NHL game summary from December 20, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (12-20-2) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (8-16-9) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1: | DET, | Willie Huber 1 (Dale McCourt, Reed Larson), 7:02 - PP |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 12 (Reed Larson, Vaclav Nedomansky), 12:36 - PP | |
| DET, | Willie Huber 2 (Andre St. Laurent), 17:12 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Dale McCourt 13 (Willie Huber, Errol Thompson), 9:45 - PP |
| VAN, | Pit Martin 9 (Harold Snepsts), 10:13 | |
| DET, | Dan Labraaten 6 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Thommie Bergman), 12:55 | |
| DET, | Vaclav Nedomansky 14 (Dan Labraaten, Nick Libett), 13:49 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Rick Blight 4 (Dennis Ververgaert), 8:35 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 14 (Dan Labraaten, Errol Thompson), 16:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Errol Thompson, DET [Interference] 3:59 |
| Pit Martin, VAN [Tripping] 6:36 | |
| Randy Holt, VAN [Interference] 10:51 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Hooking] 17:09 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Hooking] 17:22 | |
| 2: | Dan Bolduc, DET [Slashing] 1:04 |
| Thommie Bergman, DET [Holding] 5:19 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Roughing] 5:57 | |
| Rogie Vachon, DET [Roughing] 5:57 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hooking] 9:14 | |
| Randy Holt, VAN [Fighting] 9:54 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 9:54 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Holding] 14:35 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Tripping] 16:27 | |
| Rick Blight, VAN [Hi-sticking] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Vaclav Nedomansky, DET [Tripping] 0:58 |
| John Hilworth, DET [Tripping] 6:34 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Hooking] 11:34 | |
| Vaclav Nedomansky, DET [Holding] 12:41 | |
| Roland Eriksson, VAN [Hooking] 14:23 |
Penalty time: VAN: 23 minutes
DET: 23 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunc Wilson | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 22 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Taft | 11 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Fern LeBlanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Hilworth | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 6- 6-10-22
DET: 14-11- 6-31
Goalies: VAN: Dunc Wilson (L, 0-2-0),
Gary Bromley DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 5-11-6) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: John D'Amico, Don Koharski Attendance: 14,654
Gary Bromley DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 5-11-6) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: John D'Amico, Don Koharski Attendance: 14,654
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