1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs season
Appearance
1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Division | 3rd Adams |
Conference | 4th Wales |
1977–78 record | 41–29–10 |
Goals for | 271 |
Goals against | 237 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jim Gregory |
Coach | Roger Neilson |
Captain | Darryl Sittler |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Lanny McDonald (47) |
Assists | Darryl Sittler (72) |
Points | Darryl Sittler (117) |
Penalty minutes | Tiger Williams (351) |
The 1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 61st season of the franchise, 51st as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs made the playoffs and won two series before losing the semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens.
Offseason
NHL Draft
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | John Anderson (LW) | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
1 | 12 | Trevor Johansen (D) | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
2 | 24 | Bob Gladney (D) | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
2 | 29 | Rocky Saganiuk (RW) | ![]() |
Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) |
4 | 65 | Dan Eastman (RW) | ![]() |
London Knights (OMJHL) |
5 | 83 | John Wilson (LW) | ![]() |
Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) |
6 | 101 | Roy Sommer (LW) | ![]() |
Calgary Wranglers (WCHL) |
7 | 119 | Lynn Jorgenson (LW) | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
8 | 134 | Kevin Howe (D) | ![]() |
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL) |
9 | 149 | Ray Robertson (D) | ![]() |
St. Lawrence University (ECAC) |
Regular season
Darryl Sittler ranked third in the NHL in scoring with 117 points.[1]
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Bruins | 80 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 333 | 218 | 113 |
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 288 | 215 | 105 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 271 | 237 | 92 |
Cleveland Barons | 80 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 230 | 325 | 57 |
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | T | October 13, 1977 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) | 0–0–1 |
2 | L | October 15, 1977 | 2–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) | 0–1–1 |
3 | W | October 19, 1977 | 5–4 | Colorado Rockies (1977–78) | 1–1–1 |
4 | W | October 22, 1977 | 6–1 | Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) | 2–1–1 |
5 | W | October 23, 1977 | 6–3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) | 3–1–1 |
6 | T | October 26, 1977 | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) | 3–1–2 |
7 | W | October 29, 1977 | 7–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) | 4–1–2 |
8 | W | November 2, 1977 | 5–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) | 5–1–2 |
9 | L | November 3, 1977 | 2–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) | 5–2–2 |
10 | W | November 5, 1977 | 5–2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) | 6–2–2 |
11 | W | November 9, 1977 | 4–0 | @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) | 7–2–2 |
12 | W | November 11, 1977 | 3–1 | @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) | 8–2–2 |
13 | L | November 12, 1977 | 0–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) | 8–3–2 |
14 | W | November 16, 1977 | 5–2 | Washington Capitals (1977–78) | 9–3–2 |
15 | W | November 17, 1977 | 2–1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) | 10–3–2 |
16 | L | November 19, 1977 | 1–3 | Boston Bruins (1977–78) | 10–4–2 |
17 | W | November 23, 1977 | 3–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) | 11–4–2 |
18 | T | November 26, 1977 | 4–4 | Washington Capitals (1977–78) | 11–4–3 |
19 | W | November 29, 1977 | 3–2 | Cleveland Barons (1977–78) | 12–4–3 |
20 | L | November 30, 1977 | 3–5 | @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) | 12–5–3 |
21 | W | December 3, 1977 | 4–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) | 13–5–3 |
22 | L | December 4, 1977 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) | 13–6–3 |
23 | W | December 7, 1977 | 6–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) | 14–6–3 |
24 | W | December 9, 1977 | 3–2 | @ Colorado Rockies (1977–78) | 15–6–3 |
25 | W | December 10, 1977 | 3–0 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) | 16–6–3 |
26 | W | December 14, 1977 | 3–2 | New York Islanders (1977–78) | 17–6–3 |
27 | W | December 16, 1977 | 8–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) | 18–6–3 |
28 | W | December 17, 1977 | 7–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) | 19–6–3 |
29 | T | December 19, 1977 | 4–4 | St. Louis Blues (1977–78) | 19–6–4 |
30 | L | December 21, 1977 | 2–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) | 19–7–4 |
31 | W | December 23, 1977 | 6–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) | 20–7–4 |
32 | L | December 26, 1977 | 4–5 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) | 20–8–4 |
33 | L | December 28, 1977 | 0–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) | 20–9–4 |
34 | W | December 30, 1977 | 5–0 | @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) | 21–9–4 |
35 | L | December 31, 1977 | 0–3 | Atlanta Flames (1977–78) | 21–10–4 |
36 | W | January 4, 1978 | 5–0 | Colorado Rockies (1977–78) | 22–10–4 |
37 | L | January 5, 1978 | 1–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) | 22–11–4 |
38 | W | January 7, 1978 | 6–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) | 23–11–4 |
39 | L | January 9, 1978 | 2–5 | Atlanta Flames (1977–78) | 23–12–4 |
40 | W | January 11, 1978 | 4–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) | 24–12–4 |
41 | L | January 13, 1978 | 2–5 | @ Cleveland Barons (1977–78) | 24–13–4 |
42 | T | January 14, 1978 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) | 24–13–5 |
43 | T | January 17, 1978 | 2–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1977–78) | 24–13–6 |
44 | T | January 19, 1978 | 3–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) | 24–13–7 |
45 | L | January 21, 1978 | 1–2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) | 24–14–7 |
46 | W | January 25, 1978 | 4–3 | @ New York Rangers (1977–78) | 25–14–7 |
47 | L | January 26, 1978 | 2–4 | @ New York Islanders (1977–78) | 25–15–7 |
48 | W | January 28, 1978 | 7–5 | @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) | 26–15–7 |
49 | T | February 1, 1978 | 2–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) | 26–15–8 |
50 | T | February 4, 1978 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1977–78) | 26–15–9 |
51 | T | February 5, 1978 | 3–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) | 26–15–10 |
52 | W | February 8, 1978 | 5–4 | St. Louis Blues (1977–78) | 27–15–10 |
53 | W | February 11, 1978 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1977–78) | 28–15–10 |
54 | W | February 13, 1978 | 4–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) | 29–15–10 |
55 | L | February 15, 1978 | 2–4 | Boston Bruins (1977–78) | 29–16–10 |
56 | W | February 18, 1978 | 5–4 | Minnesota North Stars (1977–78) | 30–16–10 |
57 | W | February 22, 1978 | 5–3 | Cleveland Barons (1977–78) | 31–16–10 |
