NHL game summary from October 11, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (0-1-0) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (1-0-0) |
2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 1: | VAN, | Thomas Gradin 1 (Dennis Kearns), 4:14 |
| VAN, | Pit Martin 1 (Dennis Ververgaert, John Grisdale), 13:06 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Thomas Gradin 2 (Curt Fraser), 4:31 |
| VAN, | Hilliard Graves 1 (Pit Martin), 11:16 - PP | |
| VAN, | Curt Fraser 1 (Thomas Gradin, Stan Smyl), 12:27 | |
| VAN, | Roland Eriksson 1 (Dennis Kearns, Chris Oddleifson), 14:25 | |
| VAN, | Hilliard Graves 2 (Bob Manno), 17:23 - PP | |
| 3: | COL, | Ron Delorme 1 (Mike Christie, John Van Boxmeer), 6:34 |
| COL, | Joe Contini 1 (Larry Skinner, Dennis Owchar), 16:58 - PP | |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 1 (Dennis Kearns, Ron Sedlbauer), 18:29 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Cross checking] 6:21 |
| John Van Boxmeer, COL [Tripping] 10:41 | |
| 2: | Joe Watson, COL [Holding] 1:24 |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking] 6:18 | |
| Hilliard Graves, VAN [Charging] 8:54 | |
| Gary Croteau, COL [Interference] 10:14 | |
| Barry Beck, COL [Hi-sticking] 16:03 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Interference] 19:10 | |
| 3: | Bob Manno, VAN [Hi-sticking] 3:37 |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Hooking] 6:52 | |
| Wilf Paiement, COL [Hooking] 7:43 | |
| Randy Pierce, COL [Hooking] 9:11 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Interference] 15:06 | |
| Randy Pierce, COL [Slashing] 15:06 | |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Holding] 16:09 |
Penalty time: COL: 14 minutes
VAN: 16 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Watson | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 6 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Joe Contini | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Dwyer | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Skinner | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Messier | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Oleschuk | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 36 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bill Derlago | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 10- 9-17-36
VAN: 9-14- 9-32
Goalies: COL: Doug Favell (L, 0-1-0),
Bill Oleschuk VAN: Gary Bromley (W, 1-0-0) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Jim Christison, Don Koharski Attendance: 10,341
Bill Oleschuk VAN: Gary Bromley (W, 1-0-0) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Jim Christison, Don Koharski Attendance: 10,341
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