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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens Box Score: December 23, 1979

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Toronto Maple Leafs

4

15-14-4

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17-13-6

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December 23, 1979

Arena: Montreal Forum

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
01:06	MTL	PP	Pierre Larouche (26)	Guy Lapointe
09:02	TOR		Greg Hotham (3)
10:21	TOR		Ian Turnbull (2)	Lanny McDonald, Dave Hutchison
11:13	MTL		Mark Napier (6)	Guy Lafleur, Pierre Mondou
11:28	MTL		Serge Savard (5)	Bob Gainey
13:49	MTL	PP	Guy Lafleur (27)	Mark Napier, Pierre Mondou
14:57	MTL		Yvon Lambert (5)	Mario Tremblay, Serge Savard
2nd Period
04:32	TOR		Ian Turnbull (3)	Laurie Boschman
07:12	MTL		Doug Risebrough (3)	Larry Robinson, Serge Savard
3rd Period
04:13	MTL		Pierre Mondou (11)	Steve Shutt, Larry Robinson
15:04	TOR		Terry Martin (1)	Walt McKechnie, Ron Ellis
18:09	MTL		Yvon Lambert (6)	Mario Tremblay

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
00:34	TOR	Börje Salming	Holding	2 min
03:15	MTL	Doug Jarvis	Hooking	2 min
12:13	TOR	Dave Hutchison	Roughing	2 min
16:41	TOR	Joel Quenneville	Holding	2 min
2nd Period
13:30	MTL	Larry Robinson	Tripping	2 min
3rd Period
08:31	TOR	Tiger Williams	Too many men on the ice	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
2	Laurie Boschman	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
3	Pat Boutette	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Dave Burrows	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Jerry Butler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	Ron Ellis	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Greg Hotham	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
8	Dave Hutchison	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
9	Terry Martin	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
10	Lanny McDonald	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
11	Walt McKechnie	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
12	Joel Quenneville	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0
13	Rocky Saganiuk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
14	Börje Salming	0	0	0	-4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
15	Darryl Sittler	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
16	Ian Turnbull	2	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	66.7
17	Tiger Williams	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	Paul Harrison	0	0	0		0				0	0			14:57
19	Mike Palmateer	0	0	0		0				0	0			45:03
	TOTAL	4	5	9		6	4	0	0		27	14.8

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Paul Harrison	L	5	10	5	.500	0	0	14:57
2	Mike Palmateer		3	24	21	.875	0	0	45:03

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Brian Engblom	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
2	Bob Gainey	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
3	Réjean Houle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
4	Doug Jarvis	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
5	Guy Lafleur	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	25.0
6	Yvon Lambert	2	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	3	66.7
7	Rod Langway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Guy Lapointe	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
9	Pierre Larouche	1	0	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
10	Gilles Lupien	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Pierre Mondou	1	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
12	Mark Napier	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
13	Doug Risebrough	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
14	Larry Robinson	0	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
15	Serge Savard	1	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
16	Steve Shutt	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
17	Mario Tremblay	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
18	Michel Larocque	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	8	13	21		4	6	2	0		34	23.5

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Michel Larocque	W	4	27	23	.852	0	0	60:00

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