NHL game summary from December 28, 1975
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (12-15-6) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (10-21-4) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | VAN, | Garry Monahan 2, :51 |
| VAN, | Don Lever 11 (Rick Blight), 6:19 | |
| VAN, | Bobby Lalonde 5 (Gerry O'Flaherty, Dennis Ververgaert), 16:00 | |
| 3: | DET, | Nick Libett 10, 5:35 - PP |
| DET, | Dan Maloney 13 (Bryan Watson, Walt McKechnie), 9:15 - SH | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Terry Harper, DET [Slashing] 13:40 |
| Gregg Boddy, VAN [Slashing] 13:40 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Elbowing] 14:10 | |
| John Gould, VAN [Slashing] 14:10 | |
| Don Lever, VAN [Hooking] 18:41 | |
| 2: | Jean Hamel, DET [Tripping] 11:40 |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Holding] 17:30 | |
| Gregg Boddy, VAN [Fighting] 20:00 | |
| Dennis Polonich, DET [Fighting] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Dan Maloney, DET [Hooking] 0:52 |
| Mike Robitaille, VAN [Tripping] 3:55 | |
| Rick Lapointe, DET [Holding] 7:49 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Tripping] 12:03 | |
| Bryan Watson, DET [Interference] 17:34 | |
| Mike Korney, DET [Holding] 19:13 |
Penalty time: VAN: 15 minutes
DET: 21 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Smith | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ab Demarco | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 38 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Bill Hogaboam | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bryan Watson | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Korney | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Redmond | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Bloom | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Barry Salovaara | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Giacomin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 13-16- 9-38
DET: 13- 7-13-33
Goalies: VAN: Gary Smith (W, 10-11-2)
DET: Ed Giacomin (L, 6-11-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 10,117
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