NHL game summary from October 12, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (0-1-1) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Vancouver Canucks (1-1-0) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | VAN, | Don Lever 1 (Chris Oddleifson), 14:21 |
| 3: | VAN, | Rick Vaive 1 (Don Lever, Kevin McCarthy), 11:18 |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 1 (Jere Gillis, Stan Smyl), 13:48 | |
| DET, | Willie Huber 1 (Dale McCourt, Dan Labraaten), 18:20 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Holding] 2:02 |
| Perry Miller, DET [Slashing] 5:24 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Cross checking] 15:14 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Hi-sticking] 19:12 | |
| 2: | Reed Larson, DET [Interference] 4:28 |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Elbowing, Fighting] 8:07 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, DET [Fighting] 8:07 | |
| 3: | Thommie Bergman, DET [Tripping] 14:23 |
Penalty time: DET: 13 minutes
VAN: 11 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Long | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Thommie Bergman | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Sobchuk | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hicks | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| Rogie Vachon | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| 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 | 3 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Vaive | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10- 3-11-24
VAN: 12- 8- 5-25
Goalies: DET: Rogie Vachon (L, 0-1-0)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (W, 1-1-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 13,546
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