NHL game summary from December 9, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (15-6-3) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Colorado Rockies (6-11-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | TOR, | Ron Ellis 8 (George Ferguson, Dave "Tiger" Williams), 16:04 |
| 2: | COL, | Paul Gardner 20 (Chuck Arnason, Dennis Owchar), 10:06 |
| COL, | Barry Beck 8 (Dennis O'Brien), 15:46 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 8 (Borje Salming, Ron Ellis), 2:42 |
| TOR, | Darryl Sittler 13 (Borje Salming), 17:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Holding] 6:35 |
| Lanny McDonald, TOR [Tripping] 9:06 | |
| Mike Kitchen, COL [Interference] 11:50 | |
| Chuck Arnason, COL [Holding] 17:26 | |
| John Van Boxmeer, COL [Elbowing] 18:51 | |
| 2: | Andy Spruce, COL [Tripping] 11:59 |
| Paul Gardner, COL [Fighting] 19:45 | |
| Jimmy Jones, TOR [Fighting] 19:45 | |
| 3: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Holding] 19:10 |
Penalty time: TOR: 11 minutes
COL: 13 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lefley | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mark Suzor | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chuck Arnason | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Hudson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Nelson Pyatt | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Andruff | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Denis Dupere | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Croteau | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Paul Gardner | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Dennis Owchar | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 14- 5-15-34
COL: 8-10-14-32
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 13-5-3)
COL: Doug Favell (L, 5-9-5)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Neil Armstrong
Attendance: 15,376
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