchar, COL [Hooking] 6:22
Penalty time: COL: 8 minutes
VAN: 4 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Pierce | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Neely | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Owchar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Ahern | 24 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Favell | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 7- 6-12-25
VAN: 14-10-16-40
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell (T, 8-15-7)
VAN: Cesare Maniago (T, 6-11-6)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: n/a
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