1977-1978 Toronto Maple Leafs team stats

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1977-1978 Toronto Maple Leafs: 41-29-10
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 21-13-6 (138 goals scored, 120 allowed) Road record: 20-16-4 (133 goals scored, 117 allowed) Head Coach: Roger Neilson Power Play: 57/261 (21.8%) Penalty Killing: 240/295 (81.4%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 209-175 271 goals scored (8th of 18 teams), 237 goals allowed (7th), 1258 PIM (6th) NHL Averages: 3.30 goals/game (263.7 goals/team), 1099.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     27  Darryl Sittler       6'0   190   27   80   45   72  117  100  14   0  141   41   69    3  311  14.5  +34
RW     7  Lanny McDonald       6'0   185   24   74   47   40   87   54  11   0  126   39   54    1  243  19.3  +34
D     21  Borje Salming        6'1   193   26   80   16   60   76   70   6   0  157   50  111   34  258   6.2  +30
D      2  Ian Turnbull         6'0   200   24   77   14   47   61   77   3   1  151   41  125   21  241   5.8   +6
RW     6  Ron Ellis            5'9   195   32   80   26   24   50   17   3   0   75   10   73   16  128  20.3   +8
LW    22  Tiger Williams       5'11  190   23   78   19   31   50  351   6   0  104   34   64    0  161  11.8   +6
LW    12  Errol Thompson       5'9   185   27   59   17   22   39   10   4   1   67   12   43    5  132  12.9  +17
C/RW  15  Pat Boutette         5'8   175   25   80   17   19   36  120   2   0   54    5   49    0  130  13.1    0
C     19  Bruce Boudreau       5'9   170   22   40   11   18   29   12   1   0   36    5   23    0   71  15.5   +8
C     10  George Ferguson      6'0   195   25   73    7   16   23   37   0   0   35    1   54   11  119   5.9   -9
C      8  Jack Valiquette      6'2   195   23   60    8   13   21   15   3   0   35    9   26    2   49  16.3   +2
C     14  Stan Weir            6'1   180   25   30   12    5   17    4   0   0   23    1   22    0   39  30.8    0
D     24  Brian Glennie        6'1   197   31   77    2   15   17   62   0   0   69    5   63   23   64   3.1  +24
RW    17  Jerry Butler         6'0   180   26   73    9    7   16   49   1   1   34    2   67   25   99   9.1  -10
D      4  Trevor Johansen      5'9   200   20   79    2   14   16   82   0   0   86    0   96   13   82   2.4   +3
RW    16  Jimmy Jones          5'9   180   24   78    4    9   13   23   0   2   15    1   53   40   54   7.4   +1
D     23  Randy Carlyle        5'10  200   21   49    2   11   13   31   0   0   37    4   39   10   54   3.7   +4
D     20  Mike Pelyk           6'1   190   30   41    1   11   12   14   1   0   34    3   40   10   40   2.5   +1
LW     9  Dan Maloney          6'2   195   27   13    3    4    7   25   0   0   15    4   16    0   27  11.1   -5
D     18  Jim McKenny          5'11  192   31   15    2    2    4    8   0   0    9    2    3    0   12  16.7   +4
D     26  Kurt Walker          6'3   200   23   40    2    2    4   69   0   0    5    1    9    0   12  16.7   -5
D     11  Ron Wilson           5'10  170   22   13    2    1    3    0   1   0    3    2    6    0   11  18.2   -5
C      9  Don Ashby            6'1   185   22   12    1    2    3    0   0   0    4    1    7    0    8  12.5   -4
RW    28  John Anderson        5'11  200   20   17    1    2    3    2   0   0    6    0    5    0   14   7.1   +1
LW    11  Inge Hammarstrom     6'0   180   29    3    1    1    2    0   1   0    3    2    0    0    6  16.7   +1
RW    18  Alain Belanger       6'1   190   21    9    0    1    1    6   0   0    2    0    2    0    2   0.0    0
LW     3  Bob Neely            6'1   210   24   11    0    1    1    0   0   0    3    0    6    0    7   0.0   -3
G     29  Mike Palmateer       5'9   170   23   63    0    1    1   12  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    12  Larry Hopkins        6'1   215   23    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
C/LW  28  Paul Evans           5'11  175   22    4    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    1    0    0   ---   -1
G      1  Gord McRae           6'0   180   29   18    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   29  Mike Palmateer       23   63  3760  172  2.74  34  19   9 1936   .911   5   5
G    1  Gord McRae           29   18  1040   57  3.29   7  10   1  497   .885   3   1

