Sunday, December 10, 1978 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Maple Leafs 3 at Sabres 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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5:05
Tony McKegney (4) Gilbert Perreault (15), Derek Smith (3) TOR 0 – 1 BUF
2nd Period
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6:52
Don Luce (8) Danny Gare (13), Bill Stewart (6) TOR 0 – 2 BUF
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12:40
Ian Turnbull (5) Darryl Sittler (21) TOR 1 – 2 BUF
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13:29
Darryl Sittler (16) Ian Turnbull (23), Mike Palmateer (2) TOR 2 – 2 BUF
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18:28
Jim Schoenfeld (1) PPG Tony McKegney (2), Gilbert Perreault (16) TOR 2 – 3 BUF
3rd Period
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1:53
Gilbert Perreault (8) Tony McKegney (3), Derek Smith (4) TOR 2 – 4 BUF
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9:47
Craig Ramsay (10) PPG Gilbert Perreault (17), Richie Dunn (3) TOR 2 – 5 BUF
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17:46
John Anderson (3) Trevor Johansen (3), Ron Ellis (4) TOR 3 – 5 BUF
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Sittler C | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.75 |
| Ian Turnbull D | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.75 |
| John Anderson R | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.98 |
| Ron Ellis R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Lanny McDonald R | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0.23 |
| Borje Salming D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Trevor Johansen D | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0.10 |
| Walt McKechnie C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Bruce Boudreau C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Garry Monahan L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jimmy Jones C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Pat Boutette L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Dave Burrows D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Jerry Butler R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Dave Hutchison D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.38 |
| Dan Maloney L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.68 |
| Dave Williams L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2.85 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Palmateer | L | 47 | 42 | 5 | .894 | 59:53 | 0.45 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault C | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2.78 |
| Tony McKegney L | 1 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 2.45 |
| Derek Smith C | 0 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 1.70 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 1 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 1.50 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 1 | 9 | +1 | 1.45 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Don Luce C | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Richie Dunn D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.48 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Jocelyn Guevremont D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Gary McAdam R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Lee Fogolin D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.15 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Terry Martin L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.38 |
| Jacques Richard L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.90 |
| Bill Stewart D | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | -1.33 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | W | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 60:00 | -0.15 |