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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals Box Score: December 17, 1978

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Toronto Maple Leafs

6

15-14-4

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7

8-20-4

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December 17, 1978

Arena: Capital Centre

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
05:43	TOR	PP	Ron Ellis (6)	Dave Burrows, Dan Maloney
15:16	WSH	PP	Dennis Maruk (6)	Robert Picard, Rick Green
16:06	WSH		Bob Girard (4)	Dennis Maruk
16:26	TOR		Börje Salming (7)	Dan Maloney, Walt McKechnie
18:48	WSH	PP	Bob Sirois (14)	Robert Picard, Dennis Maruk
2nd Period
02:05	WSH		Michel Bergeron (6)	Guy Charron
06:22	TOR		John Anderson (4)	Börje Salming, Lanny McDonald
08:09	TOR		Jerry Butler (5)	Pat Boutette
12:53	WSH		Bob Sirois (15)
17:05	WSH		Guy Charron (10)	Robert Picard, Michel Bergeron
3rd Period
08:07	WSH		Dennis Maruk (7)	Tom Rowe, Rick Green
14:54	TOR		Walt McKechnie (11)	John Anderson, Joel Quenneville
18:29	TOR		Walt McKechnie (12)	Börje Salming, Ron Ellis

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
01:19	TOR	Pat Boutette	Roughing	2 min
01:19	TOR	Pat Boutette	Fighting	5 min
01:19	WSH	Dennis Maruk	Roughing	2 min
01:19	WSH	Dennis Maruk	Fighting	5 min
04:02	WSH	Bryan Watson	Charging	2 min
14:17	TOR	Ian Turnbull	Interference	2 min
18:16	TOR	Trevor Johansen	Holding	2 min
3rd Period
11:11	TOR	Trevor Johansen	Slashing	2 min

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	John Anderson	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
2	Bruce Boudreau	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
3	Pat Boutette	0	1	1	-1	7	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Dave Burrows	0	1	1	-5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Jerry Butler	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
6	Ron Ellis	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	100.0
7	Dave Hutchison	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Trevor Johansen	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
9	Jimmy Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Dan Maloney	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Lanny McDonald	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
12	Walt McKechnie	2	1	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	50.0
13	Garry Monahan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Joel Quenneville	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Börje Salming	1	2	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	20.0
16	Darryl Sittler	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
17	Ian Turnbull	0	0	0	-4	2	0	0	0	0	0
18	Paul Harrison	0	0	0		0				0	0			32:53
19	Mike Palmateer	0	0	0		0				0	0			26:17
	TOTAL	6	11	17		13	5	1	0		33	18.2

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Paul Harrison		5	13	8	.615	0	0	32:53
2	Mike Palmateer	L	2	13	11	.846	0	0	26:17

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Michel Bergeron	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
2	Greg Carroll	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
3	Guy Charron	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
4	Rolf Edberg	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Bob Girard	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
6	Rick Green	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
7	Mark Lofthouse	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Dennis Maruk	2	2	4	2	7	1	1	0	1	4	50.0
9	Paul Mulvey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Robert Picard	0	3	3	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
11	Bill Riley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
12	Tom Rowe	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Peter Scamurra	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Bob Sirois	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	100.0
15	Gord Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Leif Svensson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Bryan Watson	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
18	Bernie Wolfe	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	7	10	17		9	5	2	0		26	26.9

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Bernie Wolfe	W	6	33	27	.818	0	0	60:00

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