NHL game summary from February 12, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (14-27-13) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (20-25-8) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 1: | DET, | Paul Woods 10, :44 |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 12 (Brad Gassoff, Dennis Kearns), 5:43 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 15 (Rick Bowness, Dennis Hextall), 7:59 | |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 21, 11:42 | |
| DET, | Paul Woods 11 (Greg Joly, Bill Lochead), 16:56 | |
| VAN, | Jere Gillis 19 (Hilliard Graves), 18:46 | |
| 2: | DET, | Paul Woods 12 (Bill Lochead, Dale McCourt), 6:26 |
| DET, | Dan Maloney 12 (Andre St. Laurent, Dennis Polonich), 9:15 | |
| VAN, | Brad Gassoff 8 (Dennis Kearns, Sheldon Kannegiesser), 13:35 | |
| DET, | Jean Hamel 1 (Larry Wright), 19:05 | |
| 3: | DET, | Dan Maloney 13 (Andre St. Laurent, Perry Miller), 4:10 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Rob Flockhart, VAN [Cross checking] 17:35 | |
| Andre St. Laurent, DET [Slashing double minor] 17:35 | ||
| 3: | Don Lever, VAN [Tripping] 6:06 | |
Penalty time: VAN: 4 minutes
DET: 4 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Flockhart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 25 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6- 9-10-25
DET: 15-13-12-40
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 7-14-7),
Curt Ridley DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 10-13-3) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Gordon Broseker Attendance: 12,314
Curt Ridley DET: Jim Rutherford (W, 10-13-3) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Gordon Broseker Attendance: 12,314
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