NHL game summary from January 23, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (15-28-2) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (17-20-8) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1: | MIN, | Tim Young 8 (Pierre Jarry, Dean Talafous), 1:52 |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 8, 6:12 | |
| VAN, | Rick Blight 14 (Don Lever, Paulin Bordeleau), 10:16 | |
| VAN, | Dennis Ververgaert 24 (Chris Oddleifson, Dennis Kearns), 13:37 - PP | |
| MIN, | Blake Dunlop 8 (Ernie Hicke), 16:33 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Rick Blight 15 (Dennis Kearns, Don Lever), 4:35 |
| VAN, | Paulin Bordeleau 5 (Don Lever, Rick Blight), 5:44 | |
| VAN, | Don Lever 16 (Paulin Bordeleau, John Gould), 15:16 - PP | |
| 3: | MIN, | Pierre Jarry 10 (Tim Young, Dwight Bialowas), 8:19 |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 9 (Andre Boudrias, John Gould), 11:24 | |
| VAN, | Garry Monahan 10 (Andre Boudrias, Bob Dailey), 14:29 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Ververgaert, VAN [Elbowing] 7:26 |
| Glen Sather, MIN [Elbowing] 10:50 | |
| Bryan Hextall, MIN [Cross checking] 11:57 | |
| 2: | Bobby Lalonde, VAN [Slashing] 8:11 |
| Don Lever, VAN [Charging] 12:01 | |
| Bryan Hextall, MIN [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 13:39 | |
| Chris Oddleifson, VAN [Cross checking] 18:55 | |
| 3: | Ernie Hicke, MIN [Hooking] 12:35 |
| Rick Blight, VAN [Hi-sticking] 17:57 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
VAN: 10 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Lopresti | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Bialowas | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Cressman | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ernie Hicke | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pierre Jarry | 16 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Hextall | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Flesch | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 24 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tracy Pratt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre Boudrias | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Paulin Bordeleau | 15 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Lalonde | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gregg Boddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bob Murray | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 5- 8-11-24
VAN: 18- 7-15-40
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (L, 10-15-1),
Pete LoPresti VAN: Gary Smith (W, 13-16-3) Referee: Alf Lejeune Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Jim Christison Attendance: 15,612
Pete LoPresti VAN: Gary Smith (W, 13-16-3) Referee: Alf Lejeune Linesmen: Malcolm Ashford, Jim Christison Attendance: 15,612
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