1978-1979 Toronto Maple Leafs team stats

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1978-1979 Toronto Maple Leafs: 34-33-13
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 20-12-8 (148 goals scored, 118 allowed) Road record: 14-21-5 (119 goals scored, 134 allowed) Head Coaches: Roger Neilson (24-27-11), John McLellan (10-6-2) Power Play: 60/236 (25.4%) Penalty Killing: 260/330 (78.8%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-7 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 202-175 267 goals scored (11th of 17 teams), 252 goals allowed (4th), 1440 PIM (2nd) NHL Averages: 3.50 goals/game (279.8 goals/team), 1159.7 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   28   70   36   51   87   69  12   0  122   41   80    8  290  12.4   +9
RW     7  Lanny McDonald       6'0   185   25   79   43   42   85   32  16   0  130   46   72    0  314  13.7  +12
D     21  Borje Salming        6'1   193   27   78   17   56   73   76   4   0  149   46  103   36  230   7.4  +36
D      2  Ian Turnbull         6'0   200   25   80   12   51   63   80   4   0  141   41  145   38  239   5.0   -7
C     11  Walt McKechnie       6'2   195   31   79   25   36   61   18   7   1   80   14   49    4  123  20.3  +21
LW     9  Dan Maloney          6'2   195   28   77   17   36   53  157   0   0   82   17   47    1  141  12.1  +19
LW    22  Tiger Williams       5'11  190   24   77   19   20   39  298   6   0   76   27   58    2  157  12.1   -7
C/RW  15  Pat Boutette         5'8   175   26   80   14   19   33  136   0   0   53    1   51    2   89  15.7   +3
RW     6  Ron Ellis            5'9   195   33   63   16   12   28   10   4   0   44    6   34    3   97  16.5   +7
RW    10  John Anderson        5'11  200   21   71   15   11   26   10   0   0   48    4   43    1  123  12.2   +2
D     23  Dave Hutchison       6'3   205   26   79    4   15   19  235   0   0   84    2   65   19  117   3.4  +36
RW    16  Jimmy Jones          5'9   180   25   69    9    9   18   45   0   0   26    0   64   40   63  14.3   +2
D     14  Ron Wilson           5'10  170   23   46    5   12   17    4   4   0   36   28   19    1   58   8.6  -10
RW    17  Jerry Butler         6'0   180   27   77    8    7   15   52   0   2   30    0   66   34   77  10.4   -2
D     26  Dave Burrows         6'1   190   29   65    2   11   13   28   0   0   65    1   99   25   70   2.9  -10
LW    20  Garry Monahan        6'0   199   32   62    4    7   11   25   0   2   25    3   41   23   55   7.3   +4
D      3  Joel Quenneville     6'1   200   20   61    2    9   11   60   0   0   41    2   42   10   56   3.6   +7
C     18  Paul Gardner         6'0   195   22   11    7    2    9    0   2   0   11    5    6    0   20  35.0    0
RW/C   8  Rocky Saganiuk       5'8   185   21   16    3    5    8    9   1   0   15    4   10    0   30  10.0   +1
C     19  Bruce Boudreau       5'9   170   23   26    4    3    7    2   0   0   10    1   12    0   30  13.3   -3
LW    12  Lorne Stamler        6'0   190   27   45    4    3    7    2   0   0    9    1   27   13   31  12.9   -6
D      4  Trevor Johansen      5'9   200   21   40    1    4    5   48   0   0   31    2   37    9   31   3.2   +1
G     29  Mike Palmateer       5'9   170   24   58    0    5    5   24  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     31  Pierre Hamel         5'9   170   26    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C      8  Don Ashby            6'1   185   23    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    3    0    2   0.0   -3
G     30  Paul Harrison        6'1   168   23   25    0    0    0   10  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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   31  Pierre Hamel         26    1     1    0  0.00   0   0   0    2  1.000   0   0
G   29  Mike Palmateer       24   58  3396  167  2.95  26  21  10 1833   .909   3   4
G   30  Paul Harrison        23   25  1403   82  3.51   8  12   3  662   .876   0   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

