NHL game summary from January 2, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (17-11-11) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (10-19-8) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | DET, | John Ogrodnick 21 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Reed Larson), 1:35 - PP |
| VAN, | Bobby Schmautz 17, 4:10 - PP | |
| 2: | DET, | Reed Larson 9 (Jim Korn), 19:01 |
| 3: | VAN, | Curt Fraser 17 (Dennis Kearns), 5:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 0:25 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 2:45 | ||
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Holding] 9:25 | ||
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Holding] 9:25 | ||
| Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Interference] 9:46 | ||
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 14:43 | ||
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 17:01 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 6 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -3 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -3 | 29 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barrett | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Glenn Hicks | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 13- 8- 8-29
DET: 4-12-10-26
Goalies: VAN: Richard Brodeur (T, 12-8-8)
DET: Gilles Gilbert (T, 8-12-5)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Ron Finn
Attendance: 17,743
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