NHL game summary from October 15, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (2-1-0) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Boston Bruins (2-0-1) |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | BOS, | Peter McNab 3 (John Wensink, Dick Redmond), 16:19 |
| 2: | BOS, | Rick Middleton 1 (Don Marcotte), 2:51 |
| BOS, | Don Marcotte 3 (Rick Middleton, Bob Miller), 9:05 | |
| BOS, | John Wensink 3 (Terry O'Reilly, Peter McNab), 10:18 | |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 3 (Ron Wilson, Lanny McDonald), 11:08 - PP | |
| TOR, | Ron Ellis 2 (Dan Maloney), 15:09 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Burrows, TOR [Tripping] 1:41 |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Interference] 3:59 | |
| Al Secord, BOS [Fighting] 7:13 | |
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Holding, Fighting] 7:13 | |
| Paul Harrison, TOR [Cross checking] 9:05 | |
| 2: | Gary Doak, BOS [Hooking] 10:54 |
| Stan Jonathan, BOS [Fighting, Misconduct] 18:53 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting, Misconduct] 18:53 | |
| 3: | Bobby Schmautz, BOS [Hi-sticking] 10:54 |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Hi-sticking] 10:54 | |
| Rick Middleton, BOS [Fighting] 16:01 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Fighting] 16:01 |
Penalty time: TOR: 33 minutes
BOS: 31 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ron Wilson | 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 18 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Miller | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wensink | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al Secord | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 3-10- 5-18
BOS: 11- 7- 8-26
Goalies: TOR: Paul Harrison (L, 0-1-0)
BOS: Gilles Gilbert (W, 2-0-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Swede Knox
Attendance: 11,541
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