1978 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   21  D    Joel Quenneville         803          Windsor Spitfires (OHA)              [pick acquired from STL]
  3   48  C    Mark Kirton              266          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  4   65  G    Bob Parent                 3          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  5   81  LW   Jordy Douglas            268     51   Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL)           
  6   92  D    Mel Hewitt                            Calgary Wranglers (WCHL)             [pick acquired from PIT]
  6   98  RW   Normand Lefebvre                      Trois Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL)    
  7  115  D    John Scammell                         Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)          
  8  132  D    Kevin Reinhart                        Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  9  149  D    Mike Waghorne                         University of New Hampshire (NCAA)  
 10  166  D    Laurie Cuvelier                       St. Francis Xavier Univ. (CIAU)    

Traded draft picks:

#1 to DET (Brent Peterson)
#2 to DET (Al Jensen)
#11 to STL (Jean-Francois Boutin)
#12 to STL (Paul Stasiuk)
#13 to STL (Brian Crombeen)
#14 to STL (Blair Wheeler)

Transactions

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
10-19-1978	traded Jack Valiquette to Rockies for Colorado's #2 pick in the 1981 draft
03-13-1979	traded Don Ashby and Trevor Johansen to Rockies for Paul Gardner
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Rick Ley prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	reclaimed the rights to Jordy Douglas prior to expansion draft
06-09-1979	Whalers claimed Jordy Douglas as an expansion draft priority selection
06-13-1979	Whalers selected Kevin Kemp in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Jets selected Lorne Stamler in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Jets selected Pierre Hamel in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Whalers selected Rick Ley in expansion draft
06-13-1979	Whalers selected Blaine Stoughton in expansion draft
07-04-1979	Oilers claimed Stan Weir on waivers
08-22-1979	traded Toronto's #6 pick in the 1981 draft to Oilers for Reg Thomas

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/10/1979   at Atlanta Flames            W   2-1 
04/12/1979   vs Atlanta Flames            W   7-4 
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Round 2
04/16/1979   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-5 
04/18/1979   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-5 
04/21/1979   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   3-4 (2 OT)
04/22/1979   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   4-5 (OT)

Playoff Stats: 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 28 6 5 4 9 17 2 0 C 11 Walt McKechnie 6'2 195 31 6 4 3 7 9 0 1 LW 9 Dan Maloney 6'2 195 28 6 3 3 6 2 1 0 RW 7 Lanny McDonald 6'0 185 25 6 3 2 5 0 0 0 C/RW 15 Pat Boutette 5'8 175 26 6 2 2 4 22 0 0 D 2 Ian Turnbull 6'0 200 25 6 0 4 4 27 0 0 D 23 Dave Hutchison 6'3 205 26 6 0 3 3 23 0 0 RW 10 John Anderson 5'11 200 21 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 RW 6 Ron Ellis 5'9 195 33 6 1 1 2 2 0 0 RW/C 8 Rocky Saganiuk 5'8 185 21 3 1 0 1 5 0 0 D 14 Ron Wilson 5'10 170 23 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 26 Dave Burrows 6'1 190 29 6 0 1 1 7 0 0 C 18 Paul Gardner 6'0 195 22 6 0 1 1 4 0 0 D 3 Joel Quenneville 6'1 200 20 6 0 1 1 4 0 0 D 21 Borje Salming 6'1 193 27 6 0 1 1 8 0 0 G 30 Paul Harrison 6'1 168 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 29 Mike Palmateer 5'9 170 24 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 RW 17 Jerry Butler 6'0 180 27 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 RW 16 Jimmy Jones 5'9 180 25 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 LW 22 Tiger Williams 5'11 190 24 6 0 0 0 48 0 0 C 8 Don Ashby 6'1 185 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 19 Bruce Boudreau 5'9 170 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 31 Pierre Hamel 5'9 170 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 4 Trevor Johansen 5'9 200 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 20 Garry Monahan 6'0 199 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 12 Lorne Stamler 6'0 190 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 29 Mike Palmateer 24 5 298 17 3.42 2 3 153 .889 0 0 G 30 Paul Harrison 23 2 91 7 4.62 0 1 55 .873 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/11/1978 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-2 1-0-0 10/14/1978 vs New York Islanders W 10-7 2-0-0 10/15/1978 at Boston Bruins L 2-4 2-1-0 10/18/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres W 2-0 3-1-0 10/19/1978 at Buffalo Sabres L 0-1 3-2-0 10/21/1978 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 2-0 4-2-0 10/22/1978 at New York Rangers L 2-5 4-3-0 10/25/1978 vs Montreal Canadiens T 4-4 4-3-1 10/26/1978 at Philadelphia Flyers L 0-5 4-4-1 10/28/1978 vs Boston Bruins L 3-5 4-5-1 11/01/1978 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-2 5-5-1 11/03/1978 at Vancouver Canucks W 3-1 6-5-1 11/04/1978 at Colorado Rockies T 4-4 6-5-2 11/07/1978 at St. Louis Blues W 5-0 7-5-2 11/08/1978 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-2 7-6-2 11/11/1978 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-3 7-7-2 11/15/1978 vs Buffalo Sabres T 2-2 7-7-3 11/16/1978 at Boston Bruins W 6-4 8-7-3 11/18/1978 vs St. Louis Blues W 3-1 9-7-3 11/21/1978 at Atlanta Flames W 4-3 10-7-3 11/22/1978 at New York Rangers T 3-3 10-7-4 11/25/1978 vs Colorado Rockies L 3-6 10-8-4 11/26/1978 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 8-2 11-8-4 11/29/1978 at Minnesota North Stars W 5-3 12-8-4 12/02/1978 vs New York Rangers W 5-2 13-8-4 12/03/1978 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-7 13-9-4 12/05/1978 vs Boston Bruins L 1-5 13-10-4 12/06/1978 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-6 13-11-4 12/09/1978 vs New York Islanders L 2-3 13-12-4 12/10/1978 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-5 13-13-4 12/13/1978 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-1 14-13-4 12/16/1978 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-2 15-13-4 12/17/1978 at Washington Capitals L 6-7 15-14-4 12/20/1978 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-2 16-14-4 12/22/1978 at Atlanta Flames L 1-3 16-15-4 12/23/1978 at St. Louis Blues W 6-1 17-15-4 12/26/1978 at New York Islanders L 1-5 17-16-4 12/27/1978 vs Boston Bruins T 1-1 17-16-5 12/30/1978 vs Washington Capitals T 5-5 17-16-6 01/03/1979 vs Atlanta Flames L 1-4 17-17-6

