NHL game summary from February 26, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (19-33-9) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Los Angeles Kings (26-27-8) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | LA , | Marcel Dionne 43 (Randy Holt, Dave Taylor), 7:31 |
| LA , | Charlie Simmer 7 (Dave Taylor, Marcel Dionne), 18:06 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Grisdale, VAN [Holding] 13:42 |
| Marcel Dionne, LA [Tripping] 15:06 | |
| 2: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Tripping] 18:06 |
| Murray Wilson, LA [Hi-sticking] 18:26 | |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Hi-sticking] 18:26 | |
| 3: | Steve Jensen, LA [Hooking] 8:24 |
| Randy Holt, LA [Cross checking] 10:06 | |
| Bob Manno, VAN [Hooking] 10:35 | |
| Syl Apps, LA [Tripping] 18:40 |
Penalty time: VAN: 8 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Tudor | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Kozak | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Richard Mulhern | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Wilson | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Butch Goring | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 10 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8- 6-10-24
LA : 12-17-10-39
Goalies: VAN: Gary Bromley (L, 6-14-3)
LA : Mario Lessard (W, 15-11-7)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Swede Knox
Attendance: 8,387
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