NHL game summary from January 4, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (11-17-9) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (12-18-8) |
3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 1: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 13 (Tom Edur, Gene Carr), :31 |
| PIT, | Blair Chapman 10 (Greg Malone, Russ Anderson), 6:17 | |
| PIT, | Gene Carr 11 (Rick Kehoe, Dave Schultz), 17:09 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Pit Martin 6 (Dennis Ververgaert, Rick Blight), 5:04 - PP |
| 3: | PIT, | Jean Pronovost 16 (Tom Edur, Pete Mahovlich), 1:56 - PP |
| VAN, | Don Lever 10 (Dennis Ververgaert, Rick Blight), 3:48 - PP | |
| PIT, | Blair Chapman 11, 5:04 | |
| PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 10 (Greg Malone), 5:34 | |
| PIT, | Peter Lee 2 (Greg Malone, Bob Paradise), 12:25 | |
| PIT, | Wayne Bianchin 11 (Peter Lee, Blair Chapman), 16:17 - PP | |
| VAN, | Ralph Stewart 1, 19:35 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Burrows, PIT [Tripping] 1:05 |
| Tom Edur, PIT [Holding] 14:06 | |
| 2: | Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 3:16 |
| Tom Edur, PIT [Hooking] 5:54 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Hi-sticking] 12:49 | |
| 3: | Jack McIlhargey, VAN [Interference] 0:52 |
| Greg Malone, PIT [Hooking] 3:03 | |
| John Grisdale, VAN [Hooking] 5:41 | |
| Brad Gassoff, VAN [Hi-sticking] 15:48 | |
| Colin Campbell, PIT [Tripping] 19:17 |
Penalty time: VAN: 8 minutes
PIT: 12 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 6 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ralph Stewart | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Larry Goodenough | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -30 | 33 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Hamilton | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 30 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 11-13- 9-33
PIT: 9-10-17-36
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (L, 6-8-4)
PIT: Denis Herron (W, 9-12-6)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 9,356
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