1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1978–79 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the sixty-second season of the Toronto NHL franchise, fifty-second as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs placed 3rd in the Adams Division and won the Preliminary round over the Atlanta Flames 2 games to 0 and lost in the Quarter-finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 0.
==Off-season==
===Draft Picks===
#	Player	Nationality 	NHL Team	College/Junior/Club Team
2	21 	Joel Quenneville	 	Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL)
 http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1978e.html
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	October 11, 1978 	3–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 	1–0–0
2 	W 	October 14, 1978 	10–7 	New York Islanders (1978–79) 	2–0–0
3 	L 	October 15, 1978 	2–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1978–79) 	2–1–0
4 	W 	October 18, 1978 	2–0 	Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 	3–1–0
5 	L 	October 19, 1978 	0–1 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 	3–2–0
6 	W 	October 21, 1978 	2–0 	Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 	4–2–0
7 	L 	October 22, 1978 	2–5 	@ New York Rangers (1978–79) 	4–3–0
8 	T 	October 25, 1978 	4–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 	4–3–1
9 	L 	October 26, 1978 	0–5 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 	4–4–1
10 	L 	October 28, 1978 	3–5 	Boston Bruins (1978–79) 	4–5–1
11 	W 	November 1, 1978 	4–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 	5–5–1
12 	W 	November 3, 1978 	3–1 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 	6–5–1
13 	T 	November 4, 1978 	4–4 	@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 	6–5–2
14 	W 	November 7, 1978 	5–0 	@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 	7–5–2
15 	L 	November 8, 1978 	1–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 	7–6–2
16 	L 	November 11, 1978 	2–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 	7–7–2
17 	T 	November 15, 1978 	2–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 	7–7–3
18 	W 	November 16, 1978 	6–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1978–79) 	8–7–3
19 	W 	November 18, 1978 	3–1 	St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 	9–7–3
20 	W 	November 21, 1978 	4–3 	@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 	10–7–3
21 	T 	November 22, 1978 	3–3 	@ New York Rangers (1978–79) 	10–7–4
22 	L 	November 25, 1978 	3–6 	Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 	10–8–4
23 	W 	November 26, 1978 	8–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 	11–8–4
24 	W 	November 29, 1978 	5–3 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	12–8–4
25 	W 	December 2, 1978 	5–2 	New York Rangers (1978–79) 	13–8–4
26 	L 	December 3, 1978 	2–7 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 	13–9–4
27 	L 	December 5, 1978 	1–5 	Boston Bruins (1978–79) 	13–10–4
28 	L 	December 6, 1978 	4–6 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 	13–11–4
29 	L 	December 9, 1978 	2–3 	New York Islanders (1978–79) 	13–12–4
30 	L 	December 10, 1978 	3–5 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 	13–13–4
31 	W 	December 13, 1978 	5–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 	14–13–4
32 	W 	December 16, 1978 	4–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 	15–13–4
33 	L 	December 17, 1978 	6–7 	@ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 	15–14–4
34 	W 	December 20, 1978 	4–2 	Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 	16–14–4
35 	L 	December 22, 1978 	1–3 	@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 	16–15–4
36 	W 	December 23, 1978 	6–1 	@ St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 	17–15–4
37 	L 	December 26, 1978 	1–5 	@ New York Islanders (1978–79) 	17–16–4
38 	T 	December 27, 1978 	1–1 	Boston Bruins (1978–79) 	17–16–5
39 	T 	December 30, 1978 	5–5 	Washington Capitals (1978–79) 	17–16–6
40 	L 	January 3, 1979 	1–4 	Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 	17–17–6
41 	L 	January 6, 1979 	3–5 	Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 	17–18–6
42 	L 	January 8, 1979 	1–5 	Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 	17–19–6
43 	T 	January 10, 1979 	2–2 	Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 	17–19–7
44 	W 	January 13, 1979 	4–2 	Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 	18–19–7
45 	W 	January 16, 1979 	3–2 	@ Colorado Rockies (1978–79) 	19–19–7
46 	T 	January 19, 1979 	3–3 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 	19–19–8
47 	W 	January 20, 1979 	3–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 	20–19–8
48 	T 	January 24, 1979 	2–2 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	20–19–9
49 	L 	January 26, 1979 	2–4 	@ Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 	20–20–9
50 	T 	January 28, 1979 	2–2 	@ Washington Capitals (1978–79) 	20–20–10
51 	W 	January 31, 1979 	5–1 	St. Louis Blues (1978–79) 	21–20–10
52 	L 	February 3, 1979 	3–6 	Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 	21–21–10
53 	L 	February 4, 1979 	4–6 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	21–22–10
54 	W 	February 12, 1979 	5–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 	22–22–10
55 	T 	February 14, 1979 	2–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 	22–22–11
56 	W 	February 17, 1979 	5–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 	23–22–11
57 	W 	February 19, 1979 	6–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 	24–22–11
58 	L 	February 21, 1979 	1–5 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1978–79)	24–23–11
59 	L 	February 24, 1979 	2–4 	New York Rangers (1978–79) 	24–24–11
60 	L 	February 26, 1979 	1–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 	24–25–11
61 	L 	February 28, 1979 	4–6 	Atlanta Flames (1978–79) 	24–26–11
