NHL game summary from October 22, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (4-3-0) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 New York Rangers (2-1-3) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 2 (Pierre Plante, Dean Talafous), 15:56 - PP |
| 2: | TOR, | Lanny McDonald 2 (Dave "Tiger" Williams, Darryl Sittler), 9:27 - PP |
| 3: | NYR, | Phil Esposito 2 (Carol Vadnais, Mike Korney), 3:02 |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 2 (Pat Hickey, Anders Hedberg), 5:53 | |
| NYR, | Dean Talafous 2 (Ron Greschner, Carol Vadnais), 10:58 - SH | |
| TOR, | Dave Hutchison 1 (Walt McKechnie), 12:20 | |
| NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 2 (Dave Farrish, Walt Tkaczuk), 17:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Anders Hedberg, NYR [Hooking] 5:08 |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Tripping] 12:27 | |
| Pat Boutette, TOR [Hooking] 14:15 | |
| Jerry Butler, TOR [Hooking] 17:32 | |
| Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 18:38 | |
| 2: | Pierre Plante, NYR [Interference] 7:49 |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Hooking] 14:05 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Holding] 19:14 | |
| 3: | Dave Farrish, NYR [Tripping] 9:22 |
Penalty time: TOR: 10 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Don Ashby | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lorne Stamler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Wilson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 26 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Korney | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Greg Polis | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Davidson | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 5- 9-12-26
NYR: 12- 8-14-34
Goalies: TOR: Paul Harrison (L, 0-3-0)
NYR: John Davidson (W, 2-0-2)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 17,500
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