NHL game summary from December 23, 1977
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (20-7-4) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (9-16-7) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | TOR, | George Ferguson 3 (Ian Turnbull), 11:20 |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 18 (Randy Carlyle), 12:16 | |
| 2: | PIT, | Rick Kehoe 11 (Gene Carr), 3:15 |
| PIT, | Pete Mahovlich 12, 4:58 | |
| TOR, | Ron Ellis 10 (Bruce Boudreau, Borje Salming), 5:09 | |
| TOR, | Borje Salming 9 (George Ferguson), 10:25 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Errol Thompson 11 (Darryl Sittler, Randy Carlyle), 5:03 |
| TOR, | Errol Thompson 12 (Ron Ellis), 11:51 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Russ Anderson, PIT [Fighting] 0:08 | |
| Kurt Walker, TOR [Fighting] 0:08 | ||
| Greg Malone, PIT [Slashing] 0:08 | ||
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Slashing] 0:08 | ||
| Gene Carr, PIT [Charging] 1:13 | ||
| Randy Carlyle, TOR [Holding] 4:18 | ||
| Dave Schultz, PIT [Fighting] 8:53 | ||
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 8:53 | ||
| Russ Anderson, PIT [Hooking] 16:53 | ||
| 2: | Jerry Butler, TOR [Tripping] 10:44 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: TOR: 16 minutes
PIT: 16 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Ferguson | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| John Anderson | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Randy Carlyle | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Brian Glennie | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Walker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 28 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Herron | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Edur | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Russ Anderson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Chapman | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Wayne Bianchin | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Lowell MacDonald | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Spencer | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Hamilton | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Paradise | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Tom Price | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 26 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gene Carr | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 6-11-11-28
PIT: 10- 9- 9-28
Goalies: TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 17-6-4)
PIT: Denis Herron (L, 6-10-5)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Bob Luther
Attendance: 9,331
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