NHL game summary from April 8, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (20-43-17) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (31-34-15) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1: LA , Glenn Goldup 13 (Darryl Edestrand, Syl Apps), 3:39
VAN, Hilliard Graves 21, 8:23
2: LA , Danny Grant 12 (Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor), 14:07
LA , Glenn Goldup 14 (Dave Taylor), 17:23
3: VAN, Bob Manno 5 (Rick Blight, Mike Walton), 4:17 - PP
VAN, Pit Martin 16 (Don Lever, Claire Alexander), 6:33
LA , Gary Sargent 6 (Hartland Monahan), 15:41
LA , Gary Sargent 7, 19:41 - EN
Penalties:
1: Darryl Edestrand, LA [Roughing] 0:22
Hilliard Graves, VAN [Roughing] 0:22
Dave Taylor, LA [Roughing] 10:03
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 10:03
2: Rob Palmer, LA [Hooking] 1:51
Gerry O'Flaherty, VAN [Tripping] 5:36
Bob Manno, VAN [Hooking] 10:32
Dave Taylor, LA [Roughing] 18:00
Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 18:00
3: Gary Sargent, LA [Holding] 3:37
Penalty time: VAN: 10 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -16 | 18 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7- 1-10-18
LA : 9-13-17-39
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 1-2-1)
LA : Rogie Vachon (W, 29-27-13)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 11,218
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