NHL game summary from December 1, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (6-11-6) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Vancouver Canucks (10-13-2) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 16 (Chris Oddleifson, Lars Lindgren), 10:37 |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 6 (Dennis Kearns, Roland Eriksson), 16:21 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Paul Woods 2 (Reed Larson, Dale McCourt), 13:12 - PP |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Holt, VAN [Slashing] 4:07 |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 6:20 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Hooking] 15:55 | |
| John Hilworth, DET [Fighting] 17:05 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting] 17:05 | |
| 2: | Jean Hamel, DET [Roughing] 1:50 |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Roughing] 1:50 | |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Holding] 12:40 | |
| Bill Lochead, DET [Hooking] 13:56 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Hooking] 18:44 | |
| 3: | Dennis Polonich, DET [Roughing] 2:14 |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Roughing] 2:14 | |
| Bench penalty, DET [Too many men on the ice] 5:23 | |
| Randy Holt, VAN [Elbowing] 10:06 | |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Fighting] 19:41 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 19:41 |
Penalty time: DET: 22 minutes
VAN: 22 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Roland Cloutier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Tudor | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 16 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10-11- 4-25
VAN: 5- 6- 5-16
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 3-8-4)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (W, 6-6-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 14,215
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