NHL game summary from December 8, 1979

Team	1	2	3	F
Vancouver Canucks (11-10-7)	0	1	0	1
Detroit Red Wings (9-10-5)	2	1	2	5

1:	DET,	Errol Thompson 10 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Dale McCourt), 4:48
	DET,	Vaclav Nedomansky 17 (Pete Mahovlich, Reed Larson), 11:40 - PP
2:	DET,	Greg Joly 1 (Reed Larson), 12:35
	VAN,	Gary Lupul 1 (Curt Fraser, Harold Snepsts), 18:03
3:	DET,	Vaclav Nedomansky 18 (Dan Labraaten, Dale McCourt), 8:56 - PP
	DET,	Dale McCourt 11 (Reed Larson, Barry Long), 16:01 - SH

Penalties:

1:	Dennis Polonich, DET [Interference] 0:54
	Jean Hamel, DET [Interference] 5:10
	Stan Smyl, VAN [Interference] 6:10
	Brad Smith, VAN [Fighting] 10:09
	Dan Labraaten, DET [Roughing] 10:09
	Stan Smyl, VAN [Elbowing] 10:55
	Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Roughing] 14:24
2:	Dale McCourt, DET [Interference] 2:27
	Dennis Polonich, DET [Interference] 5:09
	Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Hi-sticking] 14:09
	Pete Mahovlich, DET [Hi-sticking] 15:27
3:	Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 8:07
	Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Slashing] 8:39
	Mike Foligno, DET [Slashing] 8:39
	Stan Smyl, VAN [Elbowing] 13:54
	Errol Thompson, DET [Hooking] 15:07
	Brad Smith, VAN [Cross checking] 19:06
	Jim Korn, DET [Cross checking] 19:06
	Reed Larson, DET [Misconduct] 19:06
	Curt Fraser, VAN [Misconduct] 19:06
	Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 19:06

Penalty time: VAN: 31 minutes DET: 30 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	-3	2
Dennis Kearns	6	D	0	0	0	0	-2	0
Gary Lupul	7	C	1	0	1	0	1	1
Rick Blight	8	RW	0	0	0	0	-1	3
Don Lever	9	C	0	0	0	0	-1	3
Bill Derlago	10	C	0	0	0	0	-2	0
Stan Smyl	12	RW	0	0	0	6	-1	2
Chris Oddleifson	14	C	0	0	0	6	0	2
Ron Sedlbauer	17	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	5
Brad Smith	18	RW	0	0	0	7	0	2
Jere Gillis	21	LW	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Manno	22	D	0	0	0	0	-1	2
Thomas Gradin	23	C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Curt Fraser	24	LW	0	1	1	10	-1	1
Kevin McCarthy	25	D	0	0	0	0	1	3
Harold Snepsts	27	D	0	1	1	2	1	1
Jack McIlhargey	29	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen)							-10	27
TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen)					-10	27

DET Player Data	#	Pos	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM	+/-	Shots
Barry Long	2	D	0	1	1	0	1	1
Jean Hamel	5	D	0	0	0	4	1	2
Willie Huber	7	D	0	0	0	0	-1	1
Dennis Polonich	8	C	0	0	0	4	-1	1
Dale McCourt	10	C	1	2	3	2	3	2
Pete Mahovlich	11	C	0	1	1	2	0	0
Errol Thompson	12	LW	1	0	1	2	1	3
Dennis Sobchuk	14	C	0	0	0	0	-1	5
Paul Woods	15	C	0	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Foligno	17	RW	0	0	0	2	0	5
Dan Bolduc	19	RW	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vaclav Nedomansky	20	C	2	1	3	0	3	5
Dan Labraaten	21	LW	0	1	1	2	1	2
Glenn Hicks	23	LW	0	0	0	0	-1	0
Greg Joly	24	D	1	0	1	0	0	3
Jim Korn	26	D	0	0	0	2	1	1
Reed Larson	28	D	0	3	3	10	2	3
Rogie Vachon	30	G	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen)							9	36
TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen)					9	36

Shots: VAN: 6-14- 7-27 DET: 9-14-13-36 Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 11-7-5) DET: Rogie Vachon (W, 5-6-3) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Paul Flaherty Attendance: 15,214

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