NHL game summary from March 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (25-32-11) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (30-29-11) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
1: TOR, Darryl Sittler 31 (Borje Salming, Ian Turnbull), 5:09 - PP
TOR, Joel Quenneville 2 (Dan Maloney), 9:14
TOR, Walt McKechnie 24 (Dan Maloney, Rocky Saganiuk), 15:58
2: MIN, Per-Olov Brasar 5 (Ron Zanussi), 4:42
TOR, Darryl Sittler 32 (Pat Boutette, Ron Ellis), 13:05
3: TOR, Darryl Sittler 33 (Dave "Tiger" Williams, Borje Salming), :14
MIN, Steve Payne 16 (Bobby Smith, Brad Maxwell), 5:12 - PP
MIN, Bryan Maxwell 1, 6:02
MIN, Per-Olov Brasar 6 (Brad Maxwell, Greg Smith), 9:24
TOR, Dave "Tiger" Williams 19 (Darryl Sittler), 19:39 - EN
Penalties:
1: Ian Turnbull, TOR [Interference] 0:17
Mike Polich, MIN [Tripping] 3:41
Bryan Maxwell, MIN [Tripping] 18:31
Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Holding] 19:05
2: none
3: Ian Turnbull, TOR [Holding] 4:12
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
TOR: 6 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -11 | 42 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 16-12-10-38
TOR: 10-14-18-42
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 19-19-6)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 22-18-9)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Bob Luther
Attendance: 15,485
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