NHL game summary from March 11, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (18-35-14) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (21-27-17) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | VAN, | Rick Blight 21 (Jere Gillis), 13:07 |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 7 (Hilliard Graves, Gerry O'Flaherty), 18:57 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Don Lever 15 (Pit Martin, Dennis Ververgaert), 10:48 |
| 3: | PIT, | Blair Chapman 16 (Dave Schultz, Greg Malone), 17:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Malone, PIT [Hi-sticking] 2:31 |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hi-sticking] 2:31 | |
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Elbowing] 3:18 | |
| Pit Martin, VAN [Tripping] 6:12 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Slashing] 15:05 | |
| 2: | Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Fighting] 1:17 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Fighting] 1:17 | |
| 3: | Dennis Kearns, VAN [Hooking] 11:05 |
| Ron Stackhouse, PIT [Hooking] 13:20 |
Penalty time: VAN: 13 minutes
PIT: 11 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Flesch | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10-11- 7-28
PIT: 12-11- 7-30
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (W, 9-19-7)
PIT: Denis Herron (L, 16-17-14)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 15,205
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