NHL game summary from October 18, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (2-2-1) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (1-2-0) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bobby Smith 1 (Ron Zanussi, Al MacAdam), 3:50 |
| VAN, | Bill Derlago 1 (Hilliard Graves), 16:14 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 2 (Tim Young, Per-Olov Brasar), 14:09 - PP |
| MIN, | Gary Sargent 1 (Mike Fidler, Bobby Smith), 15:47 | |
| MIN, | Gary Sargent 2 (Per-Olov Brasar), 19:30 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Kris Manery 1 (Mike Fidler, Per-Olov Brasar), :52 |
| MIN, | Ron Zanussi 1 (Tim Young, Brad Maxwell), 6:01 - PP | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 1 (Brad Maxwell), 6:37 - PP | |
| VAN, | Chris Oddleifson 3 (Hilliard Graves, Bob Manno), 12:53 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Stan Smyl, VAN [Elbowing] 1:18 |
| Ron Zanussi, MIN [Hi-sticking] 1:18 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Tripping] 1:31 | |
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Charging] 4:18 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Elbowing] 6:26 | |
| 2: | Mike Fidler, MIN [Hooking] 7:17 |
| Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Slashing] 12:19 | |
| Kris Manery, MIN [Hooking] 16:53 | |
| 3: | John Grisdale, VAN [Roughing, Slashing] 2:09 |
| Tim Young, MIN [Slashing] 2:09 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking] 5:12 | |
| Per-Olov Brasar, MIN [Cross checking] 8:52 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Elbowing major] 9:12 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Fighting] 9:12 | |
| Glen Hanlon, VAN [Leaving the crease] 9:12 | |
| Gary Edwards, MIN [Leaving the crease, Game misconduct] 9:12 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Elbowing] 11:51 | |
| Bryan Maxwell, MIN [Cross checking] 12:37 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Fighting, Game misconduct] 14:54 | |
| Bryan Maxwell, MIN [Fighting] 19:04 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Fighting] 19:04 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Fighting] 19:04 | |
| Glen Hanlon, VAN [Fighting, Double misconduct] 19:04 | |
| Gilles Meloche, MIN [Fighting, Misconduct] 19:04 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Fighting, Misconduct] 19:04 | |
| Ron Zanussi, MIN [Fighting, Misconduct] 19:04 | |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Fighting, Misconduct] 19:04 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Fighting, Misconduct] 19:04 | |
| Bobby Smith, MIN [Interference, Fighting] 19:04 |
Penalty time: VAN: 101 minutes
MIN: 90 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Zetterstrom | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Stan Smyl | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -1 | 1 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bill Derlago | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim McKenny | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Edwards | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 50 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 50 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 12- 8- 6-26
MIN: 14-18-18-50
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 0-1-0)
MIN: Gary Edwards (W, 1-0-0),
Gilles Meloche Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Don Koharski, Bob Luther Attendance: 7,621
Gilles Meloche Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Don Koharski, Bob Luther Attendance: 7,621
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