NHL game summary from March 7, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (17-34-14) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Islanders (40-14-12) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Kaszycki 11 (Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin), 15:00 - PP |
| 2: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 10 (Mike Bossy, Stefan Persson), 9:51 - PP |
| NYI, | Ed Westfall 3 (Lorne Henning), 15:04 - SH | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 20 (Ron Sedlbauer, Claire Alexander), 18:16 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Billy Harris 20 (Wayne Merrick), 4:30 |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 6 (Dennis Ververgaert, Claire Alexander), 13:48 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 21 (Garry Howatt), 19:40 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jere Gillis, VAN [Hooking] 14:05 |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Holding] 15:59 | |
| 2: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Tripping] 8:25 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Hooking] 13:43 | |
| 3: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 9:51 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Slashing] 10:34 |
Penalty time: VAN: 4 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 29 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Price | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bert Marshall | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jude Drouin | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Westfall | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 5- 8-16-29
NYI: 10-13- 8-31
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 9-16-7)
NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 21-7-5)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 15,317
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