1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 34-33-0, 81 pts · Playoffs 2-4
The 1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs went 34-33-0 (81 points) in the Adams Division and played 6 playoff games (2-4). Darryl Sittler led the team with 85 points (34 G, 51 A). Mike Palmateer had 25 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Sittler | C | 69 | 34 | 51 | 85 | +9 | 67 | 12 | 284 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny Mcdonald | R | 78 | 43 | 40 | 83 | +10 | 30 | 16 | 312 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Borje Salming | D | 78 | 17 | 56 | 73 | +30 | 76 | 4 | 228 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Turnbull | D | 79 | 12 | 51 | 63 | -9 | 80 | 4 | 234 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | C | 78 | 24 | 36 | 60 | +20 | 18 | 7 | 120 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | L | 76 | 17 | 35 | 52 | +19 | 153 | 0 | 140 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | L | 76 | 19 | 20 | 39 | -7 | 291 | 6 | 157 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Boutette | L | 79 | 14 | 19 | 33 | +3 | 136 | 0 | 89 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Ellis | R | 62 | 16 | 11 | 27 | +6 | 10 | 4 | 95 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| John Anderson | R | 71 | 15 | 11 | 26 | +2 | 10 | 0 | 123 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hutchison | D | 78 | 4 | 15 | 19 | +35 | 231 | 0 | 115 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | C | 68 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +3 | 43 | 0 | 62 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Wilson | D | 46 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | R | 75 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 52 | 0 | 76 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Burrows | D | 64 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -10 | 28 | 0 | 70 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | D | 62 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +8 | 60 | 0 | 56 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Monahan | L | 62 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +3 | 25 | 0 | 54 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gardner | C | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | R | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorne Stamler | L | 44 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Boudreau | C | 27 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Johansen | D | 39 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 46 | 0 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Ashby | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Palmateer | 57 | 56 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 1798 | .908 | 2.98 | 4 |
| Paul Harrison | 25 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 676 | .879 | 3.51 | 1 |
| Pierre Hamel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | vs NYI | W 10–7 | Final |
| Oct 15 | @ BOS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 18 | vs BUF | W 2–0 | Final |
| Oct 19 | @ BUF | L 0–1 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs PHI | W 2–0 | Final |
| Oct 22 | @ NYR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs MTL | T 4–4 | Final |
| Oct 26 | @ PHI | L 0–5 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs BOS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 1 | @ LAK | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 3 | @ VAN | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 4 | @ CLR | T 4–4 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ STL | W 5–0 | Final |
| Nov 8 | @ CHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Nov 11 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs BUF | T 2–2 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ BOS | W 6–4 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs STL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ AFM | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 22 | @ NYR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs CLR | L 3–6 | Final |
| Nov 26 | vs PIT | W 8–2 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ MNS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs NYR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 3 | @ PHI | L 2–7 | Final |
| Dec 5 | vs BOS | L 1–5 | Final |
| Dec 6 | @ PIT | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 9 | vs NYI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 10 | @ BUF | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 13 | vs VAN | W 5–1 | Final |
| Dec 16 | vs DET | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 17 | @ WSH | L 6–7 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs MNS | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 22 | @ AFM | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ STL | W 6–1 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ NYI | L 1–5 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs BOS | T 1–1 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs WSH | T 5–5 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs AFM | L 1–4 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs CHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Jan 8 | vs VAN | L 1–5 | Final |
| Jan 10 | vs MNS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 13 | vs CLR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 16 | @ CLR | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ VAN | T 3–3 | Final |
| Jan 20 | @ LAK | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 24 | @ MNS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 26 | @ AFM | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 28 | @ WSH | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 31 | vs STL | W 5–1 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs MTL | L 3–6 | Final |
| Feb 4 | @ MNS | L 4–6 | Final |
| Feb 12 | @ CHI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 14 | vs PHI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Feb 17 | vs LAK | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 19 | @ DET | W 6–2 | Final |
| Feb 21 | @ MNS | L 1–5 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs NYR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 26 | @ BUF | L 1–3 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs AFM | L 4–6 | Final |
| Mar 1 | @ MTL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 3 | vs PHI | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 4 | @ NYR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 7 | vs VAN | W 2–0 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs LAK | W 9–4 | Final |
| Mar 11 | vs PIT | W 4–0 | Final |
| Mar 14 | vs BUF | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ NYI | L 2–6 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs MNS | W 6–4 | Final |
| Mar 19 | @ BOS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs DET | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 24 | vs CHI | T 3–3 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ DET | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 28 | vs WSH | W 6–2 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs MNS | W 6–2 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ BUF | W 6–3 | Final |
| Apr 4 | vs BOS | T 3–3 | Final |
| Apr 7 | vs BUF | W 6–2 | Final |
| Apr 8 | @ BOS | L 3–6 | Final |
| Apr 10 | @ AFM | W 2–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 12 | vs AFM | W 7–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 16 | @ MTL | L 2–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 18 | @ MTL | L 1–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 21 | vs MTL | L 3–4 | Final/2OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 22 | vs MTL | L 4–5 | Final/OT · Playoffs |