NHL game summary from January 28, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (11-31-6) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (13-22-12) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1: | VAN, | Jack McIlhargey 2 (Hilliard Graves, Pit Martin), 6:52 |
| STL, | Garry Unger 19 (Curt Bennett), 11:45 | |
| VAN, | Claire Alexander 1 (Pit Martin), 14:17 - PP | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 12 (Mike Walton, Harold Snepsts), 15:16 | |
| STL, | Brian Ogilvie 6 (Garry Unger), 15:45 - PP | |
| 2: | VAN, | Brad Gassoff 6 (Harold Snepsts, Dennis Ververgaert), 6:00 |
| VAN, | Don Lever 12 (Jere Gillis), 6:19 | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 13 (Hilliard Graves, Claire Alexander), 16:30 - PP | |
| 3: | STL, | Curt Bennett 7 (Jimmy Roberts, Garry Unger), 10:05 |
| VAN, | Claire Alexander 2 (Mike Walton), 10:37 | |
| VAN, | Mike Walton 21 (Claire Alexander, Pit Martin), 17:20 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Len Frig, STL [Elbowing, Fighting] 14:09 |
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Fighting] 14:09 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hi-sticking] 15:41 | |
| Claire Alexander, VAN [Hooking] 16:59 | |
| Brian Ogilvie, STL [Holding] 18:27 | |
| 2: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Slashing] 8:30 |
| Bernie Federko, STL [Interference] 14:38 | |
| Brian Ogilvie, STL [Slashing] 16:11 | |
| 3: | Pit Martin, VAN [Slashing] 2:02 |
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Slashing] 6:57 | |
| Barry Gibbs, STL [Holding] 16:51 |
Penalty time: STL: 15 minutes
VAN: 15 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Frig | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Red Berenson | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Holt | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 9- 4-10-23
VAN: 15-12- 5-32
Goalies: STL: Phil Myre (L, 7-19-3)
VAN: Cesare Maniago (W, 7-11-7)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Kevin Collins
Attendance: n/a
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