1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the sixty-first season of the franchise, fifty-first as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs finished 3rd in the Adams Division and lost in the Semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 0.
==Off-season==
===Draft Picks===
# 	Player 	Nationality	NHL Team 	College/junior/club team
11	John Anderson (L) 	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
12	Trevor Johansen (D)	 	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
==Regular Season==
Darryl Sittler ranked third in the NHL in scoring with 117 points.National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 163, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
As part of the Super Series exhibition games against European hockey teams, the Maple Leafs played the Czechoslovak club Kladno on January 2, 1978. Kladno jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period and won 8-5. The game MVPs were Peter Stastny and Darryl Sittler, who both scored twice.
===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 	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==
===Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Los Angeles Kings 0===
===Toronto Maple Leafs 4, New York Islanders 3===
===Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	80	45	72	117	100	34 	14 	0 	8
 	RW 	74	47	40	87 	54 	34 	11 	0 	5
 	D 	80	16	60	76 	70 	30 	6 	0 	5
 	D 	77	14	47	61 	77 	6 	3 	1 	3
 	RW 	80	26	24	50 	17 	8 	3 	0 	5
 	LW 	78	19	31	50 	351	6 	6 	0 	5
 	LW 	59	17	22	39 	10 	17 	4 	1 	2
 	C/RW	80	17	19	36 	120	0 	2 	0 	1
 	C 	40	11	18	29 	12 	8 	1 	0 	2
 	C 	73	7 	16	23 	37 	-9 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	60	8 	13	21 	15 	2 	3 	0 	2
 	C 	30	12	5 	17 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	77	2 	15	17 	62 	24 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	73	9 	7 	16 	49 	-10	1 	1 	1
 	D 	79	2 	14	16 	82 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	78	4 	9 	13 	23 	1 	0 	2 	1
 	D 	49	2 	11	13 	31 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	41	1 	11	12 	14 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	13	3 	4 	7 	25 	-5 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	15	2 	2 	4 	8 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	40	2 	2 	4 	69 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	2 	1 	3 	0 	-5 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	17	1 	2 	3 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	12	1 	2 	3 	0 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	3 	1 	1 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	9 	0 	1 	1 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	11	0 	1 	1 	0 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	63	0 	1 	1 	12 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C/LW	4 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	18	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	3760	63	34	19	9 	172	2.74	5
 	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
 	D 	13	6	10	16 	10 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	13	3	8 	11 	12 	2 	0 	0
 	RW 	13	3	4 	7 	10 	1 	0 	2
 	C 	13	5	1 	6 	7 	0 	0 	0
 	C/RW	13	3	3 	6 	40 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	13	1	5 	6 	7 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	13	3	2 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	C 	13	3	1 	4 	0 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	6 	2	2 	4 	6 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	13	1	3 	4 	17 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	13	1	3 	4 	2 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	12	1	2 	3 	63 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	0	3 	3 	21 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	13	1	1 	2 	18 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	7 	0	1 	1 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	12	0	1 	1 	7 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	2 	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10	0	0 	0 	10 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	0	0 	0 	16 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	13	0	0 	0 	7 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	795	13	6	7	32	2.42	2
Team: 	795	13	6	7	32	2.42	2
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 1977-78 season.
===Trades===
November 1, 1977	To St. Louis BluesInge Hammarstrom 	To Toronto Maple LeafsJerry Butler
January 9, 1978 	To Colorado RockiesBob Neely 	To Toronto Maple LeafsCash
January 29, 1978	To Vancouver CanucksClaire Alexander 	To Toronto Maple LeafsCash
March 13, 1978 	To Detroit Red WingsErrol Thompson1st round pick in 1978 - Brent Peterson2nd round pick in 1978 - Al Jensen1st round pick in 1980 - Mike Blaisdell 	To Toronto Maple LeafsDan Maloney2nd round pick in 1980 - Craig Muni
May 30, 1978 	To Colorado RockiesCash 	To Toronto Maple LeafsBob Neely
June 13, 1978 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsRandy CarlyleGeorge Ferguson 	To Toronto Maple LeafsDave Burrows6th round pick in 1978 - Mel Hewitt
June 14, 1978 	To Los Angeles KingsBrian GlennieKurt WalkerScott Garland2nd round pick in 1979 - Mark Hardy 	To Toronto Maple LeafsDave HutchisonLorne Stamler
June 14, 1978 	To Minnesota North Stars4th round pick in 1981 - Terry Tait 	To Toronto Maple LeafsPaul Harrison
June 15, 1978 	To St. Louis Blues11th round pick in 1978 - Jean-Francois Boutin12th round pick in 1978 - Paul Stasiuk13th round pick in 1978 - Brian Crombeen14th round pick in 1978 - Blair Wheeler	To Toronto Maple LeafsCash
===Waivers===
October 10, 1977	To New York RangersWayne Thomas
===Free Agents===
{|class="wikitable"	
Player 	Former Team
Jimmy Jones 	Rochester Americans (AHL)
Larry Hopkins	Undrafted Free Agent
==Awards and Records==
*Darryl Sittler, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Borje Salming, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Borje Salming, Molson Cup (most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
==Farm Teams==
==Trivia==
*Maple Leafs who recorded a Hat trick this season include:
**George Ferguson during the 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings, Game 2 of the 1978 Preliminaries, April 11, 1978.
==References==
*Maple Leafs on Hockey Database
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