NHL game summary from March 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (19-36-15) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Colorado Rockies (14-36-20) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1: COL, Denis Dupere 8, 11:49
2: no scoring
3: COL, Mike Kitchen 1 (Wilf Paiement, Dennis Owchar), 9:20
COL, Larry Skinner 1 (Andy Spruce, Dennis Owchar), 11:02
VAN, Chris Oddleifson 17 (Claire Alexander), 19:30
Penalties:
1: Dennis Owchar, COL [Interference] 4:15
Barry Beck, COL [Slashing] 5:10
Pit Martin, VAN [Slashing] 5:10
Rick Blight, VAN [Hooking] 8:53
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Hi-sticking] 18:24
2: Sheldon Kannegiesser, VAN [Holding] 9:27
Ron Delorme, COL [Fighting] 13:10
Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting] 13:10
Mark Suzor, COL [Charging] 17:58
Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Holding] 19:50
3: none
Penalty time: VAN: 15 minutes
COL: 11 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -9 | 16 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Fred Ahern | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill McKenzie | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6- 6- 4-16
COL: 13-11-15-39
Goalies: VAN: Cesare Maniago (L, 10-20-7)
COL: Bill McKenzie (W, 1-4-2)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,110
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