1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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.

1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs
Division3rd Adams
Conference4th Wales
1977–78 record41–29–10
Goals for271
Goals against237
Team information
General managerJim Gregory
CoachRoger Neilson
CaptainDarryl Sittler
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaMaple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
GoalsLanny McDonald (47)
AssistsDarryl Sittler (72)
PointsDarryl Sittler (117)
Penalty minutesTiger Williams (351)

Offseason

NHL Draft
Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
111John Anderson (LW) CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHA)
112Trevor Johansen (D) CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHA)
224Bob Gladney (D) CanadaOshawa Generals (OHA)
229Rocky Saganiuk (RW) CanadaLethbridge Broncos (WCHL)
465Dan Eastman (RW) CanadaLondon Knights (OMJHL)
583John Wilson (LW) CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
6101Roy Sommer (LW) United StatesCalgary Wranglers (WCHL)
7119Lynn Jorgenson (LW) CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
8134Kevin Howe (D) CanadaSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OMJHL)
9149Ray Robertson (D) CanadaSt. Lawrence University (ECAC)

Regular season

Darryl Sittler ranked third in the NHL in scoring with 117 points.[1]

Final standings
Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins80511811333218113
Buffalo Sabres80441917288215105
Toronto Maple Leafs8041291027123792
Cleveland Barons8022451323032557

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Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 13, 19773–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)0–0–1
2LOctober 15, 19772–5Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)0–1–1
3WOctober 19, 19775–4Colorado Rockies (1977–78)1–1–1
4WOctober 22, 19776–1Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)2–1–1
5WOctober 23, 19776–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)3–1–1
6TOctober 26, 19772–2Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)3–1–2
7WOctober 29, 19777–4Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)4–1–2
8WNovember 2, 19775–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)5–1–2
9LNovember 3, 19772–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)5–2–2
10WNovember 5, 19775–2@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)6–2–2
11WNovember 9, 19774–0@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)7–2–2
12WNovember 11, 19773–1@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)8–2–2
13LNovember 12, 19770–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)8–3–2
14WNovember 16, 19775–2Washington Capitals (1977–78)9–3–2
15WNovember 17, 19772–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)10–3–2
16LNovember 19, 19771–3Boston Bruins (1977–78)10–4–2
17WNovember 23, 19773–2@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)11–4–2
18TNovember 26, 19774–4Washington Capitals (1977–78)11–4–3
19WNovember 29, 19773–2Cleveland Barons (1977–78)12–4–3
20LNovember 30, 19773–5@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)12–5–3
21WDecember 3, 19774–2Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)13–5–3
22LDecember 4, 19771–3@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)13–6–3
23WDecember 7, 19776–3Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)14–6–3
24WDecember 9, 19773–2@ Colorado Rockies (1977–78)15–6–3
25WDecember 10, 19773–0@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)16–6–3
26WDecember 14, 19773–2New York Islanders (1977–78)17–6–3
27WDecember 16, 19778–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)18–6–3
28WDecember 17, 19777–1Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)19–6–3
29TDecember 19, 19774–4St. Louis Blues (1977–78)19–6–4
30LDecember 21, 19772–3Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)19–7–4
31WDecember 23, 19776–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)20–7–4
32LDecember 26, 19774–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)20–8–4
33LDecember 28, 19770–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)20–9–4
34WDecember 30, 19775–0@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)21–9–4
35LDecember 31, 19770–3Atlanta Flames (1977–78)21–10–4
36WJanuary 4, 19785–0Colorado Rockies (1977–78)22–10–4
37LJanuary 5, 19781–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)22–11–4
38WJanuary 7, 19786–4Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)23–11–4
39LJanuary 9, 19782–5Atlanta Flames (1977–78)23–12–4
40WJanuary 11, 19784–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)24–12–4
41LJanuary 13, 19782–5@ Cleveland Barons (1977–78)24–13–4
42TJanuary 14, 19783–3Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)24–13–5
43TJanuary 17, 19782–2@ St. Louis Blues (1977–78)24–13–6
44TJanuary 19, 19783–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)24–13–7
45LJanuary 21, 19781–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)24–14–7
46WJanuary 25, 19784–3@ New York Rangers (1977–78)25–14–7
47LJanuary 26, 19782–4@ New York Islanders (1977–78)25–15–7
48WJanuary 28, 19787–5@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)26–15–7
49TFebruary 1, 19782–2Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)26–15–8
50TFebruary 4, 19782–2Detroit Red Wings (1977–78)26–15–9
51TFebruary 5, 19783–3@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)26–15–10
52WFebruary 8, 19785–4St. Louis Blues (1977–78)27–15–10
53WFebruary 11, 19783–2New York Rangers (1977–78)28–15–10
54WFebruary 13, 19784–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)29–15–10
55LFebruary 15, 19782–4Boston Bruins (1977–78)29–16–10
56WFebruary 18, 19785–4Minnesota North Stars (1977–78)30–16–10
57WFebruary 22, 19785–3Cleveland Barons (1977–78)31–16–10
58WFebruary 25, 19784–0Washington Capitals (1977–78)32–16–10
59WFebruary 26, 19785–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1977–78)33–16–10
60LFebruary 28, 19783–4@ New York Islanders (1977–78)33–17–10
61WMarch 1, 19783–2Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)34–17–10
62WMarch 4, 19784–3Vancouver Canucks (1977–78)35–17–10
63WMarch 5, 19784–1@ New York Rangers (1977–78)36–17–10
64LMarch 8, 19781–5Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)36–18–10
65LMarch 9, 19781–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)36–19–10
66WMarch 11, 19785–2Cleveland Barons (1977–78)37–19–10
67WMarch 12, 19787–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)38–19–10
68WMarch 15, 19785–2@ Washington Capitals (1977–78)39–19–10
69LMarch 18, 19782–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)39–20–10
70LMarch 19, 19784–6@ Boston Bruins (1977–78)39–21–10
71LMarch 22, 19782–6New York Islanders (1977–78)39–22–10
72LMarch 23, 19781–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1977–78)39–23–10
73LMarch 25, 19782–5New York Rangers (1977–78)39–24–10
74WMarch 27, 19783–0Los Angeles Kings (1977–78)40–24–10
75LMarch 29, 19784–7@ Atlanta Flames (1977–78)40–25–10
76WApril 1, 19783–2Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)41–25–10
77LApril 2, 19783–6@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1977–78)41–26–10
78LApril 5, 19783–6Montreal Canadiens (1977–78)41–27–10
79LApril 8, 19781–3Boston Bruins (1977–78)41–28–10
80LApril 9, 19781–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1977–78)41–29–10

