NHL game summary from October 29, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (4-5-1) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (3-4-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bob Kelly 1 (Barry Dean, Mel Bridgman), 6:02 |
| VAN, | Stan Smyl 2 (Harold Snepsts, Thomas Gradin), 7:49 | |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 6, 11:10 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Jere Gillis 2 (Chris Oddleifson, Dennis Ververgaert), 4:14 - PP |
| PHI, | Bill Barber 5 (Bobby Clarke, Behn Wilson), 15:34 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Curt Fraser 5 (Thomas Gradin), :41 |
| VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 4, 19:41 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, PHI 0:06 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Interference] 2:58 | ||
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Cross checking] 11:35 | ||
| John Grisdale, VAN [Slashing] 16:37 | ||
| Ken Linseman, PHI [Interference] 19:31 | ||
| 2: | Mel Bridgman, PHI [Roughing] 3:16 | |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Holding] 5:33 | ||
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Slashing] 16:20 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 6 minutes
PHI: 10 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Zetterstrom | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Drew Callander | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8- 9-13-30
PHI: 12-13-10-35
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (W, 1-2-0)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (L, 0-1-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Willard Norris
Attendance: 17,077
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