NHL game summary from January 2, 1983
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (13-18-8) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New Jersey Devils (8-25-7) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NJ , | Steve Tambellini 12 (Tapio Levo, Jeff Larmer), 5:51 - PP |
| 2: | NJ , | Paul Gagne 2 (Aaron Broten, Tapio Levo), 7:27 - PP |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 14 (Ivan Hlinka, Jiri Bubla), 14:00 - PP | |
| 3: | NJ , | Yvon Vautour 3, :49 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, NJ [Too many men on the ice] 2:06 |
| Ivan Boldirev, VAN [Hooking] 4:39 | |
| John Wensink, NJ [Fighting] 10:30 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Roughing] 10:30 | |
| Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Holding] 11:41 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NJ [Tripping] 15:32 | |
| 2: | Don Lever, NJ [Tripping] 0:37 |
| Doug Halward, VAN [Tripping] 1:51 | |
| Rick Lanz, VAN [Hooking] 6:59 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NJ [Tripping] 12:47 | |
| Patrik Sundstrom, VAN [Cross checking] 16:10 | |
| Thomas Gradin, VAN [Elbowing, Misconduct] 16:54 | |
| John Wensink, NJ [Roughing] 16:54 | |
| 3: | Lars Lindgren, VAN [Hooking] 11:07 |
| Aaron Broten, NJ [Hooking] 17:37 |
Penalty time: VAN: 26 minutes
NJ : 17 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Ellacott | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Moe Lemay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Patrik Sundstrom | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Hlinka | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Molin | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Bubla | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 27 | ||||||
| NJ Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Joel Quenneville | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Larmer | 7 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tapio Levo | 8 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Cameron | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Tambellini | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Meagher | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Yvon Vautour | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hector Marini | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Palmer | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Broten | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Murray Brumwell | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 12- 7- 8-27
NJ : 7- 8-13-28
Goalies: VAN: Ken Ellacott (L, 1-2-3)
NJ : Glenn Resch (W, 8-19-6)
Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Dan Schachte
Attendance: 10,017
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