NHL game summary from February 15, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (15-28-13) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (19-28-10) |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
1: VAN, Sheldon Kannegiesser 1 (Bob Manno, Jere Gillis), 15:06
2: NYR, Ron Greschner 14 (Carol Vadnais), 4:03 - PP
NYR, Walt Tkaczuk 24 (Steve Vickers, Don Murdoch), 6:55
NYR, Pat Hickey 30 (Mike McEwen), 11:24
NYR, Phil Esposito 21 (Ron Greschner), 13:36 - PP
3: NYR, Dan Newman 3 (Ron Greschner, Mark Heaslip), 15:48
VAN, Dennis Ververgaert 13 (Ron Sedlbauer, Don Lever), 16:30
VAN, Chris Oddleifson 15 (Hilliard Graves), 17:22
NYR, Mark Heaslip 1 (Phil Esposito), 19:20 - EN
Penalties:
1: Ron Duguay, NYR [Holding] 6:48
Ron Greschner, NYR [Slashing] 8:52
Sheldon Kannegiesser, VAN [Holding] 17:46
2: Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 3:14
Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Holding] 13:02
3: Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 0:45
Ron Duguay, NYR [Holding] 9:21
Penalty time: VAN: 6 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Flockhart | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 17 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Davidson | 0 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Awrey | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Dillon | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Heaslip | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Newman | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6- 5- 6-17
NYR: 3-10- 9-22
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 8-15-7)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 8-8-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 17,500
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