NHL game summary from December 13, 1978
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (12-16-2) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs (14-13-4) |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | TOR, | Jimmy Jones 4 (Joel Quenneville), 8:15 |
| TOR, | Dan Maloney 7 (Ron Ellis, Dave Burrows), 18:27 | |
| VAN, | Ron Sedlbauer 19 (Lars Lindgren, Dennis Kearns), 19:17 - PP | |
| 2: | TOR, | Pat Boutette 8 (Jerry Butler, Jimmy Jones), 1:53 |
| TOR, | Dan Maloney 8 (Ron Ellis), 5:03 | |
| TOR, | Trevor Johansen 1 (Pat Boutette, Jerry Butler), 6:53 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Joel Quenneville, TOR [Tripping] 8:24 |
| Joel Quenneville, TOR [Holding] 18:40 | |
| 2: | Dave Burrows, TOR [Interference] 8:40 |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Hooking] 11:27 | |
| 3: | Mike Palmateer, TOR [Hooking] 2:53 |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 5:54 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, TOR [Elbowing] 8:15 | |
| Glen Hanlon, VAN [Delay of game] 19:32 |
Penalty time: VAN: 6 minutes
TOR: 10 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Hilliard Graves | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Eriksson | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 28 | ||||||
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Joel Quenneville | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Trevor Johansen | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pat Boutette | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Jimmy Jones | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Burrows | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Palmateer | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 49 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 25 | 49 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 9- 7-12-28
TOR: 13-14-22-49
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 8-8-1)
TOR: Mike Palmateer (W, 9-7-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Willard Norris
Attendance: 16,386
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