58 | W | February 25, 1978 | 4–0 | Washington Capitals (1977–78) | 32–16–10 |
59 | W | February 26, 1978 | 5–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78) | 33–16–10 |
60 | L | February 28, 1978 | 3–4 | @ New York Islanders (1977–78) | 33–17–10 |
61 | W | March 1, 1978 | 3–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) | 34–17–10 |
62 | W | March 4, 1978 | 4–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1977–78) | 35–17–10 |
63 | W | March 5, 1978 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (1977–78) | 36–17–10 |
64 | L | March 8, 1978 | 1–5 | Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) | 36–18–10 |
65 | L | March 9, 1978 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) | 36–19–10 |
66 | W | March 11, 1978 | 5–2 | Cleveland Barons (1977–78) | 37–19–10 |
67 | W | March 12, 1978 | 7–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) | 38–19–10 |
68 | W | March 15, 1978 | 5–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1977–78) | 39–19–10 |
69 | L | March 18, 1978 | 2–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) | 39–20–10 |
70 | L | March 19, 1978 | 4–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1977–78) | 39–21–10 |
71 | L | March 22, 1978 | 2–6 | New York Islanders (1977–78) | 39–22–10 |
72 | L | March 23, 1978 | 1–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78) | 39–23–10 |
73 | L | March 25, 1978 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1977–78) | 39–24–10 |
74 | W | March 27, 1978 | 3–0 | Los Angeles Kings (1977–78) | 40–24–10 |
75 | L | March 29, 1978 | 4–7 | @ Atlanta Flames (1977–78) | 40–25–10 |
76 | W | April 1, 1978 | 3–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) | 41–25–10 |
77 | L | April 2, 1978 | 3–6 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78) | 41–26–10 |
78 | L | April 5, 1978 | 3–6 | Montreal Canadiens (1977–78) | 41–27–10 |
79 | L | April 8, 1978 | 1–3 | Boston Bruins (1977–78) | 41–28–10 |
80 | L | April 9, 1978 | 1–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78) | 41–29–10 |
Playoffs
- Won Preliminary Round (2–0) versus Los Angeles Kings
- Won Quarter-Finals (4–3) versus New York Islanders
- Lost Semi-Finals (4–0) versus Montreal Canadiens
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darryl Sittler | C | 80 | 45 | 72 | 117 | 100 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
Lanny McDonald | RW | 74 | 47 | 40 | 87 | 54 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
Borje Salming | D | 80 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 70 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Ian Turnbull | D | 77 | 14 | 47 | 61 | 77 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Ron Ellis | RW | 80 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Tiger Williams | LW | 78 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 351 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Errol Thompson | LW | 59 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Pat Boutette | C/RW | 80 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Bruce Boudreau | C | 40 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
George Ferguson | C | 73 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 37 | −9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Valiquette | C | 60 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Stan Weir | C | 30 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Glennie | D | 77 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 62 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Butler | RW | 73 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 49 | −10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Trevor Johansen | D | 79 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy Jones | RW | 78 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Randy Carlyle | D | 49 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Pelyk | D | 41 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Maloney | LW | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jim McKenny | D | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kurt Walker | D | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 69 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Wilson | D | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Anderson | RW | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Ashby | C | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inge Hammarstrom | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alain Belanger | RW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Neely | LW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Palmateer | G | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Evans | C/LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Hopkins | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gord McRae | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Palmateer | 3760 | 63 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 172 | 2.74 | 5 |
Gord McRae | 1040 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 57 | 3.29 | 1 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 229 | 2.86 | 6 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ian Turnbull | D | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Darryl Sittler | C | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lanny McDonald | RW | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
George Ferguson | C | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Boutette | C/RW | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy Jones | RW | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Ellis | RW | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Stan Weir | C | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Borje Salming | D | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dan Maloney | LW | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Valiquette | C | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tiger Williams | LW | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trevor Johansen | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Butler | RW | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Carlyle | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Pelyk | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Anderson | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Glennie | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Palmateer | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kurt Walker | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Palmateer | 795 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 2.42 | 2 |
Team: | 795 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 2.42 | 2 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1977–78 season.
Trades
Waivers
October 10, 1977 | To New York Rangers Wayne Thomas |
Free agents
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Awards and records
- Borje Salming, Molson Cup (most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Borje Salming, NHL 2nd All-Star Team
- Darryl Sittler, NHL 2nd All-Star Team
Farm teams
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References
- ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ "1977-78 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.