NHL game summary from December 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (13-14-5) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vancouver Canucks (13-20-2) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1: VAN, Ron Sedlbauer 23 (Dennis Kearns, Hilliard Graves), 7:38
2: VAN, Dennis Ververgaert 9 (Pit Martin, Jere Gillis), 7:39
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Stan Smyl, VAN [Roughing] 1:45
Randy Manery, LA [Interference] 4:45
Bob Murdoch, LA [Hooking] 10:14
Stan Smyl, VAN [Charging] 16:09
2: Rick Blight, VAN [Tripping] 4:49
Dave Taylor, LA [Holding] 8:33
3: Bert Wilson, LA [Hooking] 9:49
Penalty time: LA : 8 minutes
VAN: 6 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Vic Venasky | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Grant | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Williams | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Edestrand | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Heaslip | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Hampton | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 10 | 23 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 7- 8- 9-24
VAN: 5- 7-11-23
Goalies: LA : Ron Grahame (L, 9-10-1)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (W, 9-9-1)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 12,526
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