NHL game summary from October 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (2-1-1) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 St. Louis Blues (1-2-1) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | VAN, | Kevin McCarthy 1 (Thomas Gradin), 16:56 - PP |
| 2: | VAN, | Stan Smyl 1 (Jere Gillis, Don Lever), 12:11 - PP |
| 3: | VAN, | Don Lever 3 (Rick Vaive, Lars Lindgren), 7:04 |
| VAN, | Stan Smyl 2 (Jere Gillis, Bill Derlago), 7:25 | |
| STL, | Perry Turnbull 1 (Wayne Babych, Bernie Federko), 14:32 - PP | |
| VAN, | Rick Vaive 2 (Bob Manno), 15:00 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ed Staniowski, STL [Hi-sticking] 3:02 |
| Rick Blight, VAN [Holding] 6:08 | |
| Mike Crombeen, STL [Interference] 16:30 | |
| 2: | Bob Manno, VAN [Cross checking] 9:41 |
| Perry Turnbull, STL [Tripping] 10:33 | |
| Larry Patey, STL [Hooking] 11:43 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Holding] 15:17 | |
| 3: | Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Cross checking] 9:28 |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 11:08 | |
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Fighting] 11:08 | |
| Rick Blight, VAN [Roughing double minor, Game misconduct] 11:08 | |
| Larry Giroux, STL [Holding] 11:49 |
Penalty time: VAN: 27 minutes
STL: 15 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Vaive | 28 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 29 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Maxwell | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Neil Komadoski | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartland Monahan | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Crawford | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ralph Klassen | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8- 7-14-29
STL: 8-15-14-37
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (W, 2-1-1)
STL: Ed Staniowski (L, 1-2-1)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Bob Luther
Attendance: 10,409
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