NHL game summary from December 15, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (13-12-7) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (14-11-5) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | VAN, | Stan Smyl 12 (Jere Gillis, Thomas Gradin), 7:57 |
| LA , | Doug Halward 9 (Andre St. Laurent, Barry Gibbs), 12:04 | |
| VAN, | Jere Gillis 10 (Thomas Gradin, Stan Smyl), 16:16 - PP | |
| 2: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 24 (Dave Taylor), 3:27 |
| LA , | Charlie Simmer 27 (Butch Goring, Dave Taylor), 17:05 - PP | |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 11 (Dennis Kearns, Stan Smyl), 18:33 | |
| 3: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 25 (Charlie Simmer, Dave Taylor), 8:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bill Derlago, VAN [Holding] 8:44 | |
| John Paul Kelly, LA [Tripping] 15:28 | ||
| 2: | Dave Taylor, LA [Hi-sticking] 6:47 | |
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Roughing] 6:47 | ||
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 15:26 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 6 minutes
LA : 4 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Derlago | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Smith | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bruce Affleck | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 28 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Manery | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Carlson | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dean Hopkins | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| John Paul Kelly | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Selwood | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Gibbs | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Grahame | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10-10- 8-28
LA : 9- 9- 7-25
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 12-8-5)
LA : Ron Grahame (W, 6-4-2)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Mark Pare
Attendance: 8,784
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