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1977 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   11  RW   John Anderson            814          Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  1   12  D    Trevor Johansen          286          Toronto Marlboros (OHA)              [pick acquired from PIT]
  2   24  D    Bob Gladney               14          Oshawa Generals (OHA)                [pick acquired from CHI]
  2   29  RW   Rocky Saganiuk           259          Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)          
  4   65  RW   Dan Eastman                           London Knights (OHA)               
  5   83  LW   John Wilson                           Windsor Spitfires (OHA)            
  6  101  LW   Roy Sommer                 3          Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  7  119  LW   Lynn Jorgenson                        Toronto Marlboros (OHA)            
  8  134  D    Kevin Howe                            Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  9  149  D    Ray Robertson                         St. Lawrence University (NCAA)     

Traded draft picks:

#3 to COL (Randy Pierce)


Transactions

10-10-1977	Rangers claimed Wayne Thomas in waiver draft
10-25-1977	signed Jimmy Jones as a free agent
11-01-1977	traded Inge Hammarstrom to Blues for Jerry Butler
01-09-1978	sold Bob Neely to Rockies
01-29-1978	sold Claire Alexander to Canucks
03-08-1978	signed Larry Hopkins as a free agent
03-13-1978	traded Errol Thompson, Toronto's #1 picks in 1978 and 1980 drafts and Toronto's #2 pick in the 1978 draft to Red Wings for Dan Maloney and Detroit's #2 pick in the 1980 draft
05-15-1978	traded Jim McKenny to North Stars for the rights to Owen Lloyd
05-30-1978	purchased Bob Neely from Rockies
06-14-1978	traded Toronto's #4 pick in the 1981 draft to North Stars for Paul Harrison
06-14-1978	traded Brian Glennie, Scott Garland, Kurt Walker and Toronto's #2 pick in the 1979 draft to Kings for Lorne Stamler and Dave Hutchison
06-14-1978	traded Randy Carlyle and George Ferguson to Penguins for Dave Burrows
09-13-1978	purchased Garry Monahan from Canucks
10-05-1978	traded Toronto's #3 pick in the 1980 draft to North Stars for Walt McKechnie

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/11/1978   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   7-3 
04/13/1978   at Los Angeles Kings         W   4-0 
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Round 2
04/17/1978   at New York Islanders        L   1-4 
04/19/1978   at New York Islanders        L   2-3 (OT)
04/21/1978   vs New York Islanders        W   2-0 
04/23/1978   vs New York Islanders        W   3-1 
04/25/1978   at New York Islanders        L   1-2 (OT)
04/27/1978   vs New York Islanders        W   5-2 
04/29/1978   at New York Islanders        W   2-1 (OT)
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Semifinals
05/02/1978   at Montreal Canadiens        L   3-5 
05/04/1978   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-3 
05/06/1978   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   1-6 
05/09/1978   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   0-2

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- D 2 Ian Turnbull 6'0 200 24 13 6 10 16 10 1 0 C 27 Darryl Sittler 6'0 190 27 13 3 8 11 12 2 0 RW 7 Lanny McDonald 6'0 185 24 13 3 4 7 10 1 0 C/RW 15 Pat Boutette 5'8 175 25 13 3 3 6 40 0 0 C 10 George Ferguson 6'0 195 25 13 5 1 6 7 0 0 RW 16 Jimmy Jones 5'9 180 24 13 1 5 6 7 0 0 RW 6 Ron Ellis 5'9 195 32 13 3 2 5 0 0 0 D 21 Borje Salming 6'1 193 26 6 2 2 4 6 0 0 LW 9 Dan Maloney 6'2 195 27 13 1 3 4 17 1 0 C 8 Jack Valiquette 6'2 195 23 13 1 3 4 2 1 0 C 14 Stan Weir 6'1 180 25 13 3 1 4 0 1 0 LW 22 Tiger Williams 5'11 190 23 12 1 2 3 63 0 0 D 4 Trevor Johansen 5'9 200 20 13 0 3 3 21 0 0 RW 17 Jerry Butler 6'0 180 26 13 1 1 2 18 0 0 D 23 Randy Carlyle 5'10 200 21 7 0 1 1 8 0 0 D 20 Mike Pelyk 6'1 190 30 12 0 1 1 7 0 0 RW 28 John Anderson 5'11 200 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 26 Kurt Walker 6'3 200 23 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 D 24 Brian Glennie 6'1 197 31 13 0 0 0 16 0 0 G 29 Mike Palmateer 5'9 170 23 13 0 0 0 7 0 0 C 9 Don Ashby 6'1 185 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 18 Alain Belanger 6'1 190 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 19 Bruce Boudreau 5'9 170 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C/LW 28 Paul Evans 5'11 175 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 11 Inge Hammarstrom 6'0 180 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 12 Larry Hopkins 6'1 215 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 18 Jim McKenny 5'11 192 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 1 Gord McRae 6'0 180 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 3 Bob Neely 6'1 210 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 12 Errol Thompson 5'9 185 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 11 Ron Wilson 5'10 170 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 29 Mike Palmateer 23 13 795 32 2.42 6 7 392 .918 0 2

