NHL game summary from March 27, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (21-37-16) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Vancouver Canucks (23-41-11) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | VAN, | Don Kozak 2 (Rob Tudor, Brad Gassoff), 16:19 |
| 2: | VAN, | Curt Fraser 15 (Thomas Gradin, Bob Manno), 5:12 - PP |
| VAN, | Don Lever 22 (Dennis Kearns), 10:47 | |
| DET, | Paul Woods 14 (Dan Bolduc, Terry Harper), 11:17 | |
| VAN, | Stan Smyl 14 (Thomas Gradin, Curt Fraser), 12:55 | |
| 3: | DET, | Andre St. Laurent 16 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Reed Larson), 4:26 - PP |
| VAN, | Larry Goodenough 3 (Stan Smyl, Pit Martin), 19:56 |
Penalties:
| 1: | none | |
| 2: | Perry Miller, DET [Tripping] 3:36 | |
| Perry Miller, DET [Roughing] 9:19 | ||
| Pit Martin, VAN [Roughing] 9:19 | ||
| 3: | Brad Gassoff, VAN [Hooking] 3:56 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 14:57 | ||
| Rob Tudor, VAN [Roughing, Fighting] 14:57 | ||
Penalty time: DET: 11 minutes
VAN: 11 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| J.P. Leblanc | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bolduc | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Goodenough | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Gassoff | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Tudor | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Manno | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Don Kozak | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 9- 8- 8-25
VAN: 11-14- 6-31
Goalies: DET: Jim Rutherford (L, 11-12-5)
VAN: Gary Bromley (W, 9-18-4)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Jim Christison
Attendance: 14,027
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