NHL game summary from February 9, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (14-25-13) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (31-12-10) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | PHI, | Gary Dornhoefer 4 (Orest Kindrachuk, Tom Bladon), 4:29 - PP |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 20 (Orest Kindrachuk, Jimmy Watson), 14:53 | |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 10 (Don Lever), 19:32 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Rick MacLeish 22 (Bobby Clarke, Orest Kindrachuk), 4:31 - PP |
| PHI, | Ross Lonsberry 13 (Mel Bridgman), 6:35 - SH | |
| VAN, | Jere Gillis 18 (Mike Walton), 7:24 - PP | |
| PHI, | Gary Dornhoefer 5 (Dave Hoyda), 8:25 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Interference] 2:43 |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Roughing] 16:37 | |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Roughing] 18:58 | |
| Rick MacLeish, PHI [Roughing double minor] 18:58 | |
| 2: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 3:34 |
| Kevin McCarthy, PHI [Tripping] 6:05 | |
| 3: | Cesare Maniago, VAN [Leaving the crease] 15:46 |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Slashing major] 15:46 | |
| Pit Martin, VAN [Slashing major] 15:46 | |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Charging] 19:32 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk, PHI [Misconduct] 19:32 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Misconduct] 19:32 |
Penalty time: VAN: 23 minutes
PHI: 25 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Flockhart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 17 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parent | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Bladon | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 26 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 4- 6- 7-17
PHI: 15-15-11-41
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 7-12-7)
PHI: Bernie Parent (W, 20-4-9)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,077
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