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Vancouver Canucks vs. Detroit Red Wings Box Score: December 20, 1978

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December 20, 1978

Arena: Detroit Olympia

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
07:02	DET	PP	Willie Huber (1)	Dale McCourt, Reed Larson
12:36	DET	PP	Dale McCourt (12)	Reed Larson, Václav Nedomanský
17:12	DET	PP	Willie Huber (2)	André St. Laurent
2nd Period
09:45	DET	PP	Dale McCourt (13)	Willie Huber, Errol Thompson
10:13	VAN		Pit Martin (9)	Harold Snepsts
12:55	DET		Dan Labraaten (6)	Václav Nedomanský, Thommie Bergman
13:49	DET		Václav Nedomanský (14)	Dan Labraaten, Nick Libett
3rd Period
08:35	VAN		Rick Blight (4)	Dennis Ververgaert
16:33	DET		Dale McCourt (14)	Dan Labraaten, Errol Thompson

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
03:59	DET	Errol Thompson	Interference	2 min
06:36	VAN	Pit Martin	Tripping	2 min
10:51	VAN	Randy Holt	Interference	2 min
17:09	VAN	Harold Snepsts	Hooking	2 min
17:22	DET	Perry Miller	Hooking	2 min
2nd Period
01:04	DET	Danny Bolduc	Slashing	2 min
05:19	DET	Thommie Bergman	Holding	2 min
05:57	DET	Rogie Vachon	Roughing	2 min
05:57	VAN	Stan Smyl	Roughing	2 min
09:14	VAN	Jack McIlhargey	Hooking	2 min
09:54	DET	Dennis Polonich	Fighting	5 min
09:54	VAN	Randy Holt	Fighting	5 min
14:35	VAN	Chris Oddleifson	Holding	2 min
16:27	DET	Willie Huber	Tripping	2 min
20:00	VAN	Rick Blight	High sticking	2 min
3rd Period
00:58	DET	Václav Nedomanský	Tripping	2 min
06:34	DET	John Hilworth	Tripping	2 min
11:34	VAN	Chris Oddleifson	Hooking	2 min
12:41	DET	Václav Nedomanský	Holding	2 min
14:23	VAN	Roland Eriksson	Hooking	2 min

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Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Rick Blight	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
2	Roland Eriksson	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
3	Curt Fraser	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
4	Jere Gillis	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
5	Thomas Gradin	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	Hilliard Graves	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
7	Randy Holt	0	0	0	-1	7	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Dennis Kearns	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Don Lever	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
10	Lars Lindgren	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Pit Martin	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
12	Jack McIlhargey	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
13	Chris Oddleifson	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0
14	Ron Sedlbauer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
15	Stan Smyl	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
16	Harold Snepsts	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Dennis Ververgaert	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
18	Gary Bromley	0	0	0		0				0	0			40:00
19	Dunc Wilson	0	0	0		0				0	0			20:00
	TOTAL	2	2	4		23	2	0	0		22	9.1

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Dunc Wilson	L	3	14	11	.786	0	0	20:00
2	Gary Bromley		4	17	13	.765	0	0	40:00

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Thommie Bergman	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
2	Danny Bolduc	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	John Hilworth	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Willie Huber	2	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	1	2	100.0
5	Dan Labraaten	1	2	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
6	Reed Larson	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
7	Fern LeBlanc	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Nick Libett	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
9	Bill Lochead	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Dale McCourt	3	1	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	60.0
11	Perry Miller	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
12	Václav Nedomanský	1	2	3	2	4	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
13	Dennis Polonich	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
14	André St. Laurent	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
15	John Taft	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Errol Thompson	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
17	Paul Woods	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Rogie Vachon	0	0	0		2				0	0			59:46
	TOTAL	7	13	20		23	3	4	0		31	22.6

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Rogie Vachon	W	2	22	20	.909	0	2	59:46

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