NHL game summary from April 14, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (26-44-13) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
 Philadelphia Flyers (42-26-15) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Philadelphia Flyers win, 2 games to 1 (best of 3) | |||||||
| 1: | PHI, | Bobby Clarke 2 (Bill Barber, Reggie Leach), 4:13 - PP |
| PHI, | Al Hill 1 (Paul Holmgren, Ken Linseman), 7:20 | |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 4 (Jere Gillis, Rick Blight), 17:34 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Reggie Leach 4 (Rick MacLeish, Bobby Clarke), :34 - PP |
| PHI, | Tom Gorence 3 (Rick Lapointe, Robbie Moore), 8:53 - PP | |
| PHI, | Blake Dunlop 1 (Paul Holmgren, Jimmy Watson), 10:27 | |
| 3: | PHI, | Bill Barber 2 (Ken Linseman, Bob Dailey), 3:05 |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 1 (Bill Barber), 12:53 | |
| VAN, | Don Kozak 1 (Thomas Gradin, Curt Fraser), 15:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Kelly, PHI [Roughing] 0:28 |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Roughing] 0:28 | |
| Gary Bromley, VAN [Interference] 1:19 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Slashing] 1:19 | |
| Larry Goodenough, VAN [Elbowing] 4:06 | |
| Robbie Moore, PHI [Delay of game] 5:03 | |
| Bobby Clarke, PHI [Cross checking] 12:16 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Slashing] 13:28 | |
| Rick Lapointe, PHI [Slashing] 14:21 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Interference] 15:14 | |
| Thomas Gradin, VAN [Hi-sticking] 18:36 | |
| 2: | Curt Fraser, VAN [Slashing] 1:56 |
| Frank Bathe, PHI [Slashing] 1:56 | |
| Ken Linseman, PHI [Holding] 4:17 | |
| Pit Martin, VAN [Roughing] 4:17 | |
| Dennis Kearns, VAN [Holding] 7:11 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Charging] 10:37 | |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Slashing] 15:25 | |
| Mel Bridgman, PHI [Slashing] 15:25 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hooking] 16:51 | |
| 3: | Rick Lapointe, PHI [Slashing] 5:08 |
| Al Hill, PHI [Slashing] 8:03 | |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Slashing] 8:03 | |
| Bob Kelly, PHI [Slashing] 16:02 |
Penalty time: VAN: 22 minutes
PHI: 26 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Kozak | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Andre Dupont | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Linseman | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Frank Bathe | 31 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Hill | 37 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Robbie Moore | 39 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 15-11- 5-31
PHI: 10-12- 6-28
Goalies: VAN: Gary Bromley (L, 1-2-0)
PHI: Robbie Moore (W, 2-0-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,077
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