Vancouver Canucks vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Regular season · Saturday, February 5, 1983 · Maple Leaf Gardens
Game summary
The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vancouver Canucks 6–4 on Saturday, February 5, 1983 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The Maple Leafs outshot the Canucks 33–29.
Rick Vaive scored twice and Walt Poddubny scored twice. Stan Smyl, Doug Halward, Dan Daoust, Thomas Gradin, Jim Korn and Tony Tanti also scored.
Mike Palmateer made 25 saves on 29 shots for the win; Richard Brodeur stopped 25 of 31.
Scoring
1st period
Rick Vaive (35)Jim Benning (12), John Anderson (35)0–107:09 TOR
Stan Smyl (22)Ivan Hlinka (36), Lars Molin (21)1–110:22 VAN · 
Walt Poddubny (20)Frank Nigro (13)1–210:36 TOR
2nd period
- Rick Vaive (36)Dan Daoust (23), Gaston Gingras (17)1–304:27 TOR ·
Doug Halward (9)Darcy Rota (20), Ivan Hlinka (37)2–309:13 VAN
Dan Daoust (9)Jim Korn (16), Rick Vaive (19)2–409:44 TOR
Thomas Gradin (19)Harold Snepsts (7)3–412:19 VAN
3rd period
- Walt Poddubny (21)Peter Ihnacak (25), Frank Nigro (14)3–503:30 TOR
Jim Korn (6)Barry Melrose (3), Miroslav Frycer (20)3–605:07 TOR
Tony Tanti (5)Darcy Rota (21)4–608:10 VAN
Team stats
VANTOR
2933
0%0%
1/61/3
1422
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:51 into the first period
Borje Salming · hooking2 min - 9:02 into the first periodBarry Melrose · hooking2 min
- 19:39 into the first period
Harold Snepsts · tripping2 min - 3:02 into the second periodBarry Melrose · roughing2 min
- 3:02 into the second periodStan Smyl · cross checking2 min
- 3:36 into the second periodLars Molin · interference2 min
- 13:45 into the second periodRick Vaive · interference2 min
- 17:07 into the second periodJim Korn · hooking2 min
- 19:49 into the second periodJim Korn · tripping2 min
- 3:58 into the third periodBorje Salming · cross checking2 min
- 3:58 into the third periodBorje Salming · roughing2 min
- 3:58 into the third periodGary Lupul · roughing2 min
- 12:51 into the third periodPeter Ihnacak · roughing double minor4 min
- 12:51 into the third periodPeter Ihnacak · high sticking2 min
- 12:51 into the third periodHarold Snepsts · high sticking2 min
- 12:51 into the third periodHarold Snepsts · roughing2 min
- 17:39 into the third periodBench · illegal stick2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 18Darcy RotaL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Ivan HlinkaC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 14Tony TantiR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 26Lars MolinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 2Doug HalwardD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Gary LupulC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 8Jim NillR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Mark KirtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Patrik SundstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 28Marc CrawfordL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 13Lars LindgrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 29Jiri BublaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31John GarrettG | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | L | 31 | 6 | .806 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 22Rick VaiveR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Walt PoddubnyL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 24Dan DaoustC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 32Frank NigroC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Jim KornD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 10John AndersonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 14Miroslav FrycerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 18Peter IhnacakC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 3Jim BenningD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 11Gaston GingrasD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 26Barry MelroseD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 7Greg TerrionC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 9Stew GavinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Paul HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Bill DerlagoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 25Terry MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 28Dave FarrishD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rick St. CroixG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 29Mike PalmateerG | W | 29 | 4 | .862 |