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Minnesota North Stars vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Box Score: December 20, 1978

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Minnesota North Stars

2

11-17-3

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4

16-14-4

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December 20, 1978

Arena: Maple Leaf Gardens

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
02:46	TOR		Börje Salming (8)
04:12	TOR		Darryl Sittler (17)	John Anderson, Lanny McDonald
11:15	MNS	PP	Jean Potvin (4)	Greg Smith, Al MacAdam
2nd Period
06:37	TOR		Pat Boutette (9)	Darryl Sittler, Ian Turnbull
08:51	MNS	PP	Ron Zanussi (9)	Per-Olov Brasar, Tim Young
3rd Period
12:14	TOR		Dave Hutchison (3)	John Anderson, Lanny McDonald

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
06:27	TOR	Mike Palmateer	Delay of game	2 min
09:41	TOR	Dan Maloney	Slashing	2 min
2nd Period
07:47	TOR	Dan Maloney	Charging	2 min
17:48	TOR	Jerry Butler	Slashing	2 min
17:48	TOR	Jerry Butler	Slashing	2 min
17:48	MNS	Brad Maxwell	Game misconduct	10 min
17:48	MNS	Gilles Meloche	Slashing	2 min
17:48	MNS	Gilles Meloche	Slashing	2 min
3rd Period
02:21	MNS	Bill Butters	Holding	2 min
09:00	TOR	Pat Boutette	Too many men on the ice	2 min
13:49	MNS	Jean Potvin	Holding	2 min

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Minnesota North Stars

Minnesota North Stars Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Kent-Erik Andersson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
2	Per-Olov Brasar	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
3	Bill Butters	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	Bill Hogaboam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Al MacAdam	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	Brad Maxwell	0	0	0	-1	10	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
7	J.P. Parisé	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Steve Payne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Mike Polich	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Jean Potvin	1	0	1	-2	2	0	1	0	0	5	20.0
11	Gary Sargent	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
12	Glen Sharpley	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
13	Bobby Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Greg Smith	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
15	Tim Young	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Tom Younghans	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Ron Zanussi	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
18	Gilles Meloche	0	0	0		4				0	0			59:04
	TOTAL	2	4	6		18	0	2	0		26	7.7

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Gilles Meloche	L	4	34	30	.882	0	4	59:04

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	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
2	Bruce Boudreau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
3	Pat Boutette	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	100.0
4	Dave Burrows	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
5	Jerry Butler	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
6	Ron Ellis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
7	Dave Hutchison	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
8	Trevor Johansen	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
9	Jimmy Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Dan Maloney	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
11	Lanny McDonald	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
12	Walt McKechnie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Garry Monahan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Börje Salming	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
15	Darryl Sittler	1	1	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	20.0
16	Ian Turnbull	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
17	Mike Palmateer	0	0	0		2				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	4	6	10		10	4	0	0		34	11.8

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Mike Palmateer	W	2	26	24	.923	0	2	60:00

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