Belt game 3,766 · January 29, 1977
Vancouver Canucks take the belt
Vancouver Canucks beat Minnesota North Stars 4–3 at home to start reign 1,422 of the NHL belt, the 7th for the franchise.
Minnesota North Stars had held it since January 26, 1977, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Vancouver Canucks held it for 5 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Montréal Canadiens on February 3, 1977.
1,422Reign number
7Team's reign
0Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack McIlhargey | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Rick Blight | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Hilliard Graves | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bobby Lalonde | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garry Monahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Carriere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis Kearns | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Don Lever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Wiley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Chris Oddleifson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brad Gassoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andy Spruce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Dave Fortier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Harold Snepsts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Larry Goodenough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Cesare Maniago | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 23 |
| Curt Ridley | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Talafous | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tim Young | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Steve Jensen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ernie Hicke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Bill Hogaboam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Roland Eriksson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Doug Hicks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Glen Sharpley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Pirus | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Rich Nantais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Jim Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dennis O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tom Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Lou Nanne | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Nick Beverley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pete Lopresti | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Smith | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | 35 |
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