Tuesday, March 7, 1978 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Canucks 2 at Islanders 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
15:00
Mike Kaszycki
(11)
PPG
Clark Gillies (43), Denis Potvin (54)
VAN 0 – 1 NYI
2nd Period
-
9:51
Wayne Merrick
(10)
PPG
Mike Bossy (30), Stefan Persson (42)
VAN 0 – 2 NYI
-
15:04
Ed Westfall
(3)
SHG
Lorne Henning (11)
VAN 0 – 3 NYI
-
18:16
Rick Blight
(20)
Ron Sedlbauer (9), Claire Alexander (8)
VAN 1 – 3 NYI
3rd Period
-
4:30
Billy Harris
(20)
Wayne Merrick (17)
VAN 1 – 4 NYI
-
13:48
Garry Monahan
(6)
Dennis Ververgaert (31), Claire Alexander (9)
VAN 2 – 4 NYI
-
19:40
Billy Harris
(21)
Garry Howatt (11)
VAN 2 – 5 NYI
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Alexander D | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.55 |
| Garry Monahan L | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Rick Blight R | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.90 |
| Dennis Ververgaert R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Ron Sedlbauer L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty L | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Hilliard Graves R | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0.23 |
| Brad Gassoff L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Pit Martin C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Bob Manno D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Don Lever C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Chris Oddleifson C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Dennis Kearns D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Jack McIlhargey D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Jere Gillis L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Ridley | L | 31 | 26 | 5 | .839 | 60:00 | -1.15 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Harris R | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 1.95 |
| Wayne Merrick C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1.83 |
| Ed Westfall R | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Mike Kaszycki C | 1 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0.98 |
| Lorne Henning C | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Denis Potvin D | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Garry Howatt L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.70 |
| Clark Gillies L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Mike Bossy R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.55 |
| Stefan Persson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.48 |
| Dave Lewis D | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0.38 |
| Bob Bourne C | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Gerry Hart D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Bobby Nystrom R | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Bert Marshall D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Jude Drouin C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Pat Price D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 60:00 | 1.20 |