NHL game summary from October 17, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (3-1-0) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (2-2-0) |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bobby Smith 4 (Steve Payne, Al MacAdam), 19:55 - PP |
| 2: | TOR, | Dan Maloney 1 (Walt McKechnie, Rocky Saganiuk), 3:24 |
| TOR, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 2 (Darryl Sittler, John Anderson), 4:18 | |
| TOR, | Lanny McDonald 4 (Walt McKechnie, Dan Maloney), 19:31 | |
| 3: | TOR, | Paul Gardner 1 (Lanny McDonald, Ian Turnbull), 1:44 - PP |
| TOR, | Dan Maloney 2 (Borje Salming, Rocky Saganiuk), 2:58 | |
| TOR, | John Anderson 1 (Darryl Sittler, Dave "Tiger" Williams), 4:16 | |
| MIN, | Gary Sargent 2, 8:22 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Lanny McDonald, TOR [Hooking] 2:17 | |
| Dan Maloney, TOR [Charging] 12:33 | ||
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Slashing] 18:22 | ||
| Borje Salming, TOR [Holding] 18:37 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 1:09 | |
| Ian Turnbull, TOR [Tripping] 4:12 | ||
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hooking] 11:11 | ||
| Dave Burrows, TOR [Hooking] 18:02 | ||
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
TOR: 12 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Kris Manery | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 24 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Hotham | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Lanny McDonald | 7 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Laurie Boschman | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave Hutchison | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 11- 6- 7-24
TOR: 6-13-11-30
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 1-1-0)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 2-1-0)
Referee: Alf Lejeune
Linesmen: Don Koharski, Claude Bechard
Attendance: 16,485
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