NHL game summary from March 12, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (18-35-15) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Detroit Red Wings (26-29-11) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Nick Libett 19 (Dennis Hextall, Jean Hamel), 7:32 |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 17 (Chris Oddleifson, Dennis Kearns), 11:49 | |
| DET, | Dan Maloney 16 (Andre St. Laurent), 16:17 | |
| VAN, | Gerry O'Flaherty 6 (Claire Alexander, Hilliard Graves), 17:11 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Rick Blight 22 (Chris Oddleifson), 2:01 |
| 3: | DET, | Dennis Polonich 14, 1:15 |
| DET, | Andre St. Laurent 28 (Greg Joly), 16:08 | |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 18 (Pit Martin, Claire Alexander), 17:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Sheldon Kannegiesser, VAN [Tripping] 1:43 | |
| Nick Libett, DET [Hooking] 4:59 | ||
| 2: | Claire Alexander, VAN [Tripping] 5:57 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 4 minutes
DET: 2 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Claire Alexander | 19 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 7 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dennis Hull | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Lochead | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Wright | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7- 2- 5-14
DET: 4-13-11-28
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (T, 9-16-8)
DET: Jim Rutherford (T, 15-15-4)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Willard Norris
Attendance: 14,114
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