NHL game summary from November 8, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (6-8-1) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
 Detroit Red Wings (4-5-4) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | VAN, | Thomas Gradin 7 (Harold Snepsts, Chris Oddleifson), :22 |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 8 (Rick Blight), 6:38 | |
| DET, | Nick Libett 2 (Andre St. Laurent, Terry Harper), 9:01 - SH | |
| DET, | Errol Thompson 6 (Roland Cloutier, Fern LeBlanc), 11:34 | |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 1, 12:59 | |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 3 (Curt Fraser, Lars Lindgren), 16:43 - PP | |
| 2: | VAN, | Jere Gillis 3 (Chris Oddleifson, Thomas Gradin), 4:25 |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 4 (Pit Martin), 6:26 | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 7 (Dennis Hextall, Nick Libett), 8:57 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 8 (Roland Eriksson, Hilliard Graves), 18:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Grisdale, VAN [Boarding] 6:56 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Tripping] 8:25 | ||
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking] 13:42 | ||
| Reed Larson, DET [Interference] 15:31 | ||
| 2: | John Grisdale, VAN [Delay of game, Tripping] 11:07 | |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Holding] 12:40 | ||
| Pit Martin, VAN [Holding] 15:50 | ||
| Perry Miller, DET [Holding] 19:13 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 12 minutes
DET: 6 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Zetterstrom | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 17 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hanson | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Cloutier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Rogie Vachon | 40 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -6 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6- 7- 4-17
DET: 11- 7- 7-25
Goalies: VAN: Gary Bromley (W, 4-4-1)
DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 3-3-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 14,118
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