NHL game summary from February 25, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (14-39-6) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Vancouver Canucks (16-31-13) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1: no scoring
2: VAN, Jere Gillis 20 (Rick Blight), 6:41
VAN, Bob Manno 3 (Jere Gillis, Pit Martin), 15:57
3: VAN, Mike Walton 23 (Hilliard Graves, Chris Oddleifson), 6:49
VAN, Gerry O'Flaherty 5 (Garry Monahan, Dennis Ververgaert), 7:49
MIN, Glen Sharpley 13 (Per-Olov Brasar, Tom Younghans), 11:53 - PP
VAN, Rick Blight 18, 13:58
Penalties:
1: Harold Snepsts, VAN [Hi-sticking] 2:33
2: Pit Martin, VAN [Charging] 7:03
Jerry Engele, MIN [Fighting, Misconduct] 14:34
Brad Gassoff, VAN [Fighting, Misconduct] 14:34
3: Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Holding] 10:26
Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 15:28
Tom Younghans, MIN [Tripping] 18:08
Bob Manno, VAN [Holding] 18:29
Penalty time: MIN: 19 minutes
VAN: 23 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Jerry Engele | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Alex Pirus | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Nick Beverley | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Roberts | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -25 | 26 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 25 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 10- 7- 9-26
VAN: 8-12-10-30
Goalies: MIN: Pete LoPresti (L, 11-29-4)
VAN: Curt Ridley (W, 8-14-6)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Don Koharski
Attendance: 10,243
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