NHL game summary from December 17, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (15-14-4) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Washington Capitals (8-20-4) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
1: TOR, Ron Ellis 6 (Dave Burrows, Dan Maloney), 5:43 - PP
WAS, Dennis Maruk 6 (Robert Picard, Rick Green), 15:16 - PP
WAS, Bob Girard 4 (Dennis Maruk), 16:06
TOR, Borje Salming 7 (Dan Maloney, Walt McKechnie), 16:26
WAS, Bob Sirois 14 (Robert Picard, Dennis Maruk), 18:48 - PP
2: WAS, Michel Bergeron 6 (Guy Charron), 2:05
TOR, John Anderson 4 (Borje Salming, Lanny McDonald), 6:22
TOR, Jerry Butler 5 (Pat Boutette), 8:09
WAS, Bob Sirois 15, 12:53
WAS, Guy Charron 10 (Robert Picard, Michel Bergeron), 17:05
3: WAS, Dennis Maruk 7 (Tom Rowe), 8:07
TOR, Walt McKechnie 11 (John Anderson, Joel Quenneville), 14:54
TOR, Walt McKechnie 12 (Borje Salming, Ron Ellis), 18:29
Penalties:
1: Pat Boutette, TOR [Roughing, Fighting] 1:19
Dennis Maruk, WAS [Roughing, Fighting] 1:19
Bryan Watson, WAS [Charging] 4:02
Ian Turnbull, TOR [Interference] 14:17
Trevor Johansen, TOR [Holding] 18:16
2: none
3: Trevor Johansen, TOR [Slashing] 11:11
Penalty time: TOR: 13 minutes
WAS: 9 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 33 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Scamurra | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Leif Svensson | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gord Smith | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Riley | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Carroll | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michel Bergeron | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryan Watson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Sirois | 25 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Girard | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Wolfe | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 11- 9-13-33
WAS: 8-11- 7-26
Goalies: TOR: Paul Harrison, Mike Palmateer (L, 10-8-3)
WAS: Bernie Wolfe (W, 4-7-1)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 5,894
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