NHL game summary from October 14, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (1-1-1) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Edmonton Oilers (0-1-2) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | VAN, | Don Lever 2 (Lars Lindgren, Bill Derlago), 1:11 |
| VAN, | Curt Fraser 1 (Jack McIlhargey, Bob Manno), 6:42 | |
| EDM, | Stan Weir 1 (Al Hamilton, Dave Lumley), 8:35 | |
| EDM, | Risto Siltanen 1 (Wayne Gretzky, Brett Callighen), 11:50 | |
| 2: | EDM, | Risto Siltanen 2 (Brett Callighen, Blair MacDonald), 3:51 |
| 3: | VAN, | Lars Lindgren 2 (Bill Derlago, Dennis Kearns), 3:17 - PP |
| VAN, | Jere Gillis 1 (Stan Smyl), 6:03 | |
| EDM, | Wayne Gretzky 1 (Brett Callighen, Blair MacDonald), 18:51 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Glen Hanlon, VAN [Cross checking] 3:54 |
| 2: | Curt Fraser, VAN [Hooking] 12:03 |
| Mark Messier, EDM [Roughing] 18:32 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Roughing] 18:32 | |
| 3: | Bill Flett, EDM [Tripping] 2:10 |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Tripping] 18:11 |
Penalty time: VAN: 8 minutes
EDM: 4 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Vaive | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Al Hamilton | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Chipperfield | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bill Flett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Driscoll | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Dryden | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10- 8-10-28
EDM: 12-10-10-32
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (T, 1-1-1)
EDM: Dave Dryden (T, 0-1-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 15,300
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