NHL game summary from March 15, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (16-45-9) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vancouver Canucks (23-40-9) |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 1: | DET, | Bob Ritchie 4 (Dennis Polonich, Jim Nahrgang), 6:05 |
| VAN, | Don Lever 22 (Gerry O'Flaherty, Derek Sanderson), 9:41 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Harold Snepsts 4 (Don Lever, Dennis Kearns), 1:04 |
| VAN, | Brad Gassoff 5 (Derek Sanderson, Gerry O'Flaherty), 13:56 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Ralph Stewart 3 (Ron Sedlbauer, Rick Blight), 8:29 |
| VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 9 (Don Lever), 9:01 | |
| VAN, | Bobby Lalonde 16 (Harold Snepsts, Garry Monahan), 10:55 | |
| VAN, | Derek Sanderson 11 (Don Lever), 12:00 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Elbowing] 6:59 |
| Dennis Hextall, DET [Holding] 6:59 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Slashing] 13:15 | |
| Dave Kelly, DET [Roughing] 16:04 | |
| Dave Fortier, VAN [Roughing double minor] 16:04 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Cross checking] 19:43 | |
| 2: | Terry Murray, DET [Tripping] 0:41 |
| Jim Nahrgang, DET [Holding] 19:46 | |
| 3: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking] 11:34 |
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Roughing] 18:04 |
Penalty time: DET: 8 minutes
VAN: 14 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nahrgang | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Terry Murray | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Fred Williams | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Wilson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Kelly | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Al Cameron | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Ritchie | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -29 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -29 | 29 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Fortier | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 19 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 28 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 28 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 16- 6- 7-29
VAN: 7-15- 9-31
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 7-25-6)
VAN: Cesare Maniago (W, 15-19-5)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ron Finn, John Brown
Attendance: 15,612
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