NHL game summary from October 15, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (2-0-1) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (0-0-2) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1: no scoring
2: VAN, Chris Oddleifson 2 (Don Lever, Roland Eriksson), 4:48
VAN, Pit Martin 2 (Roland Eriksson, Bob Manno), 12:14
3: CHI, John Marks 2 (J.P. Bordeleau, Bob Murray), 8:49
CHI, Darcy Rota 1 (Bob Murray, Dave Logan), 10:36
CHI, J.P. Bordeleau 1 (John Marks, Phil Russell), 10:50
VAN, Pit Martin 3 (Hilliard Graves, Harold Snepsts), 18:41 - PP
Penalties:
1: Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking] 0:57
Cliff Koroll, CHI [Slashing] 5:38
Ted Bulley, CHI [Slashing] 18:46
2: Gary Bromley, VAN [Delay of game] 5:25
Ted Bulley, CHI [Fighting] 9:10
John Grisdale, VAN [Fighting] 9:10
Phil Russell, CHI [Hi-sticking] 10:13
Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Holding] 15:21
Bob Manno, VAN [Tripping] 17:36
3: Jim Harrison, CHI [Interference] 16:55
Penalty time: VAN: 13 minutes
CHI: 13 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bill Derlago | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jim Harrison | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alain Daigle | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Grant Mulvey | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7-11- 5-23
CHI: 11- 9-10-30
Goalies: VAN: Gary Bromley (T, 2-0-1)
CHI: Tony Esposito (T, 0-0-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 8,864
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