NHL game summary from April 7, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (30-34-15) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 Vancouver Canucks (20-42-17) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 35 (Danny Grant, Rob Palmer), :24 |
| VAN, | Mike Walton 28 (Pit Martin, Rick Blight), 2:07 - PP | |
| VAN, | Hilliard Graves 19 (Garry Monahan, Bob Manno), 13:17 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Mike Walton 29 (Rick Blight, Jere Gillis), :19 - PP |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 36 (Gary Sargent, Danny Grant), :39 | |
| VAN, | Harold Snepsts 4 (Rick Blight, Mike Walton), 5:32 | |
| LA , | Tom Williams 15 (Mike Murphy, Gary Sargent), 10:17 | |
| LA , | Mike Murphy 20 (Gary Sargent), 12:31 - PP | |
| LA , | Syl Apps 19 (Mike Murphy, Glenn Goldup), 14:23 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Hilliard Graves 20 (Garry Monahan, Brad Gassoff), :19 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darryl Edestrand, LA [Holding] 1:14 |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Tripping] 7:32 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 10:54 | |
| Randy Manery, LA [Cross checking] 18:30 | |
| 2: | Bert Wilson, LA [Roughing] 10:36 |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 10:36 | |
| Bob Manno, VAN [Tripping] 12:01 | |
| 3: | Bob Murdoch, LA [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 8:43 |
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 8:43 | |
| Randy Manery, LA [Holding] 10:52 |
Penalty time: LA : 12 minutes
VAN: 12 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 20 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 8-13- 7-28
VAN: 5- 9- 6-20
Goalies: LA : Rogie Vachon (T, 28-27-13)
VAN: Cesare Maniago,
Glen Hanlon (T, 1-1-1) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Jim Christison Attendance: n/a
Glen Hanlon (T, 1-1-1) Referee: John McCauley Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Jim Christison Attendance: n/a
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit hsp.flyershistory.com