NHL game summary from January 26, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia Flyers (28-10-8) |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Vancouver Canucks (12-22-12) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bob Kelly 11 (Joe Watson, Orest Kindrachuk), 4:17 |
| PHI, | Orest Kindrachuk 11 (Tom Bladon, Rick MacLeish), 15:05 - PP | |
| 2: | PHI, | Bob Kelly 12 (Rick MacLeish, Mel Bridgman), 1:51 |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 24 (Bob Dailey, Bobby Clarke), 5:14 - PP | |
| PHI, | Barry Dean 6 (Tom Bladon), 10:09 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Garry Monahan 3 (Jack McIlhargey), 2:52 |
| PHI, | Bobby Clarke 16 (Mel Bridgman, Bob Dailey), 4:41 - PP | |
| VAN, | Brad Gassoff 5 (Dennis Ververgaert, Jack McIlhargey), 11:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Barry Dean, PHI [Interference] 9:21 |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking] 13:36 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Slashing] 13:51 | |
| Curt Ridley, VAN [Slashing] 13:51 | |
| 2: | Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Roughing] 4:30 |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Roughing] 4:30 | |
| Mike Walton, VAN [Slashing] 4:30 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Holding] 7:30 | |
| Bill Barber, PHI [Hooking] 14:12 | |
| 3: | Garry Monahan, VAN [Hooking] 3:27 |
| Ross Lonsberry, PHI [Roughing] 6:30 | |
| Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 8:44 | |
| Kevin McCarthy, PHI [Hi-sticking] 13:44 | |
| Rick Blight, VAN [Hi-sticking] 13:44 | |
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Hooking] 19:16 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 19:16 | |
| Cesare Maniago, VAN [Slashing] 19:16 |
Penalty time: PHI: 18 minutes
VAN: 16 minutes
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 36 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 11-11-14-36
VAN: 10-10- 6-26
Goalies: PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 17-3-7)
VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 6-11-5),
Cesare Maniago Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: John D'Amico, Kevin Collins Attendance: 15,570
Cesare Maniago Referee: Andy van Hellemond Linesmen: John D'Amico, Kevin Collins Attendance: 15,570
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