62 	L 	March 1, 1979 	1–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1978–79) 	24–27–11
63 	W 	March 3, 1979 	4–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (1978–79) 	25–27–11
64 	W 	March 4, 1979 	4–2 	@ New York Rangers (1978–79) 	26–27–11
65 	W 	March 7, 1979 	2–0 	Vancouver Canucks (1978–79) 	27–27–11
66 	W 	March 10, 1979 	9–4 	Los Angeles Kings (1978–79) 	28–27–11
67 	W 	March 11, 1979 	4–0 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1978–79) 	29–27–11
68 	L 	March 14, 1979 	1–4 	Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 	29–28–11
69 	L 	March 15, 1979 	2–6 	@ New York Islanders (1978–79) 	29–29–11
70 	W 	March 17, 1979 	6–4 	Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 	30–29–11
71 	L 	March 19, 1979 	3–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1978–79) 	30–30–11
72 	L 	March 21, 1979 	2–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 	30–31–11
73 	T 	March 24, 1979 	3–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1978–79) 	30–31–12
74 	L 	March 25, 1979 	1–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1978–79) 	30–32–12
75 	W 	March 28, 1979 	6–2 	Washington Capitals (1978–79) 	31–32–12
76 	W 	March 31, 1979 	6–2 	Minnesota North Stars (1978–79) 	32–32–12
77 	W 	April 1, 1979 	6–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 	33–32–12
78 	T 	April 4, 1979 	3–3 	Boston Bruins (1978–79) 	33–32–13
79 	W 	April 7, 1979 	6–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1978–79) 	34–32–13
80 	L 	April 8, 1979 	3–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1978–79) 	34–33–13
==Playoffs==
===Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Atlanta Flames 0===
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 10	Toronto	2 	Atlanta	1 	
April 12	Atlanta	4 	Toronto	7 	
===Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0===
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 16	Toronto 	2 	Montreal	5 	
April 18	Toronto 	1 	Montreal	5 	
April 21	Montreal	4 	Toronto 	3 	(OT)
April 22	Montreal	5 	Toronto 	4 	(OT)
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	70	36	51	87 	69 	9 	12 	0 	4
 	RW 	79	43	42	85 	32 	12 	16 	0 	2
 	D 	78	17	56	73 	76 	36 	4 	0 	2
 	D 	80	12	51	63 	80 	-7 	4 	0 	0
 	C 	79	25	36	61 	18 	21 	7 	1 	6
 	LW 	77	17	36	53 	157	19 	0 	0 	5
 	LW 	77	19	20	39 	298	-7 	6 	0 	4
 	C/RW	80	14	19	33 	136	3 	0 	0 	2
 	RW 	63	16	12	28 	10 	7 	4 	0 	1
 	RW 	71	15	11	26 	10 	2 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	79	4 	15	19 	235	36 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	69	9 	9 	18 	45 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	46	5 	12	17 	4 	-10	4 	0 	0
 	RW 	76	8 	7 	15 	52 	-2 	0 	2 	2
 	D 	65	2 	11	13 	28 	-10	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	62	4 	7 	11 	25 	4 	0 	2 	0
 	D 	61	2 	9 	11 	60 	7 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	11	7 	2 	9 	0 	0 	2 	0 	1
 	RW/C	16	3 	5 	8 	9 	1 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	26	4 	3 	7 	2 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	45	4 	3 	7 	2 	-6 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	40	1 	4 	5 	48 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	58	0 	5 	5 	24 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	25	0 	0 	0 	10 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	3396	58	26	21	10	167	2.95	4
 	1403	25	8 	12	3 	82 	3.51	1
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.00	0
Team: 	4800	80	34	33	13	249	3.11	5
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	6 	5	4	9 	17 	2 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	4	3	7 	7 	0 	1 	1
 	LW 	6 	3	3	6 	2 	1 	0 	1
 	RW 	6 	3	2	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C/RW	6 	2	2	4 	22 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	4	4 	27 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	3	3 	23 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	6 	1	1	2 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	6 	0	2	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW/C	3 	1	0	1 	5 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	1	1 	7 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0	1	1 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	1	1 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	1	1 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	1	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	6 	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	0	0	0 	48 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	6 	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	5 	0	0	0 	6 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	298	5 	2	3	17	3.42	0
 	91 	2 	0	1	7 	4.62	0
Team: 	389	6 	2	4	24	3.70	0
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals 
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts 
==Transactions==
The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1978-79 season.
===Trades===
September 13, 1978	To Vancouver CanucksCash 	To Toronto Maple LeafsGarry Monahan
October 5, 1978 	To Minnesota North Stars3rd round pick in 1980 - Randy Velischek	To Toronto Maple LeafsWalt McKechnie
October 19, 1978 	To Colorado RockiesJack Valiquette 	To Toronto Maple Leafs2nd round pick in 1981 - Gary Yaremchuk
March 13, 1979 	To Colorado RockiesDon AshbyTrevor Johansen 	To Toronto Maple LeafsPaul Gardner
===Waivers===
July 4, 1979	To Edmonton OilersStan Weir
===Expansion Draft===
June 13, 1979	To Hartford WhalersJordy Douglas
June 13, 1979	To Winnipeg JetsPierre Hamel
June 13, 1979	To Hartford WhalersKevin Kemp
June 13, 1979	To Hartford WhalersRick Ley
==Awards and Records==
*Börje Salming, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Farm Teams==
==References==
* Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
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Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1978–79
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