The Washington Capitals managed to stay ahead of 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

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

TOR

WSH

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

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

Bob Girard (EV) assisted by Dennis Maruk

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

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

2nd period

TOR

WSH

Michel Bergeron (EV) assisted by Guy Charron

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

Jerry Butler (EV) assisted by Pat Boutette

Bob Sirois (EV) unassisted

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

3rd period

TOR

WSH

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

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

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

Maple Leafs

Capitals

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Maple Leafs

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Mike Palmateer (L) M. Palmateer	0	1	0	13	11	.846	2	4.57	0	26
Paul Harrison P. Harrison				13	8	.615	5	9.12	0	33

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
John Anderson J. Anderson	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Bruce Boudreau B. Boudreau	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Pat Boutette P. Boutette	0	1	1	-1	7	0	0	1	0.0
Dave Burrows D. Burrows	0	1	1	-5	0	0	1	1	0.0
Jerry Butler J. Butler	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Ron Ellis R. Ellis	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	1	100.0
Dave Hutchison D. Hutchison	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Trevor Johansen T. Johansen	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	0
Dan Maloney D. Maloney	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	2	0.0
Lanny McDonald L. McDonald	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	5	0.0
Walt McKechnie W. McKechnie	2	1	3	+2	0	0	0	4	50.0
Garry Monahan G. Monahan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Joel Quenneville J. Quenneville	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0
Borje Salming B. Salming	1	2	3	+4	0	0	0	5	20.0
Darryl Sittler D. Sittler	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	6	0.0
Ian Turnbull I. Turnbull	0	0	0	-4	2	0	0	0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Bernie Wolfe (W) B. Wolfe	1	0	0	33	27	.818	6	6.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Michel Bergeron M. Bergeron	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Greg Carroll G. Carroll	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Guy Charron G. Charron	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Rolf Edberg R. Edberg	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bob Girard B. Girard	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Rick Green R. Green	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	3	0.0
Mark Lofthouse M. Lofthouse	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dennis Maruk D. Maruk	2	2	4	+2	7	1	1	1	4	50.0
Robert Picard R. Picard	0	3	3	-1	0	0	2	0	3	0.0
Bill Riley B. Riley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Tom Rowe T. Rowe	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Peter Scamurra P. Scamurra	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bob Sirois B. Sirois	2	0	2	+1	0	1	0	0	2	100.0
Leif Svensson L. Svensson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan Watson B. Watson	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0