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1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs season

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Division
  
3rd Adams

1977–78 record
  
41–29–10

Goals against
  
237

Conference
  
4th Wales

Goals for
  
271

General Manager
  
Jim Gregory

The 1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 61st season of the franchise, 51st as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs made the playoffs and won two series before losing the semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens.

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Regular season

Darryl Sittler ranked third in the NHL in scoring with 117 points.

Playoffs

  • Won Preliminary Round (2–0) versus Los Angeles Kings
  • Won Quarter-Finals (4–3) versus New York Islanders
  • Lost Semi-Finals (4–0) versus Montreal Canadiens

    • Regular season

    Scoring
    Goaltending

    Playoffs

    Scoring
    Goaltending

    Note:

    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
     Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

    Transactions

    The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1977–78 season.

    Awards and records

  • Borje Salming, Molson Cup (most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)
  • Borje Salming, NHL 2nd All-Star Team
  • Darryl Sittler, NHL 2nd All-Star Team

    • References

    1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs season Wikipedia
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