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/13/1977 at Detroit Red Wings T 3-3 0-0-1 10/15/1977 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-5 0-1-1 10/19/1977 vs Colorado Rockies W 5-4 1-1-1 10/22/1977 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-1 2-1-1 10/23/1977 at Philadelphia Flyers W 6-3 3-1-1 10/26/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens T 2-2 3-1-2 10/29/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 7-4 4-1-2 11/02/1977 at Vancouver Canucks W 5-1 5-1-2 11/03/1977 at Los Angeles Kings L 2-4 5-2-2 11/05/1977 at Colorado Rockies W 5-2 6-2-2 11/09/1977 at Atlanta Flames W 4-0 7-2-2 11/11/1977 at Washington Capitals W 3-1 8-2-2 11/12/1977 at Montreal Canadiens L 0-5 8-3-2 11/16/1977 vs Washington Capitals W 5-2 9-3-2 11/17/1977 at Buffalo Sabres W 2-1 10-3-2 11/19/1977 vs Boston Bruins L 1-3 10-4-2 11/23/1977 at St. Louis Blues W 3-2 11-4-2 11/26/1977 vs Washington Capitals T 4-4 11-4-3 11/29/1977 vs Cleveland Barons W 3-2 12-4-3 11/30/1977 at Cleveland Barons L 3-5 12-5-3 12/03/1977 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-2 13-5-3 12/04/1977 at Boston Bruins L 1-3 13-6-3 12/07/1977 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-3 14-6-3 12/09/1977 at Colorado Rockies W 3-2 15-6-3 12/10/1977 at Los Angeles Kings W 3-0 16-6-3 12/14/1977 vs New York Islanders W 3-2 17-6-3 12/16/1977 at Minnesota North Stars W 8-5 18-6-3 12/17/1977 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 7-1 19-6-3 12/19/1977 vs St. Louis Blues T 4-4 19-6-4 12/21/1977 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-3 19-7-4 12/23/1977 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-2 20-7-4 12/26/1977 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-5 20-8-4 12/28/1977 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-4 20-9-4 12/30/1977 at Cleveland Barons W 5-0 21-9-4 12/31/1977 vs Atlanta Flames L 0-3 21-10-4 01/04/1978 vs Colorado Rockies W 5-0 22-10-4 01/05/1978 at Detroit Red Wings L 1-2 22-11-4 01/07/1978 vs Vancouver Canucks W 6-4 23-11-4 01/09/1978 vs Atlanta Flames L 2-5 23-12-4 01/11/1978 at Minnesota North Stars W 4-3 24-12-4

Date Opponent Result Record 01/13/1978 at Cleveland Barons L 2-5 24-13-4 01/14/1978 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 24-13-5 01/17/1978 at St. Louis Blues T 2-2 24-13-6 01/19/1978 at Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 24-13-7 01/21/1978 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-2 24-14-7 01/25/1978 at New York Rangers W 4-3 25-14-7 01/26/1978 at New York Islanders L 2-4 25-15-7 01/28/1978 at Atlanta Flames W 7-5 26-15-7 02/01/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 26-15-8 02/04/1978 vs Detroit Red Wings T 2-2 26-15-9 02/05/1978 at Boston Bruins T 3-3 26-15-10 02/08/1978 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-4 27-15-10 02/11/1978 vs New York Rangers W 3-2 28-15-10 02/13/1978 at Buffalo Sabres W 4-2 29-15-10 02/15/1978 vs Boston Bruins L 2-4 29-16-10 02/18/1978 vs Minnesota North Stars W 5-4 30-16-10 02/22/1978 vs Cleveland Barons W 5-3 31-16-10 02/25/1978 vs Washington Capitals W 4-0 32-16-10 02/26/1978 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-3 33-16-10 02/28/1978 at New York Islanders L 3-4 33-17-10 03/01/1978 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-2 34-17-10 03/04/1978 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-3 35-17-10 03/05/1978 at New York Rangers W 4-1 36-17-10 03/08/1978 vs Los Angeles Kings L 1-5 36-18-10 03/09/1978 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-4 36-19-10 03/11/1978 vs Cleveland Barons W 5-2 37-19-10 03/12/1978 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 7-1 38-19-10 03/15/1978 at Washington Capitals W 5-2 39-19-10 03/18/1978 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-3 39-20-10 03/19/1978 at Boston Bruins L 4-6 39-21-10 03/22/1978 vs New York Islanders L 2-6 39-22-10 03/23/1978 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-4 39-23-10 03/25/1978 vs New York Rangers L 2-5 39-24-10 03/27/1978 vs Los Angeles Kings W 3-0 40-24-10 03/29/1978 at Atlanta Flames L 4-7 40-25-10 04/01/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres W 3-2 41-25-10 04/02/1978 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-6 41-26-10 04/05/1978 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-6 41-27-10 04/08/1978 vs Boston Bruins L 1-3 41-28-10 04/09/1978 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-2 41-29-10

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