NHL game summary from December 23, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (17-15-4) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 St. Louis Blues (7-24-5) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1: | TOR, | Ron Ellis 7 (Dan Maloney, Walt McKechnie), 9:38 |
| TOR, | Walt McKechnie 13 (Dan Maloney), 9:52 | |
| 2: | TOR, | Ron Ellis 8 (Dan Maloney, Walt McKechnie), 3:38 |
| TOR, | Jimmy Jones 5 (Garry Monahan, Pat Boutette), 5:18 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Darryl Sittler 18 (Dan Maloney), 7:01 |
| STL, | Bruce Affleck 1 (Bernie Federko, John Smrke), 10:11 | |
| TOR, | Ron Ellis 9 (Ian Turnbull, Walt McKechnie), 12:24 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Boutette, TOR [Slashing] 15:13 |
| 2: | Wayne Babych, STL [Fighting] 2:57 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Fighting] 2:57 | |
| Bench penalty, STL [Too many men on the ice] 7:25 | |
| Dave Hutchison, TOR [Interference] 15:39 | |
| 3: | Walt McKechnie, TOR [Hooking] 3:36 |
| Wayne Babych, STL [Fighting] 8:08 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 8:08 | |
| Larry Giroux, STL [Slashing] 11:08 |
Penalty time: TOR: 18 minutes
STL: 14 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Paul Harrison | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 27 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stewart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Bruce Affleck | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Giroux | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Shinske | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Inge Hammarstrom | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Bennett | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Gibbs | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Murdoch | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| John Smrke | 33 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brian Ogilvie | 35 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 8-11- 8-27
STL: 9- 9-15-33
Goalies: TOR: Paul Harrison (W, 6-6-1)
STL: Phil Myre (L, 3-13-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Don Koharski
Attendance: 10,711
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