Date Opponent Result Record 01/06/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 3-5 17-18-6 01/08/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks L 1-5 17-19-6 01/10/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars T 2-2 17-19-7 01/13/1979 vs Colorado Rockies W 4-2 18-19-7 01/16/1979 at Colorado Rockies W 3-2 19-19-7 01/19/1979 at Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 19-19-8 01/20/1979 at Los Angeles Kings W 3-2 20-19-8 01/24/1979 at Minnesota North Stars T 2-2 20-19-9 01/26/1979 at Atlanta Flames L 2-4 20-20-9 01/28/1979 at Washington Capitals T 2-2 20-20-10 01/31/1979 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-1 21-20-10 02/03/1979 vs Montreal Canadiens L 3-6 21-21-10 02/04/1979 at Minnesota North Stars L 4-6 21-22-10 02/12/1979 at Chicago Black Hawks W 5-2 22-22-10 02/14/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 22-22-11 02/17/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-2 23-22-11 02/19/1979 at Detroit Red Wings W 6-2 24-22-11 02/21/1979 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-5 24-23-11 02/24/1979 vs New York Rangers L 2-4 24-24-11 02/26/1979 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-3 24-25-11 02/28/1979 vs Atlanta Flames L 4-6 24-26-11 03/01/1979 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-2 24-27-11 03/03/1979 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 4-3 25-27-11 03/04/1979 at New York Rangers W 4-2 26-27-11 03/07/1979 vs Vancouver Canucks W 2-0 27-27-11 03/10/1979 vs Los Angeles Kings W 9-4 28-27-11 03/11/1979 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-0 29-27-11 03/14/1979 vs Buffalo Sabres L 1-4 29-28-11 03/15/1979 at New York Islanders L 2-6 29-29-11 03/17/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-4 30-29-11 03/19/1979 at Boston Bruins L 3-4 30-30-11 03/21/1979 vs Detroit Red Wings L 2-4 30-31-11 03/24/1979 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 30-31-12 03/25/1979 at Detroit Red Wings L 1-2 30-32-12 03/28/1979 vs Washington Capitals W 6-2 31-32-12 03/31/1979 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-2 32-32-12 04/01/1979 at Buffalo Sabres W 6-3 33-32-12 04/04/1979 vs Boston Bruins T 3-3 33-32-13 04/07/1979 vs Buffalo Sabres W 6-2 34-32-13 04/08/1979 at Boston Bruins L 3-6 34-33-13

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