1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs season



The 1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the sixty-first season of the franchise, fifty-first as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs finished 3rd in the Adams Division and lost in the Semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 0.

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

As part of the Super Series exhibition games against European hockey teams, the Maple Leafs played the Czechoslovak club Kladno on January 2, 1978. Kladno jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period and won 8-5. The game MVPs were Peter Stastny and Darryl Sittler, who both scored twice.

Regular Season

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Playoffs

 * Scoring
 * Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals

MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts

Transactions
The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1977-78 season.

Awards and Records

 * Darryl Sittler, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
 * Borje Salming, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
 * Borje Salming, Molson Cup (most game star selections for Toronto Maple Leafs)

Trivia

 * Maple Leafs who recorded a Hat trick this season include:
 * George Ferguson during the 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings, Game 2 of the 1978 Preliminaries, April 11, 1978.