NHL game summary from March 17, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pittsburgh Penguins (27-34-10) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (27-28-17) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | VAN, | Per-Olov Brasar 18 (Bob Manno, Rick Lanz), 16:56 |
| 2: | PIT, | Marc Chorney 1 (Peter Lee), 10:05 |
| VAN, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 30 (Kevin McCarthy, Bob Manno), 11:04 - PP | |
| PIT, | Peter Lee 26 (Rod Schutt, Mark Johnson), 13:33 | |
| VAN, | Darcy Rota 23 (Gerry Minor, Jerry Butler), 19:03 | |
| 3: | PIT, | George Ferguson 22 (Gregg Sheppard, Mario Faubert), :51 - SH |
| VAN, | Jerry Butler 11 (Brent Ashton, Harold Snepsts), 17:20 |
Penalties:
| 1: | George Ferguson, PIT [Holding] 9:30 |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Misconduct] 15:59 | |
| Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Misconduct] 15:59 | |
| Peter Lee, PIT [Misconduct] 15:59 | |
| Mark Johnson, PIT [Misconduct] 15:59 | |
| Mario Faubert, PIT [Misconduct] 15:59 | |
| Marc Chorney, PIT [Misconduct] 15:59 | |
| Thomas Gradin, VAN [Misconduct] 15:59 | |
| Gary Rissling, PIT [Roughing, Fighting, Attempt to injure] 15:59 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Roughing, Fighting, Game misconduct] 15:59 | |
| Bench penalty, VAN [Too many men on the ice] 15:59 | |
| Bench penalty, PIT [Too many men on the ice] 15:59 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Double misconduct] 15:59 | |
| Bob Manno, VAN [Holding] 18:08 | |
| 2: | Bob Manno, VAN [Holding] 1:24 |
| Bennett Wolf, PIT [Hooking] 5:33 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Hi-sticking, Holding] 6:52 | |
| Gregg Sheppard, PIT [Hooking] 7:22 | |
| Rod Schutt, PIT [Tripping] 9:46 | |
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Interference] 14:43 | |
| Paul Baxter, PIT [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 19:03 | |
| 3: | Colin Campbell, VAN [Interference] 9:32 |
Penalty time: PIT: 69 minutes
VAN: 83 minutes
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Price | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul Baxter | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Errol Thompson | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Johnson | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bennett Wolf | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul Gardner | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gary Rissling | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Chorney | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Schutt | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 35 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Manno | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
| Gary Bromley | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: PIT: 10-10-15-35
VAN: 9-11- 7-27
Goalies: PIT: Greg Millen (L, 23-24-7)
VAN: Gary Bromley (W, 6-4-4)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 14,217
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