NHL game summary from December 3, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (13-9-4) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (13-9-4) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | PHI, | Don Saleski 4 (Paul Evans), 3:25 |
| PHI, | Bob Dailey 4 (Mel Bridgman, Rick Lapointe), 4:04 | |
| PHI, | Don Saleski 5 (Rick Lapointe, Paul Evans), 18:16 | |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 8 (Blake Dunlop, Dave Hoyda), 18:35 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Paul Evans 5 (Bob Dailey, Don Saleski), 5:04 |
| 3: | TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 9 (Lanny McDonald, Darryl Sittler), 4:52 |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 12 (Behn Wilson, Bobby Clarke), 10:15 - PP | |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 10 (Darryl Sittler, Borje Salming), 13:36 - PP | |
| PHI, | Rick MacLeish 9 (Blake Dunlop, Bob Dailey), 19:01 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darryl Sittler, TOR [Hi-sticking] 0:38 |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Roughing] 0:38 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Hooking] 4:41 | |
| Bob Dailey, PHI [Hi-sticking] 7:15 | |
| 2: | Paul Holmgren, PHI [Roughing] 9:47 |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Tripping] 12:07 | |
| Behn Wilson, PHI [Roughing] 17:07 | |
| Dave Hutchison, TOR [Roughing] 17:07 | |
| 3: | Jimmy Jones, TOR [Holding] 9:01 |
| Dave Hoyda, PHI [Tripping] 12:12 | |
| Paul Holmgren, PHI [Holding] 17:10 |
Penalty time: TOR: 8 minutes
PHI: 14 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -25 | 26 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | 2 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Behn Wilson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hoyda | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mel Bridgman | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Evans | 23 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Barry Dean | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blake Dunlop | 32 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Stephenson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 24 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 24 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 13-13-12-38
PHI: 8- 8-10-26
Goalies: TOR: Paul Harrison (L, 5-5-1)
PHI: Wayne Stephenson (W, 4-1-1)
Referee: John McCauley
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Don Koharski
Attendance: 17,077
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit hsp.flyershistory.com