NHL game summary from December 2, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (13-5-4) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (13-8-4) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Anders Hedberg 9 (Mike McEwen, Phil Esposito), 6:19 - PP |
| 2: | NYR, | Lucien DeBlois 5 (Steve Vickers, Phil Esposito), 5:10 |
| TOR, | Darryl Sittler 13 (Ian Turnbull, Dave "Tiger" Williams), 7:51 - PP | |
| TOR, | Darryl Sittler 14 (Lanny McDonald, Dave "Tiger" Williams), 9:42 | |
| TOR, | Pat Boutette 5 (Jimmy Jones, Ian Turnbull), 14:56 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Pat Boutette 6 (Lanny McDonald, Dave Hutchison), 9:53 |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 14 (Darryl Sittler, Garry Monahan), 14:26 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 3:29 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Roughing] 5:00 | |
| 2: | Pat Boutette, TOR [Slashing] 0:11 |
| Anders Hedberg, NYR [Slashing] 0:11 | |
| Dave Hutchison, TOR [Holding] 1:39 | |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Fighting] 3:07 | |
| Jerry Butler, TOR [Fighting] 3:07 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYR [Tripping] 7:08 | |
| Jimmy Jones, TOR [Holding] 18:11 | |
| 3: | Mario Marois, NYR [Elbowing, Roughing] 12:16 |
| Garry Monahan, TOR [Roughing] 12:16 | |
| Trevor Johansen, TOR [Elbowing] 17:51 |
Penalty time: NYR: 15 minutes
TOR: 17 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Farrish | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6- 9-17-32
TOR: 16-11- 9-36
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (L, 5-3-1)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 8-4-3)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 16,485
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