NHL game summary from January 27, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (17-26-7) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Colorado Rockies (11-31-8) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1: no scoring
2: VAN, Brad Gassoff 2 (Hilliard Graves, Thomas Gradin), 3:14
COL, Merlin Malinowski 1 (Ron Delorme), 15:00
VAN, Stan Smyl 8 (Bob Manno), 15:54 - PP
3: COL, Rey Comeau 5 (Ralph Klassen), 8:20 - SH
Penalties:
1: Barry Beck, COL [Fighting] 4:42
Curt Fraser, VAN [Fighting] 4:42
Brad Gassoff, VAN [Fighting] 6:42
Mike Christie, COL [Fighting] 6:42
2: Ralph Klassen, COL [Hooking] 5:23
Randy Pierce, COL [Interference] 15:47
Ron Sedlbauer, VAN [Tripping] 19:15
3: John Grisdale, VAN [Slashing] 5:40
Bench penalty, COL [Too many men on the ice] 8:01
Randy Pierce, COL [Fighting] 12:18
Brad Gassoff, VAN [Fighting] 12:18
Curt Fraser, VAN [Hooking] 15:39
Penalty time: VAN: 21 minutes
COL: 21 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew Callander | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Flockhart | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 25 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Beverley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Christie | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ralph Klassen | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Gillis | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Valiquette | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rey Comeau | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Oleschuk | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7- 9- 9-25
COL: 6-11-11-28
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon, Gary Bromley (T, 4-9-2)
COL: Bill Oleschuk (T, 4-9-5)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Swede Knox
Attendance: 9,055
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