NHL game summary from December 19, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (12-19-2) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (11-16-3) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bobby Smith 7, 1:57 |
| MIN, | Gary Sargent 9 (Brad Maxwell), 9:42 - PP | |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 8 (Jere Gillis, Pit Martin), 14:30 | |
| VAN, | Jack McIlhargey 2 (Curt Fraser, Rick Blight), 17:29 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Harold Snepsts 2 (Rick Blight, Don Lever), 5:18 - PP |
| 3: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 7 (Bobby Smith, Brad Maxwell), 2:56 - PP |
| MIN, | Greg Smith 4 (Brad Maxwell, Tim Young), 4:14 | |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 8, 19:56 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Younghans, MIN [Hi-sticking] 0:24 |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Hi-sticking] 0:24 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Elbowing, Roughing] 5:17 | |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Roughing] 5:17 | |
| Bill Butters, MIN [Tripping] 6:33 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 9:25 | |
| 2: | Gary Sargent, MIN [Holding] 2:56 |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Interference] 4:17 | |
| Bill Butters, MIN [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 4:41 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 4:41 | |
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Hooking] 14:57 | |
| Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 14:57 | |
| 3: | Randy Holt, VAN [Holding] 2:37 |
| Randy Holt, VAN [Cross checking] 5:09 |
Penalty time: VAN: 18 minutes
MIN: 16 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Dunc Wilson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -6 | 31 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butters | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 4 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 12- 8-11-31
MIN: 13-11-16-40
Goalies: VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 0-1-0)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 8-9-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Don Koharski, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 6,762
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