The Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 to 6, on December 17, 1978.

Final

Maple Leafs

15-14-4

6

Capitals

8-20-4

7

Team

TOR

WSH

1

2

3

2

3

2

1

Total

6

7

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

TOR

WSH

Ron Ellis (PP) assisted by Dave Burrows and Dan Maloney

1

0

Dennis Maruk (PP) assisted by Robert Picard and Rick Green

1

Bob Girard (EV) assisted by Dennis Maruk

1

2

Borje Salming (EV) assisted by Dan Maloney and Walt McKechnie

2

Bob Sirois (PP) assisted by Robert Picard and Dennis Maruk

2

3

2nd period

TOR

WSH

Michel Bergeron (EV) assisted by Guy Charron

2

4

John Anderson (EV) assisted by Borje Salming and Lanny McDonald

3

4

Jerry Butler (EV) assisted by Pat Boutette

4

Bob Sirois (EV) unassisted

4

5

Guy Charron (EV) assisted by Robert Picard and Michel Bergeron

4

6

3rd period

TOR

WSH

Dennis Maruk (EV) assisted by Tom Rowe and Rick Green

4

7

Walt McKechnie (EV) assisted by John Anderson and Joel Quenneville

5

7

Walt McKechnie (EV) assisted by Borje Salming and Ron Ellis

6

7

Maple Leafs

Capitals

Goals

6

7

Shots

33

26

Penalty Minutes

13

9

Power-Play Goals

1

2

Power-Play Opportunities

1

3

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Maple Leafs

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Mike Palmateer (L)		13	2	11	.846	26:17
Paul Harrison		13	5	8	.615	32:53

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S
John Anderson	1	1	0	0	1
Bruce Boudreau	0	0	-1	0	2
Pat Boutette	0	1	-1	7	1
Dave Burrows	0	1	-5	0	1
Jerry Butler	1	0	0	0	3
Ron Ellis	1	1	+2	0	1
Dave Hutchison	0	0	+2	0	1
Trevor Johansen	0	0	+1	4	0
Dan Maloney	0	2	+1	0	2
Lanny McDonald	0	1	-1	0	5
Walt McKechnie	2	1	+2	0	4
Garry Monahan	0	0	0	0	1
Joel Quenneville	0	1	+1	0	0
Borje Salming	1	2	+4	0	5
Darryl Sittler	0	0	-1	0	6
Ian Turnbull	0	0	-4	2	0

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Bernie Wolfe (W)		33	6	27	.818	60:00

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S
Michel Bergeron	1	1	0	0	2
Greg Carroll	0	0	-2	0	3
Guy Charron	1	1	0	0	2
Rolf Edberg	0	0	-2	0	1
Bob Girard	1	0	+1	0	2
Rick Green	0	2	+1	0	3
Mark Lofthouse	0	0	-2	0	1
Dennis Maruk	2	2	+2	7	4
Robert Picard	0	3	-1	0	3
Bill Riley	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Rowe	0	1	+2	0	1
Peter Scamurra	0	0	+1	0	1
Bob Sirois	2	0	+1	0	2
Leif Svensson	0	0	-1	0	0
Bryan Watson	0	0	0	2	0