Vancouver Canucks vs Calgary Flames
Regular season · Friday, December 30, 1983 · Olympic Saddledome
Game summary
The Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–1 on Friday, December 30, 1983 at Olympic Saddledome. The Flames outshot the Canucks 34–32.
Kari Eloranta scored twice and Kent Nilsson scored twice. Cam Neely and Dan Quinn also scored.
Rejean Lemelin made 31 saves on 32 shots for the win; Richard Brodeur stopped 29 of 33.
Scoring
1st period
Cam Neely (4)Gary Lupul (12), Moe Lemay (7)1–007:58 VAN
Kari Eloranta (3)Kent Nilsson (13), Al MacInnis (4)1–115:59 CGY · 
Dan Quinn (3)Jim Jackson (1), Lanny McDonald (21)1–217:09 CGY
2nd period
- Kari Eloranta (4)Kent Nilsson (14), Jim Peplinski (8)1–307:08 CGY
Kent Nilsson (14)Hakan Loob (10), Al MacInnis (5)1–413:53 CGY ·
3rd period
- Kent Nilsson (15)Unassisted1–517:06 CGY · ·
Team stats
VANCGY
3234
0%0%
0/52/4
2224
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:17 into the first period
Jim Peplinski · roughing2 min - 4:17 into the first periodJim Peplinski · fighting5 min
- 4:17 into the first period
Harold Snepsts · roughing2 min - 4:17 into the first periodHarold Snepsts · fighting5 min
- 8:36 into the first periodPatrik Sundstrom · slashing2 min
- 11:15 into the first periodDoug Risebrough · hooking2 min
- 15:37 into the first periodStan Smyl · charging2 min
- 12:16 into the second periodJim Nill · high sticking2 min
- 15:32 into the second periodAndreas Schliebener · hooking2 min
- 18:37 into the second periodLanny McDonald · hooking2 min
- 6:44 into the third periodPaul Baxter · charging2 min
- 15:17 into the third periodPaul Baxter · holding2 min
- 16:38 into the third periodJamie Macoun · roughing2 min
- 16:38 into the third periodJim Jackson · charging2 min
- 16:38 into the third periodJim Jackson · fighting5 min
- 16:38 into the third periodDarcy Rota · fighting5 min
- 16:38 into the third periodStan Smyl · roughing2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 7Gary LupulC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 14Moe LemayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 21Cam NeelyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Jim NillR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Tony TantiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 16Mark KirtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Patrik SundstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 18Darcy RotaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 19Ron DelormeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 3Michel PetitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 6Andreas SchliebenerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Neil BellandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Frank CapriceG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | L | 33 | 4 | .879 |
Calgary Flames
| 14Kent NilssonC | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 2Al MacInnisD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 20Kari ElorantaD | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 9Lanny McDonaldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Dan QuinnC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 12Hakan LoobR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Jim JacksonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Jim PeplinskiL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Mike EavesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Doug RisebroughC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Colin PattersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 19Tim HunterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 22Richard KrommL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Eddy BeersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Steve KonroydD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 4Paul BaxterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 21Tony StilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 34Jamie MacounD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Rejean LemelinG | W | 32 | 1 | .969 |