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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 SittlerC804572117100341408
Lanny McDonaldRW7447408754341105
Borje SalmingD801660767030605
Ian TurnbullD77144761776313
Ron EllisRW80262450178305
Tiger WilliamsLW781931503516605
Errol ThompsonLW591722391017412
Pat BoutetteC/RW801719361200201
Bruce BoudreauC40111829128102
George FergusonC737162337−9000
Jack ValiquetteC6081321152302
Stan WeirC301251740000
Brian GlennieD77215176224000
Jerry ButlerRW73971649−10111
Trevor JohansenD7921416823000
Jimmy JonesRW784913231021
Randy CarlyleD4921113314000
Mike PelykD4111112141100
Dan MaloneyLW1334725−5001
Jim McKennyD1522484000
Kurt WalkerD4022469−5000
Ron WilsonD132130−5100
John AndersonRW1712321000
Don AshbyC121230−4000
Inge HammarstromLW311201100
Alain BelangerRW901160000
Bob NeelyLW110110−3000
Mike PalmateerG63011120000
Paul EvansC/LW40002−1000
Larry HopkinsLW200000000
Gord McRaeG1800020000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Mike Palmateer376063341991722.745
Gord McRae1040187101573.291
Team:4800804129102292.866

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Ian TurnbullD136101610100
Darryl SittlerC13381112200
Lanny McDonaldRW1334710102
George FergusonC135167000
Pat BoutetteC/RW1333640000
Jimmy JonesRW131567000
Ron EllisRW133250002
Stan WeirC133140101
Borje SalmingD62246001
Dan MaloneyLW1313417100
Jack ValiquetteC131342100
Tiger WilliamsLW1212363000
Trevor JohansenD1303321000
Jerry ButlerRW1311218000
Randy CarlyleD70118000
Mike PelykD120117000
John AndersonRW20000000
Brian GlennieD1300016000
Mike PalmateerG130007000
Kurt WalkerD1000010000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Mike Palmateer7951367322.422
Team:7951367322.422

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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
November 1, 1977 To St. Louis Blues
Inge Hammarstrom		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Jerry Butler
January 9, 1978 To Colorado Rockies
Bob Neely		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
January 29, 1978 To Vancouver Canucks
Claire Alexander		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash
March 13, 1978 To Detroit Red Wings
Errol Thompson
1st round pick in 1978 – Brent Peterson
2nd round pick in 1978 – Al Jensen
1st round pick in 1980 – Mike Blaisdell		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dan Maloney
2nd round pick in 1980 – Craig Muni
May 30, 1978 To Colorado Rockies
Cash		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Bob Neely
June 13, 1978 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Randy Carlyle
George Ferguson		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dave Burrows
6th round pick in 1978 – Mel Hewitt
June 14, 1978 To Los Angeles Kings
Brian Glennie
Kurt Walker
Scott Garland
2nd round pick in 1979 – Mark Hardy		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Dave Hutchison
Lorne Stamler
June 14, 1978 To Minnesota North Stars
4th round pick in 1981 – Terry Tait		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Paul Harrison
June 15, 1978 To St. Louis Blues
11th round pick in 1978 – Jean-Francois Boutin
12th round pick in 1978 – Paul Stasiuk
13th round pick in 1978 – Brian Crombeen
14th round pick in 1978 – Blair Wheeler		 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Cash

Waivers
October 10, 1977 To New York Rangers
Wayne Thomas

Free agents
PlayerFormer team
Jimmy JonesRochester Americans (AHL)
Larry HopkinsUndrafted Free Agent

Awards and records

Farm teams

References
  1. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. "1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  5. "1977-78 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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